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Issue: Porky Pig #21
Publication Date: December 1968
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Issues: #21 of 108 Issues (158 Printings)
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagWestern
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Indicia Publisher: Western Publishing Company Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/15/1968
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 15 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Chase Craig; Del Connell
Disclose Notes: Cover code: 10140-812. On-sale date from 1968 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US; later standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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1 Content Item from another Issue reprinted as/in this Issue:
FlagPorky Pig #74 published January 1961 was Telephone Switchboard [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Sorry, Wrong Numb-Ear!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): Western Publishing Production Shop
Letterer(s): typeset; logo
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Porky Pig; Petunia Pig
Synopsis: Telephone switchboard operator Petunia plugs a call into Porky’s ear.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Learn to Draw in 15 Easy Lessons

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photos)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photos)
Colorist(s): ?; ? (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Connecticut Home Study Institute
Character(s): Ake Skiold (in color photo)
First Line: Ake Skiold, one of Europe’s most successful commercial artists, has created a revolutionary art lesson course.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for “Ake Skiold’s Art Course”, offered by Connecticut Home Study Institute. Color ad on inside front cover.
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The Social Lion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): Western Publishing Production Shop
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Porky Pig; Petunia Pig; Bugs Bunny; lion; two zoo keepers; party guests
First Line: Here comes Petunia! I wonder what she’s carrying over her arm – it looks like some sort of costume or something!
Synopsis: Petunia aims to win first prize at a costume party dressed as a lion tamer, with Porky and Bugs in a lion suit. Count the panels until a real lion shows up.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: New story.
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Porky Pig and the Mysterious Mummies

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): Western Publishing Production Shop
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Porky Pig; Sylvester; Little Louie; Tall Paul; two police officers
First Line: Hi, Porky! How do you like your new job of being the guard for the museum?
Synopsis: Porky Pig has a new job as guard for a museum. He decides to show Sylvester around while he closes up. What he doesn't know is that two “convicts” (described as such in the story's dialogue, and still wearing their striped suits with prison numbers to prove it - even on this heist job) are hiding inside of new mummy cases so that they can steal the world's largest pearl. Porky and Sylvester manage to thwart the robbery. Sylvester is offered a job as an assistant guard but turns it down because "my mummy said there would be days like this - but I'm not about let it become a habit!"
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: "Reprinted by popular demand".
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Gold Key Comics Club News

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): Western Publishing Production Shop
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gold Key Comics Club
Character(s): Chitty Chitty Bang Bang; The Beatles; Blue Meanie
First Line: Exciting Gold Key First - New Poster Comics To Hit Stands
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A look at many of the Gold Key Comics on sale in November 1968, highlighting the comic book adaptations of the films Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Yellow Submarine, each with a "colorful king-sized 14 x 20-inch poster". Also focus blurbs on George of the Jungle, Lancer, Gunsmoke, Land of the Giants, and Bonanza. No issue numbers are given.
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Reader's Page Monsters

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gold Key Comics Club
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Drawings of various monsters submitted by readers.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Golden Magazine
Character(s): Santa Claus; Cracky; kids in window
First Line: Tell Mom and Dad About This Wonderful Gift Idea
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Western Publishing house ad. Subscription offer for Golden Magazine.
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Jokes on You

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gold Key Comics Club
Character(s): Gold Key Kid
First Line: What grows larger the more you take away from it?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Jokes and riddles submitted by readers.
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The Wandering Warbler

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): Western Publishing Production Shop
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Mary Jane and Sniffles
Character(s): Mary Jane; Sniffles; Mary Jane's mother; Cheeper (canary); owl; lightning bugs
First Line: “Oh my goodness!” Mary Jane’s mother exclaimed.
Synopsis: When Cheeper the pet canary escapes from his cage, Mary Jane makes herself little and goes out into the night with Sniffles to find him. Once they find him they are not sure how to get home but lightning bugs help show them the way.
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Pages: 1
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Treatment Traders

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): Western Publishing Production Shop
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Tweety Bird; Sylvester Pussycat
First Line: Hic! Oh, dear! Hic!
Synopsis: Tweety cures Sylvester of his hiccups, then gets them himself. Sylvester cures Tweety of his hiccups, then gets them himself - again.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: "Reprinted by popular demand".
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Musical Mishap

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): Western Publishing Production Shop
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Porky Pig; Petunia Pig; Cicero Pig; Bugs Bunny; TV station manager; TV director; screaming female fans
First Line: Oh, Petunia! It’s me, Porky!
Synopsis: Catching a cold gives Porky a deep, rich singing voice. How long can he keep it and remain a vocal virtuoso?
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: "Reprinted by popular demand".
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Dinosauria Ankylosaurus

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): Western Publishing Production Shop
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Gold Key Comics Club
First Line: In the Mesozoic world of over a hundred million years ago, just as the spike-backed stegosaurus became extinct, the true armored dinosaur – the ankylosaurus – appeared.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Illustrated text article on the ankylosaurus. Copyright 1968 by Western Publishing Company, Inc.
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Here it is, Comic Fans… The Gold Key Treasure Chest

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): Western Publishing Production Shop
Letterer(s): typeset; logos
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gold Key Comics
Character(s): Mickey Mouse; Goofy; Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; Bugs Bunny; Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter; Fred Flintstone; Wilma Flintstone; Little Lulu; Alvin
First Line: ...with a fortune full of reading entertainment
Synopsis: Gold Key Comics house ad. The covers of Mickey Mouse (Western, 1962 Series) #93, Donald Duck (Western, 1962 Series) #100, Tom and Jerry (Western, 1962 Series) #231, Bugs Bunny (Western, 1962 Series) #106, Woody Woodpecker (Western, 1962 Series) #78, The Flintstones (Western, 1962 Series) #19, and Little Lulu (Western, 1962 Series) #169 are reproduced.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Oddly, none of the covers reproduced are contemporary with the year 1968. The cover date for each one pictured falls between 1963 and 1966, placing them as 2-5 years old at the time of this ad’s publication.
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Mighty Matchbox

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Matchbox
First Line: The Torture Test at Rough Rock
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Matchbox model cars, made up of comic panels detailing a Matchbox car’s ride up a molehill, through a sandbox, and up and down a lazy dog. Color ad on inside back cover.
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Win $1,000.00 College Scholarship

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Junior Sales Club of America
First Line: Or other grand prize awards
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Junior Sales Club of America, offering prizes or money for the sales of "all occasion cards". Color ad on back cover.

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