(March-April 1950)
DC,
1949 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1950-01-18
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
[no title indexed]
Peter Porkchops / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Peter Porkchops; Wolfie
- Reprints
in 
[no title indexed]
Peter Porkchops / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Listen to this, Wolfie!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Peter Porkchops; Wolfie; Prime Minister of Poola-Zongo
- Synopsis
- Wolfie tries to prove himself to be related to the Maharajah of Poola-Zongo by trickery, but when he turns out to be truly related, he isn't too happy to become the owner of several elephants.
[no title indexed]
Ruthie Riddles / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Martin Naydel (signed)
- Pencils
- Martin Naydel (signed)
- Inks
- Martin Naydel (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What is dirty when it is white...
- Genre
- humor
[no title indexed]
Peter Porkchops / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What a silly book!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Peter Porkchops; Wolfie
- Synopsis
- After reading "Peter and the Wolf," Wolfie dreams about being the wolf in the story, with Peter as the boy.
[no title indexed]
Ralston Instant Wheat Cereal [Ralston Hot Cereal]; Ralston Whole Wheat Cereal / advertisement / 0.5 page
[no title indexed]
J. Rufus Lion / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hmm...dishes to wash... floors to scrub...
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- J. Rufus Lion; Mortimer Ratt
- Synopsis
- Mortimer tries to trick Rufus into believing that it's tomorrow instead of today.
Indexer Notes
Art credits suggested by the Who's Who of American Comic Books
[no title indexed]
Little Stanley / cartoon / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The eland is the largest of all antelopes...
- Genre
- non-fiction; animal; humor
- Characters
- Little Stanley
- Synopsis
- Information about the eland and the West African mandabey.
[no title indexed]
Ruff and Reddy / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, Reddy! Look at that helicopter!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Ruff; Reddy
- Synopsis
- Ruff tries to get Reddy to fly with his propeller beanie, but once he's up in the air he can't get down again.
[no title indexed]
comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I see by the paper that old Mrs. Crane isn't feeling well.
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Synopsis
- Wilbur's mom sends Wilbur on a mission of mercy but he misunderstands her instructions.
- Reprints
-
from Animal Antics (DC, 1946 series) #2 (May-June 1946)
-
[no title indexed]
Custer Cat and Cheesy the Mouse / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ahhh! This is the life!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Cheesy Mouse; Custer Cat
- Synopsis
- Cheesy tries to trick Custer into buying a seashell that talks (thanks to Cheesy's ventriloquism).
Wrong Tack
Peter Porkchops / text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Peter Porkchops; Wolfie
[no title indexed]
Trixy's Mystery Picture / activity / 0.75 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Slow but sure wins the race!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Synopsis
- drawing puzzle
[no title indexed]
Peter Porkchops / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Aaaah! Heads I go to the movies...
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Peter Porkchops; Wolfie; Percy Porkchops; Buster Bear
- Synopsis
- When Wolfie filches a quarter that belongs to Peter, Peter sells Wolfie the magic words to make quarters appear from nowhere.
"It's Fun to Be Healthy!" says Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman [Princess Diana]
- Synopsis
- Wonder Woman teaches Dick how he can develop healthy habits so that he will have plenty of energy to play with his friends.
Indexer Notes
Published in cooperation with leading national social welfare and youth-serving organizations.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Peter Porkchops -
1.
[no title indexed]
Kodak Cameras and Film -
2.
["Listen to this, Wolfie!"]
Peter Porkchops -
3.
America's Favorite Funny Man
Bob Hope -
4.
["What is dirty when it is white..."]
Ruthie Riddles -
5.
["What a silly book!"]
Peter Porkchops -
6.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
7.
[no title indexed]
Ralston Instant Wheat Cereal [Ralston Hot Cereal]; Ralston Whole Wheat Cereal -
8.
["Hmm...dishes to wash... floors to scrub..."]
J. Rufus Lion -
9.
["The eland is the largest of all antelopes..."]
Little Stanley -
10.
[no title indexed]
Bazooka Bubble Gum -
11.
["Hey, Reddy! Look at that helicopter!"]
Ruff and Reddy -
12.
Fun's Apoppin'
Comic Cavalcade -
13.
["I see by the paper that old Mrs. Crane isn't feeling well."]
-
14.
["Ahhh! This is the life!"]
Custer Cat and Cheesy the Mouse -
15.
Wrong Tack
Peter Porkchops -
16.
["Slow but sure wins the race!"]
Trixy's Mystery Picture -
17.
[no title indexed]
Nestlé's Crunch -
18.
["Aaaah! Heads I go to the movies..."]
Peter Porkchops -
19.
"It's Fun to Be Healthy!" says Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman -
20.
[no title indexed]
American Seeds -
21.
[no title indexed]
National Radio Institute Home Study Course -
22.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Merlin Haas
- Donald Dale Milne
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Van Dore
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