Bugs Bunny
#214
[Whitman]
- Price
- 0.40 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Western Publishing Company Inc.
- Brand
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Whitman W [with Face]
- Barcode
- 0335009007011
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
[Handlebars Mustache]
Bugs Bunny / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Bugs Bunny; Yosemite Sam
- Synopsis
- Bugs gets a ride on Sam's motor bike, using Sam's long mustache for handlebars.
- Keywords
- alternative uses; handlebars; motor bike; mustache; slow burn
Indexer Notes
This sort of cover gag was oft-used for the Yosemite Sam title.
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The Lobster Trap
Bugs Bunny / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Don R. Christensen
- Pencils
- Tom McKimson
- Inks
- Tom McKimson
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Larry Mayer
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- At last Elmer Fudd has his own plane for his dream trip to the south seas! However...
- Feature Logo
Bugs Bunny [Dell / Western Logo Rounded Letters Two Lines]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd; Mac (pirate); Murk (pirate)
- Synopsis
- Elmer's plane crashes on an uncharted tropical island where he and Bugs run afoul of a pair of tramp steamer pirates, as well as a giant pearl and some very large lobsters.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- in-joke; lobsters; one-character-desiring-another-as-a-meal; pearl; pirates; plane; sea or island setting
in Indexer Notes
Two amusing oddities: (1): Upon capturing Bugs for a stew, pirate Murk expresses surprise that a rabbit can talk. Perhaps the first such "concept-acknowledgement" in Bugs' long comics career.
(2): Writer Don R. Christensen offers a little in-joke with the reveal that the giant pearl was "...Made in Racine, Wisconsin" - the location of the home offices of Western Publishing.
The Haunted House
Bugs Bunny / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Tom McKimson
- Inks
- Tom McKimson
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Larry Mayer
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bugs' nephews Hare and Dare are visiting the daylights out of Bugs...
- Feature Logo
- Bugs Bunny [Dell / Western Logo Rounded Letters Two Lines]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Bugs Bunny; Hare; Dare; three crooks
- Synopsis
- To help settle down his rambunctious nephews Hare and Dare, Bugs takes the kids on a long (and hopefully tiring) run. There they find an old house full of sliding panels and mysterious passageways used as a hideout by three crooks.
- Keywords
- crooks; haunted house; kids-at-play; nephews; visiting relatives
Indexer Notes
Bugs Bunny becomes another in a long line of funny animal characters in Dell/Gold Key/Whitman Comics to be saddled with nephews or nieces that are "miniature versions of themselves". Hare and Dare assume the unrestrained, overly-energetic role that we normally associate with Bugs, while Bugs finds himself in the uncharacteristic role of put-upon "parent".
A relatively easy "adventure" for the Bunnies, as the three crooks never even get out of bed before story's end.
This story is plotted as if it were by Vic Lockman, but the dialogue shows no indication of his unique style. The writer will remain as a "question mark".
The Bear Facts
Bugs Bunny / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Tom McKimson
- Inks
- Tom McKimson
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Larry Mayer
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bugs! Come quick! Help me!
- Feature Logo
Bugs Bunny [Western Logo 2 Horseshoe-Like Letters]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd; gas station attendant; various police, motorists, and pedestrians; Bertha (bear)
- Synopsis
- Dressed in a bear suit for a costume party that has just been called-off, Elmer finds that he cannot get out of the costume. So desperate is he to extricate himself that he calls on Bugs for help.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- bear suit; costume; costume party; series of mishaps
Indexer Notes
Good Bit: Bugs asks why he wasn’t invited to the party…
ELMER: “You’re no fun at costume parties! You always come as a wabbit!”
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[Handlebars Mustache]
Bugs Bunny -
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The Lobster Trap
Bugs Bunny -
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The Haunted House
Bugs Bunny -
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The Bear Facts
Bugs Bunny
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
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