Bugs Bunny #141 [Whitman]

Western, 1962 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
?
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Western Publishing Company Inc.
Brand
Whitman W [with Face]
Editing
?

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Bugs Bunny (Western, 1962 series) #141.

[Shotgun Surprise] (Table of Contents)

Bugs Bunny / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ralph Heimdahl
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd
Synopsis
Reaching through a hole in Elmer's fence to grab a carrot, Bugs grabs Fudd's shotgun instead.
Reprints
Keywords
carrots; fence; pilfering; shotgun

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Youth Opportunity Sales Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Rabbit Luck (Table of Contents: 2)

Bugs Bunny / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Maltese ?; ?
Pencils
Phil De Lara
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Bill Spicer

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Give it all you’ve got, Bugs!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Bugs Bunny; carnival boss; Girl Scouts and troop leader; native americans; thunderbird
Synopsis
Bugs is forced into becoming a rainmaker.
Keywords
balloons; carnival; eagle (thunderbird); lucky rabbit's feet; native americans; rainmaking

Indexer Notes

Bugs speaks and acts more like his cartoon persona, suggesting Maltese as the story’s author.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Mark Jewelers Standard & Military Rings and Jewelry / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Super Citizen (Table of Contents: 4)

Bugs Bunny / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Vic Lockman
Pencils
Phil De Lara
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Bill Spicer

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey! How did my name get entered in this contest?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Bugs Bunny; Honey Bunny; citizen (with) cane; Elmer Fudd; judges
Synopsis
Honey Bunny enters Bugs in a good-citizenship contest.
Keywords
best of intentions; carrots; contest; good-citizenship

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (Table of Contents: 6)

statement of ownership / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Joe Connaughton (credited as Joseph Connaughton)
Letters
typeset

Keywords
government reporting; regulations

Indexer Notes

Statement of Ownership for September 30, 1971. Prepared by Joseph Connaughton. Reported total paid circulation: 251,523 (12 month average), 245,551 (nearest issue). Report names Chase Craig as Managing Editor. Lower half of page. Between pages 2 and 3 of previous story.

Prize-Winning Pop-Up (Table of Contents: 7)

Porky Pig / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Fred Abranz (illustration)
Inks
Fred Abranz (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Porky Pig; Petunia Pig; Cicero Pig
Synopsis
To remain in Petunia’s good graces, Porky repeatedly practices for an ice-skating contest, to little success – until he tries for the “novelty competition”.
Reprints
Keywords
ice-skating

Kids Get This Official Joe Namath Electric Football Game (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Joe Namath Electric Football Game / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Squatter's Rights (Table of Contents: 9)

Bugs Bunny / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Maltese ?; ?
Pencils
Massimo Fecchi
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
That must have been an earthquake!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Bugs Bunny; Yosemite Sam; General Beauregard Bunny (portrait); judge
Synopsis
Miner Yosemite Sam blasts his way into Bugs Bunny’s rabbit hole, which Sam claims as his own. After some explosive slapstick antics, the pair end up fighting in court.
Keywords
claim; court; dynamite; summons; underground

Indexer Notes

Writing Credit: Both Bugs and Sam speak and act more like their respective cartoon characterizations, than those generally seen in the Dell and Gold Key comics, suggesting Maltese as the story’s author. Art Credit: Massimo Fecchi art credit from the book “American Funny Animal Comics in the 20th Century Volume One” by Alberto Becattini, page 223. Becattini cites Fecchi as the artist of “Music to Grow Gardens By” in Bugs Bunny (Western, 1962 Series) #144. The art style there is the same as in this story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Gandalf Embroidered Cloth Patches / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Code of the North Woods (Table of Contents: 11)

Daffy Duck / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Pete Alvarado; ?
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, give me a home where the butterflies roam!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Daffy Duck; Yosemite Sam; porcupine
Synopsis
Daffy and Sam try to drive each other away from a campsite, while ostensibly acting as “instant buddies” under the “Code of the North Woods”.
Keywords
camping; friendly enemies

Indexer Notes

Daffy looks like he's drawn by Pete Alavardo, but Sam looks more like Massimo Fecchi (see previous story). Pete Alvarado with a different inker?

It's For You in '72! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Western Publishing / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

204 Revolutionary War Soldiers (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pick a Pack of Prizes or Cash at J.S.C.A. (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Make Money Get Prizes with Fast Selling American Seeds (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)