Comic Title: Comic Cavalcade #25
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Feb/Mar 1948
Approx. On Sale Date: December 12, 1947 Copyright Date December 10, 1947
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1948
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.15
Page Count: 72
Contains: Ownership Statement
Editor: Sheldon Mayer

Title: (The Talking Dog)
Pages: 8

Feature(s):
Johnny Peril

Writer/Artist: Howard Purcell

Feature Character(s)

• Johnny Peril (last appearance in Comic Cavalcade #24; next appearance in Comic Cavalcade #26)

Villain(s)

• Aces Jordan and his gang (Mendozo and Spike named; racketeers; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Donald Smith and Bernie (a talking dog; no further appearances)
• Santini and Trixie (a ventriloquist and his dog; no further appearances)
• Sam Brandon and Larson (a producer and a police officer; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story is a "Just a Story" feature.

Synopsis:
Johnny Peril rescues a young man from a gang of armed thugs. When the crooks are apprehended, the man runs away. Johnny tracks him down to learn his story.

The man, Donald Smith, explains that the thug was Aces Jordan, to whom he owed some gambling debts. Donald also explains that he nearly committed suicide, but he was talked out of it by a talking dog.

Donald continues with the incredulous story about the talking dog named Bernie. The dog feared being made to perform for people. When Donald secretly tried to put Bernie in a stage production in order to even his gambling debt, Bernie ran away. While looking for Bernie, Donald was accosted by the thugs, then rescued by Johnny.

Johnny leaves Donald to continue his search. Johnny wonders whether Donald fabricated the story of the talking dog, until he meets a talking dog of his own. However, this dog's speech was actually faked by a ventriloquist.