Porky Pig #21
In "The Social Lion," Porky Pig takes on a new role as museum guard, giving Sylvester a late-night tour—unaware that two escaped convicts in striped prison suits are hiding inside fresh mummy cases, planning to steal the world's largest pearl. With a mix of classic slapstick and clever misdirection, Porky and Sylvester team up to foil the scheme, leading to a surprising offer for Sylvester to become an assistant guard. The story, illustrated with lively energy by Tony Strobl and inked by John Liggera, features a memorable cover by Strobl and Steve Steere, capturing the humor and suspense of this 1968 Western Publishing gem.
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Porky Pig has a new job as guard for a museum. He decides to show Sylvester around while he closes up. What he doesn't know is that two “convicts” (described as such in the story's dialogue, and still wearing their striped suits with prison numbers to prove it - even on this heist job) are hiding inside of new mummy cases so that they can steal the world's largest pearl. Porky and Sylvester manage to thwart the robbery. Sylvester is offered a job as an assistant guard but turns it down because "my mummy said there would be days like this - but I'm not about let it become a habit!"
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