Porky Pig #35

(April 1971)

Josie and the Pussy Cats Cut 4 Records for Kellogg's (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Kellogg's; Josie and the Pussycats / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Goony Goony Island (Table of Contents: 2)

Porky Pig / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Carey

Inks

Steve Steere

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Rome Siemen

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Wasn’t Biff Bopper wonderful, Porky?

Feature Logo

Porky Pig

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Porky Pig; Petunia Pig; Bugs Bunny; Dynamite Denny (boxer); restaurant diners; Mr. Moneybags; sea-plane pilot; Head Goony (chief); Goony natives; shark

Synopsis

Porky and Bugs go to Goony Goony island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean to pick up a package of diamonds. The job is complicated by the fact the island submerges and re-emerges on a regular basis and the diamonds are in an underwater cave guarded by sharks.

Reprints

• from Porky Pig (Dell, 1952 series) #72 (September-October 1960)

Keywords

courage; diamonds; heroics; retrieval mission; sea or island setting; shark; sponges; toughness; tropics; underwater setting

Indexer Notes

"Reprinted by popular demand".

Gold Key Comics Club News (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Gold Key Comics Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Austrian Stamp Recalls the Age of Operetta (Table of Contents: 4)

Stamp and Coin Collector’s Corner / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

George Allard (credited)

Pencils

? (photographs)

Inks

? (photographs)

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The splendor of the operetta is inseparably associated with the splendor of the social structure of a monarchy.

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

Discusses Austrian Postal Authorities issuance of commemorative postage stamps devoted to famous operettas. Also the 1970-71 edition of the “U.S. Specialized Catalog of First Day Covers” (providing up-to-date market values) for 1.00, Norway’s issuance of postage stamps honoring great Norwegian scientists, a list of “the ten most wanted coins on the list of every serious collector”, and medals honoring Air Force General Curtis E. LeMay and commemorating the 25th anniversary of Hiroshima.

Keywords

25th anniversary of Hiroshima; General Curtis E. LeMay; Norwegian scientists; operettas

Indexer Notes

Text feature, illustrated with photographs. © 1971, Western Publishing Company, Inc. Between pages 10 and 11 of previous story.

Full-Color Posters (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Columbia Color Posters / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Bird-Brained Cat (Table of Contents: 6)

Tweety and Sylvester / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Pete Alvarado

Inks

?

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Rome Siemen

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There must be a way to catch that dratted Tweety! There’s got to be!

Feature Logo

Tweety and Sylvester Dell Western Logo 1

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Tweety Bird; Sylvester Pussycat

Synopsis

Sylvester disguises himself as a (rather large) bird in order to nab Tweety. Tweety easily sees through the clumsy costuming and gives the bogus bird the business.

Reprints

• from Bugs Bunny (Dell, 1952 series) #71 (February-March 1960)

Keywords

disguise; imposter; one-character-desiring-another-as-a-meal

Indexer Notes

"Reprinted by popular demand".

Cracky’s Got the Answer!!! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Western Publishing Company; Jokes By Cracky / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Battle Royal (Table of Contents: 8)

Mary Jane and Sniffles / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Tony Strobl

Inks

John Liggera

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

“First I close my eyes real tight; then I wish with all my might; magic words of poof, poof, piffles; make me just as small as Sniffles!”

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Mary Jane; Sniffles; beetle; hornet; ant; ladybug; grasshoppers; other flying insects

Synopsis

Sniffles calls on Mary Jane to settle a dispute among various insects, and helps them work together to plan a fair.

Reprints

• from Porky Pig (Dell, 1952 series) #72 (September-October 1960)

Keywords

dispute; fair; fantasy; girl; insects; mouse; shrinking; teamwork; turning-lemons-into-lemonade

Indexer Notes

The first line quote above is a standard of the Mary Jane and Sniffles comic stories, as the “magic words” by which Mary Jane shrinks to the size of Sniffles the Mouse, to have adventures in various fantasy realms.

The Helping Handers (Table of Contents: 9)

Porky Pig / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Carey

Inks

John Carey

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

John Carey

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What’s this… Have Porky and Bugs joined the paratroopers?

Feature Logo

Porky Pig

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Porky Pig; Bugs Bunny; director of the Helping Hand Club; Itchtikl native man and wife

Synopsis

Helping Hand Club members Porky and Bugs try to help jungle native farmers by introducing them to a modern tractor-plow, but find they manage quite well on their own.

Keywords

airlift; best of intentions; native farmers; tractor

Indexer Notes

New story.

Your Future in the Graphic Arts/As a Printing Craftsman (Table of Contents: 10)

Gold Key Comics Club / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Keywords

editorial feature

Indexer Notes

Two half page articles on possible careers accompanied by illustrations. Between pages 3 and 4 of previous story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Grolier Enterprises Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Win 2 Ways with J.S.C.A. (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Junior Sales Club of America / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Make Money Get Prizes with Fast Selling American Seeds (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

American Seed Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)