Monday PSA: Peter Porkchops Says “Don’t Be Afraid to Speak Up!”

December 28th, 2009

Filed under: Comics

There’s a little (very little) snow on the ground here in southern Illinois, so I thought I’d go for a snow-themed PSA this week.

Peter Porkchops Says 'Don't Be Afraid to Speak Up!' Click for the full PagePeter Porkchops — one of DC Comics premier “funny animal” characters from the 1950s (and later a super-hero in Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew) — is back for another public service ad. This time, he’s teaching the readers to stand up for what’s right, even if it’s unpopular (a good choice for a PSA topic actually).

Choosing a ProfessionWolfie seems to be a common name among antagonists in DC humor comics.

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This PSA was found in Action Comics #203 as well as the other DC comics from April 1954. This ad was written — as always — by Jack Schiff, with art this time by Rube Grossman.

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2 Responses to “ Monday PSA: Peter Porkchops Says “Don’t Be Afraid to Speak Up!” ”

  1. Jake
    December 29th, 2009 at 12:10 pm

    Man that is one blood-thirsty duck. I wouldn’t be surprised if he bribed the snow truck driver to destroy the fort so that he could talk everyone into attacking Wolfie.

  2. Laura
    December 29th, 2009 at 5:23 pm

    Of course, the duck is blood-thirsty, Jake, living in a macabre world where pigs are surnamed according to butchershop wallcharts.

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