Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	November-December 1949
Frequency	bi-monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Cover Details

Characters	Peter Porkchops; Wolfie
Genre	funny animals
Pencils	Rube Grossman
Inks	Rube Grossman

6 page Peter Porkchops story "Aha! The crystal ball says that you should beware..."

Characters	Peter Porkchops; Wolfie; Gazooba
Synopsis	When Wolfie visits Gazooba the fortune-teller, he gets the idea to dress up as a fortune-teller himself. As Salami the Swami, he tries to trick Peter into giving him money, but it doesn't work.
Genre	funny animals
Pencils	Rube Grossman
Inks	Rube Grossman

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "All Aboard the DC Express!"

Genre	funny animals
Notes	house ad for DC funny animal comics {Leading Screen Comics, Funny Stuff, Real Screen Comics, Animal Antics, Funny Folks, Comic Cavalcade}

6 page Peter Porkchops story "Yippee! I did it! It's all mine!"

Characters	Peter Porkchops; Wolfie
Synopsis	When Peter is notified that he's won a $100 prize in a contest, Wolfie tries to figure out a way to collect the prize in Peter's place.
Genre	funny animals
Pencils	Rube Grossman
Inks	Rube Grossman

1 page U.S. Royal and his Jet-Propelled Bike; U.S. Royal advertisement "Spoiling the Gangsters' Scheme"

Characters	U.S. Royal
Genre	adventure
Pencils	George Roussos ?
Inks	George Roussos ?
Notes	advertisement for U.S. Royal bicycle tires in sequential art form

5 page Goofy Goose story "I'm awfully glad you could come to my picnic, Mr. Ant!"

Characters	Goofy Goose; Calvin Cow
Synopsis	Goofy thinks it's "Be Kind to Insects Week" so Calvin tries to disguise himself as a bug to get something out of Goofy.
Genre	funny animals
Pencils	Rube Grossman
Inks	Rube Grossman

7 page Peter Porkchops story "Hmm...the old shack needs a little patching up in spots!"

Characters	Wolfie; Peter Porkchops
Synopsis	Wolfie decides he'd rather live in Peter's house than fix up his own.
Genre	funny animals
Pencils	Rube Grossman
Inks	Rube Grossman

7 page Ruff and Reddy story "Heavenly Hammock"

Characters	Ruff; Reddy
Synopsis	The cat and dog fight over who is going to relax in the hammock they found.
Genre	funny animals

1 page Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Rolls advertisement "Captain Tootsie Saves the Day!"

Characters	Captain Tootsie
Synopsis	The neighborhood kids start a fire to get rid of the trash they collected, and Captain Tootsie has to save them so he can lecture them about fire safety.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	C. C. Beck
Inks	C. C. Beck
Notes	advertisement for Tootsie Rolls candy

Half page Little Stanley filler "By day the aardvark sleeps..."

Characters	Little Stanley
Synopsis	information about the aardvark and the gnu
Genre	fact
Script	Martin Naydel ?
Pencils	Martin Naydel
Inks	Martin Naydel

2 page Peter Porkchops text story "Trouble or Nothing"

Characters	Peter Porkchops; Wolfie
Genre	funny animals
Pencils	Rube Grossman ? (illustration)
Inks	Rube Grossman ? (illustration)
Colors	? (illustration)
Letters	typeset

6 page Peter Porkchops story "Special Delivery package for Peter Porkchops!"

Characters	Peter Porkchops; Wolfie; Peter's aunt
Synopsis	Wolfie tries to get Peter's baby-sitting job away from him, so Peter dresses up as the baby to get back at Wolfie.
Genre	funny animals
Pencils	Rube Grossman
Inks	Rube Grossman

1 page Ozzie and Harriet promo (ad from the publisher) "Now! America's Favorite Radio Family"

Synopsis	house ad for Ozzie and Harriet (DC, 1949 series) #1
Genre	sitcom