- Script
- Michael Maltese
- Pencils
- Phil De Lara
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Bill Spicer
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I need you to guard Lady Winderfan’s pwiceless diamond tiara!
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd; Lady Winderfan; Quick-Change Chester; Harold the house detective;
- Synopsis
- At Elmer Fudd’s hotel, private eye Bugs guards a “pwiceless diamond tiara” from Quick-Change Chester – a thief who, by spinning himself around, can appear as anyone or anything he chooses.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- detective; hotel; master-of-disguise; private eye; tiara
Michael Maltese wrote a Snooper and Blabber cartoon for Hanna-Barbera (“Masquerader Raider”) as part of the Quick Draw McGraw Show (1959-1962) with a villain called “Quick-Change Quentin”, who performed in exactly the same way. Spinning in a circle to change his appearance. That the story appeared during the period when Maltese returned to Western Publishing from animation writing, makes a very strong case for Maltese as the author of this story.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Massimo Fecchi
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gwow, little radishes, gwow!
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd; Cicero Pig; cat kid (friend of Cicero); Marty (music store proprietor); night-working neighbor
- Synopsis
- As Elmer feels that violin music can help his garden to grow, Bugs offers his services of a tuba, clarinet, and bass fiddle to accelerate the process. A burly neighbor, a night worker who needs daytime sleep, disagrees.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- garden; music; musical instruments; neighbor; sleep problems; unwanted noise
Massimo Fecchi art credit for this story is from the book “American Funny Animal Comics in the 20th Century Volume One” by Alberto Becattini, page 223.
- Script
- Michael Maltese ?
- Pencils
- Massimo Fecchi
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- They’ve got one of just about everything in this zoo!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Bugs Bunny; “Peanuts” the Elephant; head zoo-keeper; Sam (assistant zoo-keeper); jail guard
- Synopsis
- A zoo elephant takes a liking to Bugs (and carrots), and follows him home.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- elephant
Story Credit: Michael Maltese wrote a Quick Draw McGraw cartoon for Hanna-Barbera (“Elephant Boy Oh Boy”) in which a "travelin' show elephant" took a similar misplaced-liking to Quick Draw, causing the expected complications. The story's dialogue also has a "Maltese-feel" to it, similar to his cartoons. Along with this story appearing during the period when Maltese returned to Western Publishing from animation writing, a good case is made for Maltese as the author of this story.
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 this very issue of Bugs Bunny. The art style there is the same as in this story.