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2January-February 1950
$0.10

Peter Porkchops #2

DC · January-February 1950 · on sale 1949-11-21

First appearance: Calvin Cow
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Identification plate

Series
Peter Porkchops (DC, 1949 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
January-February 1950
Key date
1950-01-00
On-sale date
1949-11-21
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Calvin Cow - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto FeuerPeter Porkchops, Wolfie
2-comic story6pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto FeuerPeter Porkchops, Wolfie
4-cartoon0.5script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin NaydelLittle Stanley
5Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
6-comic story6pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto FeuerPeter Porkchops, Wolfie
7Look Who's Here!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Owen Fitzgerald; inks: Owen Fitzgerald
8-comic story7Ruff; Reddy
10Superboy Says "Give Your Town a Present!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappClark Kent, Superboy
11-comic story6pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto FeuerPeter Porkchops, Wolfie
12Play "Turtle"!activity0.67script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel
14-comic story4pencils: Rube Grossman; inks: Rube GrossmanCalvin Cow First, Goofy Goose
15-cartoon1script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel
16Private Eye Petertext story2pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto Feuer
17-comic story2pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto FeuerDunbar Dodo, Fenimore Frog
182 Great Western Stars in 2 Great Comics Magazines!promo (ad from the publisher)1
19-comic story6pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto FeuerPeter Porkchops, Wolfie

Plus 6.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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Series context

‹ #12 of 62#3 ›

Sources

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