Bugs Bunny #134
(March 1971)

Western, 1962 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1971-01
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Western Publishing Company Inc.
Brand
Gold Key
Editing
Chase Craig (editor); Del Connell (editor)

Issue Notes

Cover code: 10070-103. First issue of this series where the configuration of advertisement pages and “Gold Key Comics Club” pages (that is “non-story pages”) is redistributed from that which had been in effect since the Gold Key Comics titles issued in January, 1967. (In the case of the “Bugs Bunny” title, that would be issue #110.) Previously, such non-story pages were limited to the four pages of the centerfold, and the final two interior pages (interior pages 31-32) for a total of SIX pages carved-out of each issue. Beginning with this issue, the number of non-story pages would be increased to SEVEN scattered throughout the issue, and would begin on interior page five. It would continue to increase throughout the 1970s.

Sealing Zero (Table of Contents)

Bugs Bunny / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
John Liggera
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset; logo

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Bugs Bunny; seal
Synopsis
A seal juggles Bugs Bunny on its nose, as if Bugs were a ball.
Reprints
Keywords
juggling; seal

Giant Play Farm Animal Collection (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Colonial Studios Farm Animals Collection / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Hare-Brained Inventor (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bugs was dreaming that he was sitting by a waterfall, until he awoke from his nap to discover…
Feature Logo
Bugs Bunny [Dell / Western Logo Rounded Letters Two Lines]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Bugs Bunny; construction foreman; Mr. Upthrust (building tycoon); unnamed wacky inventor; inventor’s two assistants; two reporters
Synopsis
A shower of concrete comes pouring down Bugs’ vacant city lot rabbit hole, followed by a steel girder. To his dismay, Bugs finds that he is squatting on the site of what is to be a new high-rise apartment building. Rather than fight the construction crew, as he did in animation, he leaves for more suburban climes. Meanwhile, a wacky inventor, who believes in “…inventions-by-chance – throw[ing] stuff together and see what develops”, has set up several “Chance Sites” of random objects scattered about outdoors to test his theories. What happens when Bugs moves into one of those “Chance Sites”?
Reprints
Keywords
chance; concrete; construction; displacement; inventor; leaving home; steel girder; unintended consequences; unwelcome surprise

Indexer Notes

New story.

These 3 Big Drafting Kits Given to You! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

North American School of Drafting / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Good Skate (Table of Contents: 5)

Tweety and Sylvester / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Fred Abranz
Inks
Fred Abranz
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Rome Siemon

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Phooie! Puddy Tat can’t roller skate, but he is so selfish he won’t let me use his skates- even if I ask him nicely!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Tweety Bird; Sylvester Pussycat; bulldog
Synopsis
In order to use Sylvester’s roller skates, Tweety goads the Puddy Tat into demonstrating his skating prowess.
Reprints
Keywords
exaggerating one’s importance; roller skates; series of mishaps

Indexer Notes

"Reprinted by popular demand".

Gold Key Comics Club News (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Gold Key Comics Club News / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

A Quick Change (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
John Liggera
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Henery Hawk huddled close to the warm fire in Ollie Owl’s treetop apartment and shivered all over.
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Henery Hawk; Ollie Owl; Professor; gorilla; zoo keeper
Synopsis
Henery Hawk and Ollie Owl help recapture an escaped zoo gorilla.
Reprints
Keywords
gorilla; ingenuity; zoo

Sealing Zero (Table of Contents: 8)

Bugs Bunny / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Don R. Christensen
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
John Liggera
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Rome Siemon

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Come on, Uncle Buck… Heave! I bet we’ve got a netful of rare specimens this time!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Bugs Bunny; Uncle Buck; Simple Simon Seal; King Corki; Rocko; Rolo; Jaguar (villain)
Synopsis
A playful and affectionate seal takes a liking to Bugs and his Uncle Buck, leading them into the thick of a peaceful tropical kingdom threatened by bandit revolutionaries.
Reprints
Keywords
bandits; kingdom; revolution; seal

Indexer Notes

"Reprinted by popular demand".

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Milk Duds / Black Cow / Slo Poke / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Here Come the Zingers! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

MPC Model Kit / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (Table of Contents: 11)

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, 1970. Prepared by Joseph Connaughton. Report names Chase Craig as Managing Editor. Reported total distribution: 268,684 (12 month average), 281,566 (nearest issue). Lower half of page.

Fun in Winter (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Western Publishing; Golden Special Winter Fun / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

World's Largest Sculpture Depicted on Six-Cent Stamp (Table of Contents: 13)

Stamp and Coin Collector’s Corner / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Allard (credited)
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Some time ago a commemorative stamp was issued at Stone Mountain, Georgia, honoring three great men, Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis and Stonewall Jackson, and celebrating the dedication of the Stone Mountain Memorial.
Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Discusses a commemorative stamp for Georgia's Stone Mountain Memorial - a statue “so large that a man can actually stand in the open mouth of General Lee’s horse. The General’s nose is five feet long”. Also highlighted: The United States Postal Service Philatelic Sales Unit, Israel’s 1971 Pidyon HaBen coin, and a Montana statehood commemorative medal honoring classic film star Gary Cooper.
Keywords
coins; Gary Cooper; Israeli 1971 Pidyon HaBen coin; Montana statehood; stamps; Stone Mountain Memorial

Indexer Notes

Text feature, illustrated with photographs. © 1971, Western Publishing Company, Inc. Between pages 11 and 12 of previous story.

204 Revolutionary War Soldiers (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

Win 2 Ways with J.S.C.A. (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

Make Money Get Prizes with Fast Selling American Seeds (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Sealing Zero
    Bugs Bunny
  2. 1. Giant Play Farm Animal Collection
    Colonial Studios Farm Animals Collection
  3. 2. Hare-Brained Inventor
    Bugs Bunny
  4. 3. These 3 Big Drafting Kits Given to You!
    North American School of Drafting
  5. 4. ["Boys 12 or older sell Grit"]
    Grit Newspaper
  6. 5. The Good Skate
    Tweety and Sylvester
  7. 6. Gold Key Comics Club News
    Gold Key Comics Club News
  8. 7. A Quick Change
    Henery Hawk
  9. 8. Sealing Zero
    Bugs Bunny
  10. 9. ["Boys - Girls- Get in the big Holloway "Bike-Stakes""]
    Milk Duds / Black Cow / Slo Poke
  11. 10. Here Come the Zingers!
    MPC Model Kit
  12. 11. Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation
  13. 12. Fun in Winter
    Western Publishing; Golden Special Winter Fun
  14. 13. World's Largest Sculpture Depicted on Six-Cent Stamp
    Stamp and Coin Collector’s Corner
  15. 14. 204 Revolutionary War Soldiers
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
  16. 15. Win 2 Ways with J.S.C.A.
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  17. 16. Make Money Get Prizes with Fast Selling American Seeds
    American Seeds
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Richard Thomson
  • Joe Torcivia
  • Jim Van Dore