(June 1943)

Dell, 1941 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1943-05-01
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Company Inc.
Editing
Eleanor Packer

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1943, New Series, Vol. 38, No. 2.

Buy War Bonds (Table of Contents)

Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd; Porky Pig / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (signed) [as Leon Schlesinger]
Inks
? (signed) [as Leon Schlesinger]
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Porky Pig; Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics (Dell, 1941 series) #20
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Porky's Hollywood Sketch Book / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Porky Pig; Petunia Pig; Virginia Weidler; Janet Burston (of Our Gang cast); Gary Crosby

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Bugs Bunny / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ed Volke (sourced)
Inks
Ed Volke (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
T-t-today's the b-big d-d-day, Bugs!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Bugs Bunny; Porky Pig; Petunia Pig; Cicero and his playmate

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Porky Pig / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Porky! Look at that funny looking little bush with the red berries on it!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Porky Pig; Petunia Pig; Christopher Columbus and his rebellious crew

Indexer Notes

Time travel story

Mary Jane's Tune (Table of Contents: 4)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Emma McKean ?
Inks
Emma McKean ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Mary Jane; Sniffles

Indexer Notes

Musical activity. Signed with a baby chick - the "signature" of Emma McKean?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Mary Jane and Sniffles / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Roger Armstrong (signed)
Inks
Roger Armstrong (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, my goodness! Look at the time! I'll have to hurry to meet Sniffles!
Feature Logo
Sniffles and Mary Jane
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Mary Jane; Sniffles; an elf; the Wizard of Thunder Mountain; Tommy, a turtle

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Porky's Pencil Fun / activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Emma McKean ?
Inks
Emma McKean ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Porky Pig; Elmer Fudd; Petunia Pig; Sniffles; Bugs Bunny

Indexer Notes

Signed with a baby chick - the "signature" of Emma McKean?

Porky's Birthday Gift (Table of Contents: 7)

Petunia Pig / text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Petunia Pig; Sniffles; Porky Pig

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Ringy Roonga / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh dear! Oh dear! Sob, sob, sob!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Ringy Roonga; Freddy Fox

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

Elmer Fudd / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Veve Risto ?
Inks
Veve Risto ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Expewienced salesman! That's wight up my stweet!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Elmer Fudd; a crazy professor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Pat, Patsy and Pete / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Walt Kelly
Pencils
Walt Kelly
Inks
Walt Kelly
Colors
?
Letters
Walt Kelly
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh buy! Another one!
Genre
humor; adventure; children
Characters
Pat; Pete; Percy the Pirate

Indexer Notes

Percy the Pirate not named here. The boat changes name from "Sadie Jane" to "Mary Ann"

King Hickory Stickory and the Dragon (Table of Contents: 11)

King Hickory Stickory / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Walt Kelly
Pencils
Walt Kelly
Inks
Walt Kelly
Colors
?
Letters
Walt Kelly
Genre
humor
Characters
King Hickory Stickory

Indexer Notes

This is the only appearance of the "King Hickory Stickory" feature.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Beaky Buzzard / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Is this the right road to California?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Beaky Buzzard; Porky Pig; Petunia Pig; Flossie Pig

Indexer Notes

War message in last panel: "Conserve food! Don't waste!"

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Buy War Bonds
    Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd; Porky Pig
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Porky's Hollywood Sketch Book
  3. 2. ["T-t-today's the b-big d-d-day, Bugs!"]
    Bugs Bunny
  4. 3. ["Porky! Look at that funny looking little bush with the red berries on it!"]
    Porky Pig
  5. 4. Mary Jane's Tune
  6. 5. ["Oh, my goodness! Look at the time! I'll have to hurry to meet Sniffles!"]
    Mary Jane and Sniffles
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Porky's Pencil Fun
  8. 7. Porky's Birthday Gift
    Petunia Pig
  9. 8. ["Oh dear! Oh dear! Sob, sob, sob!"]
    Ringy Roonga
  10. 9. ["Expewienced salesman! That's wight up my stweet!"]
    Elmer Fudd
  11. 10. ["Oh buy! Another one!"]
    Pat, Patsy and Pete
  12. 11. King Hickory Stickory and the Dragon
    King Hickory Stickory
  13. 12. ["Is this the right road to California?"]
    Beaky Buzzard
  14. 13. ["Free! This 8" x 10 1/2" picture of lovable Andy Panda, in full color"]
  15. 14. ["This swell 8" x 10 1/2" picture in full color suitable for framing"]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Del Gruber
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Claus Simonsen
  • Jim Van Dore
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