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Issue Details

Issue #284
Published July 1950
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing ?
Notes Indicia title is "PORKY PIG in THE KINGDOM OF NOWHERE, No. 284." Code number is P.P.O.S. #284-507. Copyright 1950 by Warner Bros Cartoons, Inc.

Cover Details - "The Kingdom of Nowhere"

Characters Porky Pig; Sylvester
Genre funny animals
Pencils Roger Armstrong
Inks Roger Armstrong
Notes Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

1 page Cicero Pig story "Talk to Yourself"

Characters Cicero Pig; Porky Pig
Synopsis When the new kid next door won't talk to Cicero, Porky suggests Cicero talk to himself.
Genre funny animals
Pencils John Carey
Inks John Carey
Letters John Carey
Notes Inside front cover; black and white; Pencils, inks, and lettering credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

27 page Porky Pig story "The Kingdom of Nowhere"

Characters Porky Pig; Petunia Pig; Sylvester; the Black Knight
Synopsis Sylvester and Porky find a suitcase full of "Boovarian" paper money. It turns out to be counterfeit, as there is no country of "Boovaria." However, Sylvester enters a "Name the Kingdom" contest in Porky's name with "Boovaria" as the entry. Porky and Sylvester are summoned to the Kingdom of Nowhere for the final judging. There the naming contest will be decided on the jousting field between Porky and the Black Knight.
Genre funny animals; adventure
Pencils Roger Armstrong
Inks Roger Armstrong
Letters Roger Armstrong
Notes Pencils, inks, and lettering credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

21 page Porky Pig story "The Seafarers"

Characters Porky Pig; Cicero Pig; Petunia Pig; Sylvester
Synopsis Porky becomes a scoutmaster in the Sea Scouts and takes Cicero and Sylvester on a chaotic trip in a rowboat. They end up in a lagoon full of rare and unusual fish.
Genre funny animals
Pencils Fred Abranz
Inks Fred Abranz
Notes Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

1 page Petunia Pig story "Hands Off!"

Characters Petunia Pig; Cicero Pig
Synopsis Cicero writes a note that makes Petunia too embarrassed to take her cake to the bridge club.
Genre funny animals
Pencils John Carey
Inks John Carey
Letters John Carey
Notes Inside back cover; black and white. Pencils, inks, and lettering credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

1 page Porky Pig story Reading a "Night of Terror"

Characters Porky Pig; Sylvester
Synopsis Porky buys a toupee so that his hair can stand on end when he reads an exciting book.
Genre funny animals
Pencils Fred Abranz
Notes Back Cover; color. Pencils credit for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).