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30July 1954
$0.10

Peter Porkchops #30

DC · July 1954 · on sale 1954-05-24

First appearance: Lemuel Duck
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Identification plate

Series
Peter Porkchops (DC, 1949 series)
Issue
#30
Publication date
July 1954
Key date
1954-07-00
On-sale date
1954-05-24
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Lemuel Duck - 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 Feuer; letters: Ira SchnappPeter Porkchops, Wolfie
1Superboy Says: "Don't Give Fire a Place to Start!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappClark Kent, Superboy
2Mad Masquerade!comic story6pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto FeuerPeter Porkchops, Wolfie
4-comic story3.67pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto FeuerBernard the Brave, Montmorency J. Wiggle
6Fun Shopactivity2script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel; letters: Martin Naydel
7Thar She Blows!comic story4pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto FeuerPeter Porkchops, Wolfie
9Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
10-comic story4script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon Mayer; letters: Sheldon MayerDoodles Duck, Lemuel Duck First
11Radio Zoovilletext story2pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); colors: ? (illustration); letters: typesetPeter Porkchops, Wolfie
13Defective Detective!comic story6pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto FeuerPeter Porkchops, Wolfie

Plus 5.83 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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Series context

‹ #2930 of 62#31 ›

Sources

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