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Issue: Porky Pig #42
Publication Date: June 1972
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Issues: #42 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: 04/1972
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 17 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Chase Craig; Del Connell
Disclose Notes: Cover code: 90140-206
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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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Eight Flavor Ice Cream Cone

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; Cicero Pig
Synopsis: Indecisive (or gluttonous, take your pick) Cicero can’t decide among the eight flavors of ice cream offered by vendor Porky, so he gets them all – stacked on one very tall ice cream cone.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagPorky Pig #35 published July 1954
was Eight Flavor Ice Cream Cone [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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It Shoots as Good as It Looks.

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: The Daisy "Safari Mark I" looks, feels and acts just like a big-game hunter’s gun.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Daisy’s Safari Mark I B-B Gun. Color ad on inside front cover.
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Twenty Thousand Leaps Under the Sea

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): Western Publishing Production Shop
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Porky Pig; Bugs Bunny; Cicero Pig; Captain Hemo; crew of the Naughtylus; giant clam; sharks; Billy the Squid
First Line: Somewhere, on one of the seven seas…
Synopsis: Porky, Bugs, and Cicero become the “involuntary guests” of Captain Hemo and his mighty submarine The Naughtylus.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: New story. Porky comments that “Hemo” is a bit of an unusual name, to which the captain replies “Well, it’s really Captain Blood! But history already had a character by that name, so I changed my name to Hemo!” Both good art and snappy dialogue make this story superior to the average 1970s Western Publishing fare.
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[untitled]

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photos)
Inker(s): ? (photos)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Mark Jewelers
First Line: 25 Years Service to Military Personnel
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for military emblem rings and other products from Mark Jewelers. Between pages 4 and 5 of previous story.
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A Frog Named Petunia

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): Western Publishing Production Shop
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Porky Pig and Petunia
Character(s): Porky Pig; Petunia Pig; Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd; ventriloquist; carnival magician
First Line: Oh, boy! A shooting gallery!
Synopsis: Has Petunia been turned into a frog? Only she knows, and she ain't croakin'!
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagLooney Tunes #174 published April 1956
was Petunia the Frog [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: "Reprinted by popular demand".
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Wow! 88 Posters only 65 cents

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gandalf Products Co.
First Line: All in full color all different
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Various psychedelic images and sixties counterculture symbols offered as mini-posters. Between pages 2 and 3 of previous story. Top half of page.
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Enter the Wonderful World of Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Sea-Monkeys
First Line: Own a bowl full of happiness – Instant pets!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for Sea-Monkeys. Between pages 2 and 3 of previous story. Lower half of page.
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Incredible Appliques

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photographs)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gandalf Products Co.
First Line: 1.00 each for 3 or more
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad offering appliques of various cartoony specimens of animal, plant, and insect life. Runs vertically on left page of the middle of centerfold.
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Kids Get This Official Johnny Bench Magnetic Baseball Game $3.99

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ? (photographs)
Colorist(s): ? (photographs)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gandalf Products Co.
Character(s): Johnny Bench
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad offering the Official Johnny Bench Magnetic Baseball Game, with “exclusive ‘catching device’ throws to all bases” and “metal infielders [that] ‘catch Johnny’s pick off’ throw’s [sic]”. Middle right page of centerfold.
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The Runaway

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): Western Publishing Production Shop
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Tweety
Character(s): Tweety; Tweety’s mistress; woman with the flowered hat
First Line: “You’ll have to stay in your cage,” Tweety’s mistress said one day, “so you’ll be out of the way while I do my house cleaning.”
Synopsis: A bored and caged Tweety escapes to find excitement. He hitches a ride on a lady’s flowered hat, is taken aboard a bus, is confined to a restaurant’s locker with the hat, and must make his way home through a cold, heavy rain.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagLooney Tunes #171 published January 1956
was The Runaway [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A rare story of Tweety without Sylvester, and where he has an owner other than Granny.
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Pearl Baiting

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): Western Publishing Production Shop
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Yosemite Sam
Character(s): Yosemite Sam; Daffy Duck
First Line: Sniff-Sniff! I smell a yummy fragrance in today’s salty sea air! (Slurp!)
Synopsis: Yosemite Sam tries to rid himself of mooching Daffy by sending him on a fake pearl hunt.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: New story.
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Blow Yourself Up

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ? (photographs)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gandalf Products Co.
First Line: To poster size
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for you to send your photos to be blown up into 2x3 or 3x4 foot black and white posters. Also into custom watches, jigsaw puzzles, and dartboards. Originals returned. Between pages 2 and 3 of previous story.
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Jollying with the Jolly Roger

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): Western Publishing Production Shop
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Porky Pig; Daffy Duck; two bank robbers; police officers; original captain and mate of the excursion ship
First Line: You’re a sharp one, Porky… Buying a pirate ship for only a hundred bucks!
Synopsis: Porky and Daffy set out to run a pirate-themed novelty excursion ship. Their first customers are two bank robbers on the run, looking for a quick and unsuspicious getaway. Cluelessly focused on getting their guests into the pirate-festivities before leaving the dock, Porky and Daffy confound their increasingly desperate passengers.
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: New story.
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Get This Original Spiro Agnew Watch from the Dirty Time Co.

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ? (photographs)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gandalf Products Co.
Character(s): Vice President Spiro Agnew; President Richard Nixon (as “Dickey Nixon”); Moshe Dayan (Israeli military leader and politician); W.C Fields (actor/comedian); Laurel and Hardy (actors/comedians); “Republican Party Elephant” (symbol); “Democratic Party Donkey” (symbol) as caricatures on novelty watch faces
First Line: Here is the genuine, original Spiro Agnew watch you’ve seen on television and in leading magazines and newspapers.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for novelty watches featuring caricatures of Spiro Agnew, Richard Nixon, Moshe Dayan, W.C Fields, Laurel and Hardy, “Republican Party Elephant” and “Democratic Party Donkey”. The Spiro Agnew watch stems from a then-popular joke which asked: “What kind of a wrist watch does Mickey Mouse wear? …A Spiro Agnew watch!” Between pages 4 and 5 of previous story.
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Kids, Roach Designs Are Now Available as Iron-On Transfers!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gandalf Products Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Various sixties counterculture symbols offered as iron-on transfers.
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Dig These!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Monogram Models; Mattel
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for drag-car style snap-together models of construction equipment. Color ad on inside back cover.
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Collections

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?; ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photographs)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gandalf Products Co.
First Line: Express yourself with these great new things.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Psychedelic images and counterculture symbols are offered as posters, rings, dog-tags, and sew-on patches. Color ad on back cover.

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