(October-November 1952)
DC,
1950 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1952-08-25
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Larry Nadle (actual editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
[no title indexed]
Peter Porkchops / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bombardier to pilot! Mission accomplished
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Peter Porkchops; Wolfie
Binky Asks "What Do You Know About Other People?"
Binky / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; teen
- Characters
- Binky Biggs; Allergy Biggs; Lucy Biggs; Mr. Biggs; Mrs. Biggs
- Synopsis
- The French exchange student that has been living with Binky's family teaches them a lesson about how people from other cultures see each other.
Indexer Notes
inside front cover; published in cooperation with leading national social welfare and youth-serving organizations
[no title indexed]
Peter Porkchops / comic story / 5.75 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why the fancy duds, Pete?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Peter Porkchops; Wolfie
- Synopsis
- Wolfie tries to get a free meal by pretending to be General Zongo, the man that Peter's club is honoring with a fancy dinner.
Some of Superman's Best Friends Are Squirrels!
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Superman; Nutsy Squirrel
Indexer Notes
house ad for Peter Porkchops (DC, 1949 series) #18, Hollywood Funny Folks (DC, 1950 series) #49, and The Fox and the Crow (DC, 1952 series) #6
Editorial Advisory Board
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Listing of DC's Editorial Advisory Board: Dr. Lauretta Bender, Josette Frank, Dr. W. W. D. Sones and Dr. S. Harcourt Peppard, listing of DC titles and spot promotion for A Date With Judy on the American Broadcasting Company.
[no title indexed]
Rudy Riddles / activity / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What does a housekeeper look for yet hate to find?
[no title indexed]
The Tortoise and the Hare / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Groan! Moan! Gasp! Glug!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Harry Hare; Throckmorton Tortoise
- Synopsis
- Harry pretends to be sick with appetitis, which can only be cured by eating vast amounts of food.
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 0.5 page
- Script
- Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
- Pencils
- Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
- Inks
- Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Put this box of Fleer's Dubble Bubble gum in the vault.
- Characters
- Pud
[no title indexed]
Picture Math / activity / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's usually outside your apartment!
Indexer Notes
word puzzle
[no title indexed]
Doodles Duck / comic story / 5.75 pages
- Script
- Sheldon Mayer (signed)
- Pencils
- Sheldon Mayer (signed)
- Inks
- Sheldon Mayer (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sheldon Mayer ? (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ooh, Uncle Doodles -- There's my little friends!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Doodles Duck; Lemuel Duck
- Synopsis
- Doodles tries to get Lemuel and his friends to play quieter games, but things don't work out as planned.
[no title indexed]
Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I wish he'd get interested in a girl and start using Wildroot Cream-Oil!
Indexer Notes
Ad for Wildroot Cream-Oil with gag cartoon
[no title indexed]
Fun Shop / activity / 2 pages
- Script
- Martin Naydel
- Pencils
- Martin Naydel (signed); Otto Feuer ?
- Inks
- Martin Naydel; Otto Feuer ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Martin Naydel ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The name of what metal can be spelled...
- Characters
- Peter Porkchops
Indexer Notes
puzzles and quizzes
[no title indexed]
Nip and Chip / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What are you doing, egghead?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Nip; Chip; Uncle Boppo
- Synopsis
- Chip pretends to be Nip's rich Uncle Boppo from Kalamazoo, but then the real Uncle Boppo shows up unexpectedly.
Sticks and Stones
Peter Porkchops / text story / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Raymond Perry ? (illustration)
- Inks
- Raymond Perry ? (illustration)
- Colors
- ? (illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Peter Porkchops; Wolfie [A. Wolf]; Director Prentiss Parrot
- Synopsis
- Peter becomes a movie star.
[The Common Scallop!]
Animal Wonderland / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Martin Naydel (signed)
- Pencils
- Martin Naydel (signed)
- Inks
- Martin Naydel (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Martin Naydel ? (signed)
- Genre
- non-fiction; animal; math & science
[no title indexed]
Roly and Poly / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Things sure are dull around here!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Roly; Poly; Farmer Gribble
- Synopsis
- The boys are bored, so they get into trouble that lands them in jail, which is even more boring.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Bombardier to pilot! Mission accomplished"]
Peter Porkchops -
1.
Binky Asks "What Do You Know About Other People?"
Binky -
2.
["Why the fancy duds, Pete?"]
Peter Porkchops -
3.
[no title indexed]
Out of This World; Necco -
4.
Some of Superman's Best Friends Are Squirrels!
-
5.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
6.
["What does a housekeeper look for yet hate to find?"]
Rudy Riddles -
7.
["Groan! Moan! Gasp! Glug!"]
The Tortoise and the Hare -
8.
["Put this box of Fleer's Dubble Bubble gum in the vault."]
-
9.
["It's usually outside your apartment!"]
Picture Math -
10.
["Ooh, Uncle Doodles -- There's my little friends!"]
Doodles Duck -
11.
["I wish he'd get interested in a girl and start using Wildroot Cream-Oil!"]
Wildroot Cream-Oil -
12.
["The name of what metal can be spelled..."]
Fun Shop -
13.
["What are you doing, egghead?"]
Nip and Chip -
14.
Sticks and Stones
Peter Porkchops -
15.
[The Common Scallop!]
Animal Wonderland -
16.
["Things sure are dull around here!"]
Roly and Poly -
17.
Tootsie Rolls' Great Big Contest
Tootsie Roll -
18.
[no title indexed]
Motor's Auto Repair Manual -
19.
[no title indexed]
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