Peter Porkchops

Pig Iron
--> Pig Iron, with his Peter Porkchops identity also depicted (in the upper left corner). From Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew #7 (September 1982). Art by Scott Shaw! and Al Gordon.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	(As Peter Porkchops): Leading Comics #23 (1947) (As Pig Iron): New Teen Titans Vol. 1 #16 (February 1982)
Created by	Otto Feuer
In-story information
Alter ego	Peter Porkchops
Team affiliations	The Zoo Crew
Notable aliases	The Swine of Steel, The Porcine Powerhouse
Abilities	(As Pig Iron): Superhuman strength and endurance Invulnerability Ability to eat almost anything

Peter Porkchops, also known as the superhero Pig-Iron, is a fictional funny animal pig who appeared in stories published by DC Comics. Peter was created by Otto Feuer, and first appeared in Leading Comics #23 (February/March 1947).

Peter's adventures mostly consisted of light-hearted fare, usually involving his neighbor A. Wolf (or "Wolfie" as Peter called him). The stories consisted mainly of Wolfie getting up to crafty get-rich-quick schemes with Peter thwarting him at every turn. In spite of this, it was an essentially friendly relationship.

Peter became one of DC's most successful funny animal characters, gaining his own comic in December 1949. Peter appeared throughout the 1950s, with Leading Comics canceled with its 77th issue in 1955; Peter's own comic was canceled with Peter Porkchops #62 in December 1960. He then ceased to appear (except for a few reprints) for the next several decades.

In 1982, Peter was brought back in a special insert in New Teen Titans #16 (February 1982). In this incarnation he is a steel mill worker in the Earth-C city of Piggsburg. While working one day over a vat, an irradiated meteor fragment slams into Peter, knocking them both into the molten steel; when he emerges, Peter finds himself transformed into a super-strong being of living metal, and soon becomes a superhero named Pig-Iron (a reference to the word "pig iron", a part of the steel making process).

As Pig-Iron, Peter joins the Zoo Crew in Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew, and embarks on various adventures, including facing off against his former neighbor Wolfie, who has been transformed into a "Wuz-Wolf" (Earth-C's version of a werewolf; in this case, a wolf who turned into a monstrous human). Pig-Iron's personality, unlike Peter's, tended to be much more aggressive and abrasive, similar to that of the Fantastic Four's Thing, although unlike the Thing, Peter finds his metal form more to his liking.