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Issue: Porky Pig #8
Publication Date: September 1966
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Issues: #8 of 108 Issues (158 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: K. K. Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/04/1966
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 11 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Chase Craig; Del Connell
Disclose Notes: Cover code: 10140-609. On-sale date from 1966 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
Format Notes:  
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1 Content Item from another Issue reprinted as/in this Issue:
FlagPorky Pig #29 published July 1953 was Baseball in Bird's Nest [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Baseball in Bird's Nest

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Ralph Heimdahl
Inker(s): Ralph Heimdahl
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Porky Pig
Character(s): Porky Pig; Cicero Pig; Bugs Bunny; intimidating bird
Synopsis: Retrieving a baseball from a tree, Porky comes face-to-face with an angry bird.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Attic Battle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): John Carey
Inker(s): John Carey
Letterer(s): John Carey
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Porky Pig
Character(s): Porky Pig; Petunia Pig; squirrel
First Line: Thank heavens you're here, Porky!
Synopsis: Porky scares a squirrel out of Petunia's attic, but with unexpected consequences.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover; black and white. Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
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Land of Squareheads

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don R. Christensen
Penciller(s): Tony Strobl
Inker(s): Tony Strobl
Colorist(s): Western Publishing Production Shop
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Porky Pig
Character(s): Porky Pig; Petunia Pig; Cicero Pig; chauffeur; various squareheads; two newsreel photographers; Bugs Bunny; various moviegoers
First Line: Oh, Porky! You won!!
Synopsis: Porky and Petunia win a one-day vacation in a contest. On the way they are kidnaped by square-headed men and taken by ship to the land of Skware. The square-heads try to figure out why the two are "round-heads." Petunia convinces them she is the queen promised by an ancient legend. Porky wants to leave, but Petunia likes being queen.
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Pages: 15
Disclose Notes: "Reprinted by popular demand". Story title is "Land of Squareheads" in Christensen's notes
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“Old Faithful” Is Closer Than You Think!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): John Carey
Inker(s): John Carey
Colorist(s): Western Publishing Production Shop
Letterer(s): John Carey
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Porky Pig
Character(s): Porky Pig; Cicero Pig; Buzzy (nephew of Beaky Buzzard)
First Line: Hop in, boys! We're g-going to drive up and see Old F-faithful!
Synopsis: Porky's radiator provides a good substitute for the "Old Faithful" geyser.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
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Porky’s Workload Gets a Little Lighter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): John Carey
Inker(s): John Carey
Colorist(s): Western Publishing Production Shop
Letterer(s): John Carey
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Porky Pig
Character(s): Porky Pig; Petunia Pig; Uncle Ham
First Line: At last! My f-first customer!
Synopsis: Porky overdoes the “super service” at his gas station.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini.
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The Amazing Wishing Well

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?; Carl Fallberg ?
Penciller(s): John Carey
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): Western Publishing Production Shop
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Professor Putter
Character(s): Professor Putter; woman; son; mailman; pirates
Synopsis: Besieged by incessant requests for labor-saving inventions wherever he goes, Professor Putter wishes he could escape to a desert island. Since he can’t leave his lab without being mobbed, he invents a “wishing well” to wish himself to his destination – and runs into pirates.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Professor Putter is not a Warner Bros. property, but there is no copyright notice attributed to Western Publishing attached to this story. This story reads less like a typical Professor Putter entry, and more like an unused Gyro Gearloose tale. New story.
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Game Canary

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Vic Lockman
Penciller(s): Pete Alvarado
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): Western Publishing Production Shop
Letterer(s): Rome Siemen
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Tweety and Sylvester
Character(s): Tweety; Sylvester; dog
First Line: Er… What say we play marbles, Tweety, ol’ twirp?
Synopsis: Sylvester tries to snare Tweety in a game of bullfighting.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: New story.
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Don't Sweat the Sweater!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Fred Abranz
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): Western Publishing Production Shop
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Porky Pig
Character(s): Porky Pig; Petunia Pig; Sylvester; pack of dogs; Beaky Buzzard; knitting teacher; Cicero's parrot; Elmer Fudd; knitting contest judges
First Line: Here c-comes Sylvester now!
Synopsis: Petunia decides that a sweater she gave Porky would be a perfect entry in a sewing club contest. However, Porky has given the sweater away to Beaky Buzzard and a moth has made a meal of it. Porky and Sylvester then try to knit a new sweater themselves. Also, Porky wins a door prize.
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Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: "Reprinted by popular demand". Pencils credit for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
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Famous Name Prizes or Cash...The Easy Olympic Way

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Olympic Sales Club, Inc.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Olympic Sales Club, Inc., offering prizes or money for the sales of personalized Christmas cards.
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The Clever Path To Quiet

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): John Carey
Inker(s): John Carey
Letterer(s): John Carey
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Porky Pig
Character(s): Porky Pig; Cicero Pig; various noisy boys
First Line: Ah! What a wonderful day for relaxing!
Synopsis: Porky is trying to get some peace and quiet to read a book in his hammock, but Cicero and his friends persist in playing noisy games.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover; black and white. Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
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Rainy Day Kite Flight

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): John Carey
Inker(s): John Carey
Colorist(s): Western Publishing Production Shop
Letterer(s): John Carey
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Porky Pig
Character(s): Porky Pig; Cicero Pig; Buzzy (nephew of Beaky Buzzard)
First Line: Boy, oh boy! It's awfully hot and s-sultry!
Synopsis: When it rains, Cicero uses Porky's fan to fly his kite indoors.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Color on back cover.

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