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Issue: Porky Pig #35
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Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagWestern
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Indicia Publisher: Western Publishing Company Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/1971
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 14 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Chase Craig; Del Connell; Tom McKimson (art director)
Disclose Notes: Cover code: 10140-104. First issue of this series where the configuration of advertisement pages and “Gold Key Comics Club” pages (that is “non-story pages”) is redistributed from that which had been in effect since the Gold Key Comics titles issued in (or after) January, 1967. (In the case of the “Porky Pig” title, that would be issue #10.) Previously, such non-story pages were limited to the four pages of the centerfold, and the final two interior pages (interior pages 31-32) for a total of SIX pages carved-out of each issue. Beginning with this issue, the number of non-story interior pages would be increased to SEVEN scattered throughout the issue, and would begin on interior page four. It would continue to increase throughout the 1970s.
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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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Cicero the Carpenter's Helper

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Western Publishing Production Shop
typeset; logo
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Porky Pig; Cicero Pig
“Cowboy” Cicero fills-in as a saw-“horse” for Porky.
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Miscellaneous
1
Josie and the Pussy Cats Cut 4 Records for Kellogg's

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Kellogg's; Josie and the Pussycats
Josie and the Pussycats; Tony the Tiger; Toucan Sam
Okay, Cats! That wraps up our session for Kellogg’s!
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Miscellaneous
1
Comic-format ad for four 45-rpm singles by "Josie and the Pussycats" available through sending in box-tops from Kellogg's Sugar Frosted Flakes or Froot Loops cereal boxes - along with 35-cents. The band's name is incorrectly spelled "Pussy Cats" in the ad. Color ad on inside front cover.
Goony Goony Island

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Western Publishing Production Shop
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Porky Pig; Petunia Pig; Bugs Bunny; Dynamite Denny (boxer); restaurant diners; Mr. Moneybags; sea-plane pilot; Head Goony (chief); Goony natives; shark
Wasn’t Biff Bopper wonderful, Porky?
Porky and Bugs go to Goony Goony island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean to pick up a package of diamonds. The job is complicated by the fact the island submerges and re-emerges on a regular basis and the diamonds are in an underwater cave guarded by sharks.
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Miscellaneous
14
"Reprinted by popular demand".
Gold Key Comics Club News

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Gold Key Comics Club
Smokey the Bear; Benny
Whooping cranes besiege Smokey Bear when Benny’s rock group whoops it up
A list of all Gold Key Comics on sale in March 1971, with focus blurbs on Golden Special Pencil Puzzle Fun, Jokes by Cracky, Scooby-Doo Where Are You!, The Twilight Zone, Smokey Bear (sic), Little Lulu and Donald Duck. No issue numbers are given.
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Miscellaneous
1
Between pages 4 and 5 of previous story.
Austrian Stamp Recalls the Age of Operetta

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Allard (credited)
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Western Publishing Production Shop
typeset
Subject Matter
non-fiction
Stamp and Coin Collector’s Corner
The splendor of the operetta is inseparably associated with the splendor of the social structure of a monarchy.
Discusses Austrian Postal Authorities issuance of commemorative postage stamps devoted to famous operettas. Also the 1970-71 edition of the “U.S. Specialized Catalog of First Day Covers” (providing up-to-date market values) for 1.00, Norway’s issuance of postage stamps honoring great Norwegian scientists, a list of “the ten most wanted coins on the list of every serious collector”, and medals honoring Air Force General Curtis E. LeMay and commemorating the 25th anniversary of Hiroshima.
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Miscellaneous
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Text feature, illustrated with photographs. © 1971, Western Publishing Company, Inc. Between pages 10 and 11 of previous story.
Full-Color Posters

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Columbia Color Posters
Pretty BIG 22" x 33"
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Miscellaneous
2
Ad offering large full-color posters of rock stars of the era and various psychedelic designs. Black and white ad covers the two middle pages of the centerfold. Placed between pages 13 and 14 of previous story.
Bird-Brained Cat

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Western Publishing Production Shop
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Tweety Bird; Sylvester Pussycat
There must be a way to catch that dratted Tweety! There’s got to be!
Sylvester disguises himself as a (rather large) bird in order to nab Tweety. Tweety easily sees through the clumsy costuming and gives the bogus bird the business.
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Miscellaneous
4
"Reprinted by popular demand".
Cracky’s Got the Answer!!!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Western Publishing Production Shop
typeset; logo
Subject Matter
Western Publishing Company; Jokes By Cracky
Cracky
2+2=4 Jokes By Cracky #4, that is!!!
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Miscellaneous
1
Cracky adds two-plus-two to promote issue #4 of "Jokes By Cracky". Between pages 2 and 3 of previous story.
Battle Royal

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Western Publishing Production Shop
typeset
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Mary Jane; Sniffles; beetle; hornet; ant; ladybug; grasshoppers; other flying insects
“First I close my eyes real tight; then I wish with all my might; magic words of poof, poof, piffles; make me just as small as Sniffles!”
Sniffles calls on Mary Jane to settle a dispute among various insects, and helps them work together to plan a fair.
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Miscellaneous
1
The first line quote above is a standard of the Mary Jane and Sniffles comic stories, as the “magic words” by which Mary Jane shrinks to the size of Sniffles the Mouse, to have adventures in various fantasy realms.
The Helping Handers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Western Publishing Production Shop
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Porky Pig; Bugs Bunny; director of the Helping Hand Club; Itchtikl native man and wife
What’s this… Have Porky and Bugs joined the paratroopers?
Helping Hand Club members Porky and Bugs try to help jungle native farmers by introducing them to a modern tractor-plow, but find they manage quite well on their own.
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Miscellaneous
6
New story.
Your Future in the Graphic Arts/As a Printing Craftsman

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Gold Key Comics Club
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Miscellaneous
1
Two half page articles on possible careers accompanied by illustrations. Between pages 3 and 4 of previous story.
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Grolier Enterprises Inc.
Charlie Brown; Snoopy; Sally Brown; Schroeder; Linus Van Pelt; Violet; Shermy? (repurposed drawings)
Here at last! All the fun of the six great Charlie Brown TV specials in 6 glorious volumes!
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Miscellaneous
1
Ad offering a slipcase set of six hardcover books, each adapting one the best known of the Charlie Brown TV specials, for $12.95 plus $1.00 shipping and handling. Ten-day free trial. Lucy Van Pelt is not among the repurposed character drawings, though she does appear on some of the six book covers pictured.
Win 2 Ways with J.S.C.A.

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Junior Sales Club of America
Reward Great Prizes or Reward BIG Cash Profits
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Miscellaneous
1
Western "reward poster" themed ad. Sell greeting cards for Junior Sales Club of America in exchange for prizes or cash. Color ad on inside back cover.
Make Money Get Prizes with Fast Selling American Seeds

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
American Seed Co.
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Miscellaneous
1
Ad for selling vegetable and flower seeds for the American Seed Co., in exchange for prizes or money. Two kids with quotes endorsing this enterprise, seen in black and white photos. Color ad on back cover.

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