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6September-October 1950
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Peter Porkchops #6

DC · September-October 1950 · on sale 1950-07-24

First appearance: Biggety BearFirst appearance: Willy Weasel
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Identification plate

Series
Peter Porkchops (DC, 1949 series)
Issue
#6
Publication date
September-October 1950
Key date
1950-09-00
On-sale date
1950-07-24
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Biggety Bear - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Willy Weasel - 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
0Peter Rockets to Mars!cover1pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto FeuerPeter Porkchops, Wolfie
1Everybody -- But Everybody Is Crazy about the Fox and the Crowpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: James F. Davis; inks: James F. Davis; letters: Ira Schnapp
2Rockets to Mars!comic story14pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto FeuerPeter Porkchops, Wolfie
4-cartoon0.5script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel; letters: Martin NaydelLittle Stanley
5Trixy the Puzzle Monkeyactivity0.5script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel; letters: Martin NaydelTrixy
6Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
7-comic story7pencils: Rube Grossman; inks: Rube GrossmanBiggety Bear First, Willy Weasel First
8-activity1script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel; letters: Martin Naydel
9Now! Read It in the Comics! See It on the Screen!promo (ad from the publisher)1
10-comic story7pencils: Rube Grossman; inks: Rube GrossmanCalvin Cow, Goofy Goose, Julius the Bug
11Starring... A. Wolfactivity0.5script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel; letters: Martin NaydelPeter Porkchops, Wolfie
13-activity0.67script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel; letters: Martin Naydel
15Mummy's the Wordtext story2pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); colors: ? (illustration); letters: typesetPeter Porkchops, Wolfie
16A Genie in Disguisecomic story10pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto FeuerPeter Porkchops, Wolfie
17-activity0.75script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel; letters: Martin Naydel
19The Dodo and the Frog Ask "How Are Your Manners Out-of-Doors?"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto Feuer; letters: Ira SchnappDunbar Dodo, Fenimore Frog

Plus 3.58 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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