Bugs Bunny #98

(March 1965)

Do You Need Extra Money? (Table of Contents: 1)

Cheerful Card Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

It costs you nothing to try

Keywords

greeting cards; sales; stationery

Indexer Notes

Ad for selling greeting cards and stationery for the Cheerful Card Company. Color ad on inside front cover.

The Mysterious Buckaroo (Table of Contents: 2)

Bugs Bunny / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Tony Strobl

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Tony Strobl

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Tony Strobl

Job Number

B. B. #98-651

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It's just a small spread, podner... but I call it home! Heh, heh!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Bugs Bunny; Porky Pig; Petunia Pig; Yosemite Sam; Banker Hill; townspeople of Buckskin Flats

Synopsis

The small western town of Buckskin Flats has a problem. Every day, the town is shot up by Yosemite Sam, the last of the old-time bad men. Banker Hill offers a thousand dollars to anyone that can get Sam out of town. Bugs takes the job, and fast-talks Sam into leaving for Hollywood. But, with Sam gone, tourism has ceased, leaving Buckskin Flats on the brink of bankruptcy. Meanwhile, Sam has acclimated quite well to Hollywood life, with a house, swimming pool, and a new picture deal. Can Bugs get him to return to his old stomping (and shooting) ground?

Reprints

• from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #420 - Bugs Bunny in The Mysterious Buckaroo (August-September 1952)

Keywords

be-careful-what-you-wish-for; Hollywood; outlaw; small town; western setting

Indexer Notes

"Reprinted by popular demand".

Unlike the cover, Sam's moustache and eyebrows are correctly colored in this story.

[Pants Oppressed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Bugs Bunny / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Pencils

John Carey

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John Carey

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Western Publishing Production Shop

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John Carey

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hm-m...I'm hard-pressed for carrot money!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Bugs Bunny; dry cleaner; Bugs' first customer

Synopsis

Bugs takes a job as a pants presser... until he sees his first customer.

Reprints

• from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #376 - Bugs Bunny The Magic Sneeze (February-March 1952) [with color added]

Keywords

garment press; pants; the-customer-is-always-right; unwelcome surprise

[Dollars to Doughnut Holes] (Table of Contents: 4)

Bugs Bunny / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Fred Abranz

Inks

Fred Abranz

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Vic Lockman ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Work fascinates me...I can watch other people do it for hours!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd; Mrs. Jones; angry farmer; bulldog; two masonry contractors; butler; chauffeur

Synopsis

Bugs cons Elmer into buying doughnut holes - the empty space around which a doughnut is made.

Reprints

• from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #420 - Bugs Bunny in The Mysterious Buckaroo (August-September 1952)

Keywords

buyer beware; doughnut holes; doughnuts; reversal of fortunes; scam; trickery

Indexer Notes

"Reprinted by popular demand".

Puzzle Payoff (Table of Contents: 5)

Henery Hawk / text story / 1 page (report information)

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Pencils

Tony Strobl

Inks

Steve Steere

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Henery Hawk, notebook clutched in one hand and pencil in the other, ran as fast as he could through the woods toward the tree where he knew he would find his friend, Ollie Owl.

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Henery Hawk; Ollie Owl

Synopsis

Henery asks Ollie to help him win a puzzle contest.

Reprints

• in Tweety and Sylvester (Western, 1963 series) #25 (July 1972)

Keywords

contest; outsmarting one’s-self

Indexer Notes

New story.

Adopted by Duckies (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Vic Lockman

Pencils

Phil De Lara

Inks

Phil De Lara

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Rome Siemon

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Woo woo!

Feature Logo

Daffy Duck [Western (Gold Key) Interior 1 Lower Case]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Daffy Duck; Webby; Debby; birthday party guests; Elmer Fudd; baby chick

Synopsis

Two overly-hyper orphan ducks kids decide to "adopt" Daffy as their "Unky".

Reprints

• in Bugs Bunny (Willms Verlag, 1972 series) #38
which is reprinted
• in Bugs Bunny (Condor, 1983 series) #5
• in Schweinchen Dick Comic-Album (Condor, 1975 series) #2

Keywords

adoption; birthday party; houseboat; kids-at-mischief; orphans; too-much-of-a-good-thing

Indexer Notes

New story.

[Controlling Dis-interest] (Table of Contents: 7)

Bugs Bunny / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

John Carey

Inks

John Carey

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

John Carey

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Greetin's, Doc! Would ya like to buy an interest in my new invention?

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd

Synopsis

Bugs offers Elmer "controlling interest" in his latest business venture.

Reprints

• from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #376 - Bugs Bunny The Magic Sneeze (February-March 1952)

Keywords

buyer beware; dissatisfied customer; invention; investor

The Cloud-Shooter (Table of Contents: 8)

Bugs Bunny / comic story / 4.5 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Fred Abranz

Inks

Fred Abranz

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

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Oo-oh... What a deal! A rain-making experimenter in my back yard, practically!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Bugs Bunny; Professor Puddlemaker; mayor; scientist

Synopsis

When Professor Puddlemaker's rainmaking project is threatened with shutdown, Bugs leaps in to help. Thanks to Bugs' unbridled enthusiasm the project is spared, and the chemicals from the professor's "mineral rain" result in huge, rapid plant growth... but what else might result from such an experiment?

Reprints

• from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #420 - Bugs Bunny in The Mysterious Buckaroo (August-September 1952)

Keywords

cannon; clouds; forest setting; plant growth; rainmaking; strange chemical properties

Indexer Notes

"Reprinted by popular demand".

The "Bugs Bunny" logo is made up of raining clouds in the form of the individual letters.

The original printing of this story was 5 pages. This reprint is 4.5 pages to provide room for the half-page Statement of Ownership.

Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (Table of Contents: 9)

statement of ownership / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Howard L. Anderson

Letters

typeset

Keywords

government reporting; regulations

Indexer Notes

Statement of Ownership for September 28, 1964. Prepared by H.L. Anderson. Reported total distribution: 322,901 (12-month average), 314,525 (nearest issue). Lower half of page.

[An Unpleasant Weight] (Table of Contents: 10)

Bugs Bunny / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

John Carey

Inks

John Carey

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

John Carey

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gweetings, Bugs! I'm intewested in your weight-lifting course!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd

Synopsis

At Bugs' Gym, the rabbit promises Elmer that before long he'll be "...lugging the weights home" - and Bugs sees that he does.

Reprints

• from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #376 - Bugs Bunny The Magic Sneeze (February-March 1952)

Keywords

barbells; dissatisfied customer; gym; living-up-to-one’s-word; slow burn

Nationally Famous Prizes at No Cost to You! (Table of Contents: 11)

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

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Or a big 50¢ profit for each box you sell

Keywords

greeting cards; prizes; sales

Indexer Notes

Ad for Junior Sales Club of America, offering prizes or money for the sales of "lovely all occasion cards". Color ad on inside back cover.

Make Money Get Prizes with Fast Selling American Seeds (Table of Contents: 12)

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Take your choice of these wonderful prizes.

Keywords

prizes; sales; seeds

Indexer Notes

Ad for selling vegetable and flower seeds for the American Seed Co., in exchange for prizes or money. Three kids with quotes endorsing this enterprise, seen in black and white photos. Color ad on back cover.