Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies #151

(May 1954)

Smart Egg... (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ludwig Bemelmans (signed)

Inks:

Ludwig Bemelmans (signed)

Colors:

Ludwg Bemelmans (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; color; illustrated ad by Ludwig Bemelmans (of the "Madeline" children's books) for Milky Way candy bars.

["Eh---what's this? Anty-kwees?"] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

Tony Strobl

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

L. + M. #151-545

Content Information

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Bugs Bunny

Synopsis:

Bugs goes to the hills to find out where a hillbilly is getting the wormwood that an antique shop is using in its furniture.

Indexer Notes

Some of the gags used are the same as those in the Bugs Bunny cartoon "Hillbilly Hare."

["Now, Porky, I want to be sure and keep..."] (Table of Contents)

Porky Pig / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Tony Strobl

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Porky Pig; Petunia Pig

Synopsis:

Porky tries to keep Petunia's playful dog Bouncer out of trouble.

["Meteorlogical Survey. It is possible to cause rain..."] (Table of Contents)

Elmer Fudd and Daffy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Phil de Lara

Inks:

Phil de Lara

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Elmer Fudd; Daffy Duck

Synopsis:

Elmer discovers a way to make it rain by shooting ice into a cloud with a shotgun.

The Hundred-Dollar Egg (Table of Contents)

[Bugs Bunny] / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Tony Strobl

Inks:

Tony Strobl

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd

Synopsis:

Bugs and Elmer try to hatch a "globin" bird from a red egg.

Indexer Notes

Text story with two illustrations.

["Look, Mary Jane! The gophers are just ruining..."] (Table of Contents)

Mary Jane and Sniffles / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Tony Strobl

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fantasy

Characters:

Mary Jane; Sniffles; Mary Jane's mother (cameo)

Synopsis:

Mary Jane and Sniffles explore a gopher's tunnels and meet Gus Gopher and his family.

["Gracious! That sounds like a bear!"] (Table of Contents)

Henery Hawk / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Vivie Risto

Inks:

Vivie Risto

Colors:

?

Letters:

Vivie Risto

Content Information

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Henery Hawk; Ollie Owl

Synopsis:

A bear helps Henery and Ollie scare off Chester and Claude, bullies from the chicken yard.

["Hmm---You're still a little too heavy..."] (Table of Contents)

Tweety and Sylvester / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Fred Abranz

Inks:

Fred Abranz

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Tweety; Sylvester

Synopsis:

Sylvester is on a diet to lose weight before a cat show.

Indexer Notes

Some gags from the Warner Bros. cartoons are used in the story.

["Eh? What ees this?"] (Table of Contents)

Little Pancho Vanilla / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gil Turner?

Pencils:

Gil Turner

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Pancho Vanilla; Papacito

Synopsis:

Pancho and his father contend with a swarm of bees that have their nest over their doorway.

It's Free! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ralph Heimdahl

Inks:

Ralph Heimdahl

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Bugs Bunny

Indexer Notes

Promo for subscriptions to Looney Tunes and Merries Melodies comics. Rate is one year for $1.00 plus premium of wood-grained plastic picture frame.

So Many Kinds! (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Desi Arnaz (cameo); Lucille Ball (cameo)

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; color; Ad for Whitman stand-up dolls with cutout clothes. Seven different titles are illustrated, including "I Love Lucy". Prices range from 19 cents to 98 cents.

"Spark up...to pick-off a base-runner!" (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Lou Fine

Inks:

Don Komisarow?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

sports

Characters:

Roy Campanella

Synopsis:

Brooklyn Dodgers' catche Roy Campanella gives tips on picking off a base runner.

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Ad in comics form for Wheaties breakfast cereal. Part of "Spark Up with Wheaties" series.