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Issue: Porky Pig #30
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Publisher: FlagWestern
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Indicia Publisher: Western Publishing Company Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/1970
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
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: 10140-006
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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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Go Fish a Kite!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
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Western Publishing Production Shop
typeset; logo
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Porky Pig
Porky flies a kite on a fishing line.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Giant Play Zoo Animal Collection

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (photos)
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typeset
Subject Matter
Colonial Studios
20 loveable animals to delight the heart of every child!
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Miscellaneous
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Ad offering 20 figures of zoo animals, made of "rubbery washable plastic", for one dollar. Color ad on inside front cover.
Birds of a Feather

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Western Publishing Production Shop
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Porky Pig; Sylvester Pussycat; Yosemite Sam, dodo bird; butterfly, Tweety Bird
Drat it! I missed him!
Each working separately and unaware of the others, Porky, Sylvester, and Sam are on the trail of the rarest quarry of all – a dodo bird.
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Miscellaneous
6
New story.
Beach Buffoonery

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Western Publishing Production Shop
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Porky Pig; Cicero Pig; big shoeless guy; life guard; beachgoers
This looks like a good spot, Cicero, let’s park here!
Cicero inadvertently makes trouble for Porky at the beach.
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Miscellaneous
4
"Reprinted by popular demand".
The Close Call

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Western Publishing Production Shop
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Tweety Bird; Sylvester Pussycat; Granny
This wubber band Gwanny tied on my cage for an exerciser is making me awfully stwong! Uh-oh!
Sylvester knows that he’ll get the blame, when Tweety accidently breaks Granny’s window. While Sylvester hides-out, Tweety only makes things worse while trying to help.
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Miscellaneous
4
"Reprinted by popular demand".
Gold Key Comics Club News

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Western Publishing Production Shop
typeset
Subject Matter
Gold Key Comics Club
Baby Snoots; Uptite Mouse
Baby Snoots Squeaks Through with Uptite Mouse in a Trunkful of Fun
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Miscellaneous
1
A look at many of the Gold Key Comics on sale in May 1970, highlighting the new title "Baby Snoots". Also focus blurbs on Golden Special Summer Fun for Boys and Girls, The Modniks, The Governor and J.J., Dark Shadows, Super Goof, Hanna-Barbera Fun-In, and Korak Son of Tarzan. No issue numbers are given.
Reader's Page Monsters

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Gold Key Comics Club
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Miscellaneous
1
Five drawings of monsters submitted by readers.
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Mark Jewelers
25 Years Service to Military Personnel
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Miscellaneous
1
Ad for military emblem rings and other products from Mark Jewelers.
Jokes on You

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Gold Key Comics Club
Gold Key Kid
Why are some kids like flannel?
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Miscellaneous
1
Jokes and riddles submitted by readers.
On Guard

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Western Publishing Production Shop
typeset
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Mary Jane and Sniffles
Mary Jane; Sniffles; captain of the French guard (toy soldier); other toy soldiers; Mary Jane’s kitten
“Oh, dear, Sniffles!” sighed Mary Jane to her little friend one day as she was gathering up her toys from the playroom floor.
With her magic words, Mary Jane shrinks herself to the size of Sniffles and the pair help the captain of the French guard of Mary Jane’s toy soldiers become a hero to his toy troops.
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Miscellaneous
1
Passport Pickle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Western Publishing Production Shop
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Porky Pig; Cicero Pig; J.P. Moneybock (nearsighted rich passenger); Hannibal (shaggy dog); ship's kennel-master; mischievous monkey; other dogs in ship's kennel; ship's purser; Silky (jewel thief); Melvin (pickpocket/jewel thief); Polly Pickering (rich passenger); attendees of the captain's ball; various ship's crew members and passengers
Cicero! My… my wallet… it’s gone!
Porky's pocket is picked, resulting in the loss of his wallet containing his money and passport, just as he and Cicero are about to board a homebound cruise ship. He gets a job as an assistant in the kennel on the ship, hoping to find the culprit, but gets framed in a scheme to steal a pearl necklace.
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Miscellaneous
11
"Reprinted by popular demand".
Reader's Page Doodles

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Gold Key Comics Club
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Reader-submitted "doodles", made from various letters of the alphabet and numbers.
[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Western Publishing Production Shop
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Subject Matter
Western Publishing; Golden Magazine Jokes by Cracky
Cracky
No joke...Here's the happiest new happening of the season!!
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Miscellaneous
1
Western Publishing house ad for "Jokes by Cracky" magazine.
Amazing $1 Art Offer

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Colonial Studios
Ambrosia; Cleo; Nefertiti; Tiger Lilly (painted drawings of kittens)
4 Irresistible Wide-Eyed Kittens in Full Color for Your Home.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Ad offering four prints of cute kittens for one dollar. Color ad on inside back cover.
3 Complete Fishing Outfits

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Niresk Discount Sales
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Miscellaneous
1
Fishing equipment offered via mail order (1970 models). Color ad on back cover.

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