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Issue Details

Issue #277
Published May 1950
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing ?
Notes Indicia title is "PORKY PIG in DESERT ADVENTURE, No. 277. Code number is P.P.O.S. #277-505. Copyright 1950 by Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

Cover Details - "Desert Adventure"

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

1 page Porky Pig story "Laundry Drawings"

Characters Porky Pig; Cicero Pig; Petunia Pig
Synopsis After Porky compliments him on his drawings, Cicero decorates Petunia's laundry.
Genre funny animals
Pencils Gil Turner
Inks Gil Turner
Letters Gil Turner
Notes Inside front cover; black, red, and white. Story title and pencils, inks, and lettering credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

20 page Porky Pig story "Desert Adventure"

Characters Porky Pig; Sylvester; Squire Squeeze
Synopsis As part of a plan to evict Porky and keep his first month's rent, landlord Squire Squeeze puts an ostrich in Porky's house. Porky and Sylvester take the ostrich to the desert to dump it, but Porky's car gets hooked by a runaway hot air balloon and they end up lost in the middle of the desert.
Genre funny animals; western
Pencils Fred Abranz
Inks Fred Abranz
Letters Fred Abranz
Notes Pencils, inks, and lettering credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

12 page Porky Pig story "The Lost Look"

Characters Porky Pig; Petunia Pig; Patricia Pig
Synopsis After frightening Petunia as a joke and causing her to spill ink on her new dress, Porky has to find a way to get the ink spots out. After he ruins the dress with some cheap spot remover, Porky has to make a new dress for Petunia to wear in a style show.
Genre funny animals
Pencils John Carey
Notes Pencils credit for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

12 page Porky Pig story "Super-Strength"

Characters Porky Pig; Cicero Pig; Petunia Pig
Synopsis Porky borrows Cicero's Hercules play suit to wear to a masquerade party. Cicero sets up some tricks so make Porky think he really has become as strong as Hercules.
Genre funny animals
Pencils Gil Turner
Inks Gil Turner
Letters Gil Turner
Notes Pencils, inks, and lettering credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

4 page Porky Pig story "The Workout"

Characters Porky Pig; Petunia Pig
Synopsis Porky comes up with a solution when Petunia complains that she is having trouble sleeping.
Genre funny animals
Pencils Gil Turner
Inks Gil Turner
Letters Gil Turner
Notes Pencils, inks, and lettering credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

1 page Porky Pig story "Keeping Cicero Busy"

Characters Porky Pig; Cicero Pig
Synopsis In order to keep Cicero quiet, Porky has him enter contests.
Genre funny animals
Pencils Gil Turner
Inks Gil Turner
Letters Gil Turner
Notes Inside back cover; black, red, and white. Story title and pencils, inks, and lettering credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

1 page Porky Pig story "Unhelpful Keeper"

Characters Porky Pig; Bugs Bunny
Synopsis Bugs helps Porky move, but does more harm than good.
Genre funny animals
Pencils Gil Turner
Inks Gil Turner
Letters Gil Turner
Notes Back cover. Story title and pencils, inks, and lettering credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).