- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Tom McKimson
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Larry Mayer
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Many years ago on the high seas, Sam rescued Tugboat Doug from the hands of ruthless pirates…
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Bugs Bunny; Yosemite Sam; Tugboat Doug (in flashback); pirates (in flashback); Lee Gally (lawyer); parrot; two shady treasure seekers; Waki Atchu fisherman; Waki Atchu big guy in hut
- Synopsis
- A parrot speaking cryptic directions is the key to finding a treasure left as an inheritance to Sam, and desired by two shady characters.
- Keywords
- parrot; pirates; sea or island setting; treasure
The parrot in this story is drawn to look much like Western Publishing’s Golden Magazine mascot “Cracky”. As this story’s penciler Tom McKimson was Western’s art director at the time the character of Cracky was created, perhaps he originally designed, or had a hand in the design of, Cracky – and returned to that character design here.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Tom McKimson
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Larry Mayer
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey! Watch it! Somebody could get hurt!
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Bugs Bunny; Jawbreaker Jones (boxer); two scientists; Rudy Percent (fight promoter); ring announcer (looks like Shemp Howard); Biff Bama (boxer); boxing spectators
- Synopsis
- An experimental “super carrot” gives Bugs “...the power of ten men… for a while!”. For poor Bugs, that “while” comes when he’s in the boxing ring!
- Keywords
- boxing; fame-is-fleeting; strange chemical properties; strength; super carrot
The notion of a “super carrot” goes back to the 1943 Bugs Bunny theatrical short “Super Rabbit”, directed by Chuck Jones (presumably no relation to this story’s “Jawbreaker Jones”). Our story’s title, “Rabbit Punch”, is also the title of a 1948 Bugs Bunny theatrical short, again directed by Chuck Jones.