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Issue: Porky Pig #33
Publication Date: December 1970
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Issues: #33 of 108 Issues (158 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
Indicia Publisher: Western Publishing Company Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/1970
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 16 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Publication date is derived from the last three digits of the cover code (012 = December, 1970). On sale date (month and year) is derived from the issue code appearing in the bottom tier of page one (710 = October, 1970).
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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
Format Notes:  
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1 Content Item from another Issue reprinted as/in this Issue:
FlagPorky Pig #47 published July 1956 was Mountain Climbing [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Mountain Climbing

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Porky Pig; Cicero Pig
Synopsis: Cicero "takes his pick" to Porky's backpack, instead of the mountain.
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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My Hair Is a Mess!

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kenner
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad in comic format for Kenner's Easy Curl Lighted Vanity and Quick Hair Setting Kit. Color ad on inside front cover.
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Instant Success

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Porky Pig; Bugs Bunny; Petunia Pig; Cicero Pig; Elmer Fudd; Porky’s boss; two hypno-con men; movie director; circus high-wire walkers; circus clowns; circus crowds
First Line: I’m sorry I must discharge you, Porky… but you’re simply not aggressive enough… not decisive! You need to have more confidence in yourself!
Synopsis: Porky is hypnotized into a state of dangerous – and temporary - overconfidence.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Porky Pig and the King-Size Cowboy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Porky Pig; Bugs Bunny; circus clowns; circus owner; circus elephant trainer; Jumbolina (circus elephant); Shorty Little (giant cowboy), Silky Wormwood (rustler boss); rustlers; various other circus performers
First Line: Porky, look! Some big excitement over at that little ol’ circus!
Synopsis: A giant cowboy borrows a circus elephant to ride, because he’s too big for horses, to drive rustlers from his ranch.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 15
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): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Captain James T. Kirk; Mister Spock
First Line: Youth is in the Driver’s Seat in Exciting New Comic – ‘Mod Wheels’
Synopsis: A list of all Gold Key Comics on sale in November 1970, with focus blurbs on Golden Christmas Annual, Super Goof, Hanna-Barbera Fun-in, Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery, Korak Son of Tarzan, O.G.Whiz, Mod Wheels, and Star Trek. No issue numbers are given. Also mentioned is the 1971 Golden Memo Calendar.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Four pages of Gold Key Comics Club features and advertising, encompassing the centerfold, occur between pages 8 and 9 of previous story.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bob Gregory
Inker(s): Steve Steere
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Tweety and Sylvester
Character(s): Tweety; Sylvester
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Western Publishing; Golden Magazine; 1970 Golden Christmas Annual
Character(s): Santa Claus
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Publisher’s ad for the 1970 Golden Christmas Annual, 96 pages for $1.00. Vertically covers the entire left side of page 16 (half the second page of the centerfold).
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England Remembers Dickens and Wordsworth

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ? (photographs)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Stamp and Coin Collector’s Corner
Synopsis: Discusses stamps commemorating Charles Dickens and William Wordsworth, and a medal commemorating the first moon landing. Provides information on “The 22nd American Stamp Dealers Association, Inc. Show”, November 20-22, 1970 at New York City’s Madison Square Garden – as well as “Coins and Coin Collection”, a book from Whitman Publishing by Seymour Reit (the comic book and animation creator?)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Text feature, illustrated with photographs, comprised of two full columns vertically covering the entire right side of page 16 and the entire left side of page 17 (straddling the middle of the centerfold).
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Western Publishing; Golden Books; 1971 Golden Storybook Calendar
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Publisher’s ad for the 1971 Golden Storybook Calendar for $1.00. Vertically covers the entire right side of page 17 (half the third page of the centerfold).
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Jokes on You

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Gold Key Kid
First Line: What is bought by the yard but worn by the foot?
Synopsis: Jokes and riddles submitted by readers.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Off Key

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd
First Line: PLINK, PLUNKETY, PLANG-G-G! went the old piano in Elmer Fudd’s house as Bugs Bunny bounced up the front steps.
Synopsis: Bugs gently dissuades Elmer from playing piano for a barbershop quartet.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Birdhouse Battle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Tweety Bird; Sylvester Pussycat
First Line: There! I'm all finished!
Synopsis: Sylvester builds a birdhouse, hoping to attract some large birds for dinner; but tiny Tweety moves in first.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: "Reprinted by popular demand". Bob Gregory and Steve Steere art credits per Alberto Becattini 2020-08-12.
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Your Future As a Dental Hygienist/As a Pharmacist

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Two half page articles on possible careers accompanied by illustrations.
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Reader's Page Doodles

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Reader-submitted "doodles", made from various letters of the alphabet and numbers. On final interior page of the comic.
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Sight in on a Safari

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photos)
Inker(s): ? (photos)
Colorist(s): ? (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Manufacturing Co.
First Line: Through the sights of a Safari Mark I, the "bush country" starts in your own basement or family room!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Daisy’s Safari Mark I B-B gun, with "giant colorful safari poster". Color ad on inside back cover.
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Amazing $1 Art Offer

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Colonial Studios
Character(s): Nanette; Popper; Clipper; Duffy (painted drawings of puppies)
First Line: 4 Lovable Wide-eyed Puppies in Full Color for Your Home.
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad offering four prints of cute puppies for one dollar. Color ad on back cover.

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