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Issue: Four Color #277
Publication Date: May 1950
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Issues: #277 of 1333 Issues (1484 Printings)
Title: Porky Pig in Desert Adventure
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDell
Brand: A Dell ComicView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/11/1950
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 8 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Indicia title is "PORKY PIG in DESERT ADVENTURE, No. 277. Code number is P.P.O.S. #277-505. Copyright 1950 by Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc. On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1950 Pamphlets, page 276.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.; standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Desert Adventure

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Porky Pig; Sylvester
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Porky Pig; Cicero Pig; Petunia Pig
First Line: Y-your drawing is very g-good, Cicero...Very good!
Synopsis: After Porky compliments him on his drawings, Cicero decorates Petunia's laundry.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover; black, red, and white. Pencils, inks, and lettering credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini.
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Desert Adventure

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, western
Character(s): Porky Pig; Sylvester; Squire Squeeze
Synopsis: As part of a plan to evict Porky and keep his first month's rent, landlord Squire Squeeze puts an ostrich in Porky's house. Porky and Sylvester take the ostrich to the desert to dump it, but Porky's car gets hooked by a runaway hot air balloon and they end up lost in the middle of the desert.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 20
Disclose Notes: Pencils, inks, and lettering credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
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The Lost Look

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Porky Pig; Petunia Pig; Patricia Pig
Synopsis: After frightening Petunia as a joke and causing her to spill ink on her new dress, Porky has to find a way to get the ink spots out. After he ruins the dress with some cheap spot remover, Porky has to make a new dress for Petunia to wear in a style show.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Pencils credit for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
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Super-Strength

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Porky Pig; Cicero Pig; Petunia Pig
Synopsis: Porky borrows Cicero's Hercules play suit to wear to a masquerade party. Cicero sets up some tricks so make Porky think he really has become as strong as Hercules.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Pencils, inks, and lettering credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
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The Workout

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Porky Pig; Petunia Pig
Synopsis: Porky comes up with a solution when Petunia complains that she is having trouble sleeping.
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In Content Item: FlagPorky Pig #4 published November 1965
as The Workout [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Pencils, inks, and lettering credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Porky Pig; Cicero Pig
First Line: Stop th-that noise, Cicero! I can't r-read my paper!
Synopsis: In order to keep Cicero quiet, Porky has him enter contests.
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In Content Item: FlagPorky Pig #4 published November 1965
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover; black, red, and white. Pencils, inks, and lettering credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Porky Pig; Bugs Bunny
First Line: Whew! I'm s-sure glad to have your h-help in moving, B-bugs!
Synopsis: Bugs helps Porky move, but does more harm than good.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Pencils, inks, and lettering credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini.

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