Bugs Bunny #143

(July 1972)

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Mark Jewelers Standard & Military Rings and Jewelry / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Wabbit in the Satellite (Table of Contents: 2)

Bugs Bunny / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Massimo Fecchi

Inks

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Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I want you to test these dehydwated cawwots, Bugs!

Feature Logo

Bugs Bunny

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd; space research officials; newscaster; Takul of Takar (alien)

Synopsis

Elmer creates dehydrated carrots for consumption during long space flights. He has Bugs test them. Bugs ends up in space, and cons an alien into taking him back to Earth.

Reprints

• in Bugs Bunny (Magazine Management, 1969 series) #25169 ([1975])

Keywords

alien; carrots; outer space setting; rations; satellite; space travel

Indexer Notes

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 Bugs Bunny (Western, 1962 Series) #144. The art style there is the same as in this story.

Collections (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Collections / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Sheet Metal Misfit (Table of Contents: 4)

Bugs Bunny / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Don R. Christensen

Pencils

John Carey

Inks

Larry Mayer ?

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Bill Spicer

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Night school adult classes are beginning again… and Bugs has tagged along with Elmer…

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Bugs Bunny [Dell / Western Logo Rounded Letters Two Lines]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd; Mr. Tinny (adult ed sheet metal shop instructor); sheet metal shop students; Superintendent Sumple; superintendent’s aide

Synopsis

Bugs innocently and earnestly wreaks havoc in an adult ed sheet metal shop class.

Reprints

• in Bugs Bunny (Magazine Management, 1969 series) #25169 ([1975])

Keywords

adult education; night school; sheet metal shop; wreaking havoc

Indexer Notes

Most often, John Carey inks his own stories, but this does not look like his inking. A bit too heavy. Carey also usually letters his stories, but the letterer here is definitely Bill Spicer. That Carey did not do the lettering in this case suggests the likelihood of another inker as well.

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Falcon II Hunting Sling / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Enter the Wonderful World of Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Sea-Monkeys / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Bargain Boutique (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Gandalf Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Disneykin Play Characters Are Here! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Disneykins / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Too Many Heroes (Table of Contents: 9)

Speedy Gonzales / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Don R. Christensen

Pencils

Phil De Lara

Inks

Phil De Lara

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Rome Siemon

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Caramba! What is Speedy Gonzalez up to now?

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Speedy Gonzalez; Mexican mouse village officials; Sancho and Pancho (jealous mice); train crew mice

Synopsis

Sancho and Pancho, jealous of Speedy's reputation as a hero, plan to take some of the glory for themselves.

Reprints

• from Daffy Duck (Dell, 1959 series) #22 (July-September 1960)

Keywords

boulder; envy; tennis; train

Indexer Notes

Story title is "Boulder Bunglers" in Christensen's notes.

Wow! 88 Posters only 65 cents (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

88 Poster Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Incense Magic (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Gandalf Incense Magic / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Bearly Friendly (Table of Contents: 12)

Petunia Pig / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Tony Strobl

Inks

Steve Steere

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

"Gosh, Petunia, I don't think we ought to go to Hidden Valley for our picnic," Cicero said worriedly one day.

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Petunia Pig; Cicero Pig; porcupine; deer; squirrels; owl; big hungry brown bear

Synopsis

Cicero's new friend, a porcupine, holds-off a big hungry brown bear from invading the Pigs' picnic.

Reprints

• from Beep Beep (Dell, 1960 series) #5 (May-June 1960)

Keywords

bear; forest setting; picnic; porcupine

Indexer Notes

Porky Pig does not appear in this story.

Freedom of the Press (Table of Contents: 13)

Bugs Bunny / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Massimo Fecchi

Inks

?

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dwat! That paper boy is half an hour late!

Feature Logo

Bugs Bunny

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd

Synopsis

New “paper boy” Bugs confounds Elmer with his (purposely) bad aim, and then insisting on proper identification before giving him his copy of the newspaper.

Reprints

• in Bugs Bunny (Magazine Management, 1969 series) #25169 ([1975])

Keywords

buyer beware; dissatisfied customer; newspaper delivery; sorry-you-asked

Indexer Notes

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 Bugs Bunny (Western, 1962 Series) #144. The art style there is the same as in this story.

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Spiro Agnew Watch / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Get These Dynamite Embroidered Cloth Patches That Tell It Like It Is! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Gandalf Embroidered Cloth Patches / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Dig These! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Monogram Models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

3 Complete Fishing Outfits (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Niresk Fishing Outfits / advertisement / 1 page (report information)