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40October 1955
$0.10

Peter Porkchops #40

DC · October 1955 · on sale 1955-08-16

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Series
Peter Porkchops (DC, 1949 series)
Issue
#40
Publication date
October 1955
Key date
1955-10-00
On-sale date
1955-08-16
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto Feuer; letters: Ira SchnappPeter Porkchops, Wolfie
2Don't Mention Inventions!comic story6pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto FeuerPeter Porkchops, Wolfie
3Find the Twinsactivity0.5script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel; letters: Martin Naydel
5Bombs Away!comic story3.67pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto FeuerPeter Porkchops, Wolfie
7Fan Fun!comic story4pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto FeuerPeter Porkchops, Wolfie
8Buzzy Asks: "What Are You Getting Out of School?"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBuzzy Brown
9-comic story6script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon Mayer; letters: Sheldon MayerDizzy Dog; Amster the Hamster; Great-Grampa Pupp
10Play Possumtext story2pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); colors: ? (illustration); letters: typeset
11Davy Crockett and Daniel Boonepromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: John Prentice, Nick Cardy, Fred Ray; inks: John Prentice, Nick Cardy, Fred Ray; letters: Ira Schnapp
12Champion Chump!comic story6pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto FeuerPeter Porkchops, Wolfie

Plus 4.83 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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