(May 1953)

Dell, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Company Inc.
Brand
Dell Comic
Editing
Chase Craig (editor); Tom McKimson (art director)

[Carrot umbrella] (Table of Contents)

Bugs Bunny / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ralph Heimdahl
Inks
Ralph Heimdahl
Colors
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Bugs Bunny
Synopsis
Bugs carrying an umbrella with carrots tied to its ribs.
Reprints
Keywords
carrot; rain

These Whitman Books are just for fun! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The "Easter Eggspert" (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Don R. Christensen
Pencils
Fred Abranz
Inks
Fred Abranz
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Bugs Bunny; the Easter Bunny; Porky Pig; Petunia Pig; Miss Prissy Hen; Maude; Yosemite Sam
Synopsis
Bugs tries to take the Easter Bunny's job.
Reprints
Keywords
Easter egg

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

Porky Pig / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
Tony Strobl
Colors
?
Letters
Tony Strobl

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, b-boy! With this new power mower, I ought to be able to cut my grass in a jiffy!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Porky Pig; Herman (a gopher); Cicero Pig
Synopsis
Porky's new power mower is sabotaged by gophers.
Keywords
gopher

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

Daffy Duck; Elmer Fudd / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Phil De Lara
Inks
Phil De Lara
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mr. Fudd, we're here for an interview about the statue you're entering in the big art exhibit!
Feature Logo
Daffy
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Elmer Fudd; Daffy Duck
Synopsis
Daffy "helps" Elmer with his statue.

The Key to Trouble (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Pabian ?
Inks
Tony Pabian ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Bugs Bunny; Petunia Pig; Porky Pig; Mr. Brisselmire
Synopsis
When a new law is enacted that mandates a five-dollar traffic ticket for leaving one's keys in the car, Bugs tries to find Porky to warn him.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Al Hubbard
Inks
Al Hubbard
Colors
?
Letters
Melvin Millar

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Quick, Mary Jane, make yourself small...We have a journey ahead of us!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; children; fantasy-supernatural; humor
Characters
Mary Jane; Sniffles; Queen Belle
Synopsis
Mary Jane and Sniffles travel to the Bee Kingdom in Honey Valley where they help Queen Belle save her Bee Kingdom from being attacked by an army of ants.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Henery Hawk / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Veve Risto
Inks
Veve Risto
Colors
?
Letters
Veve Risto

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Where are you going with the groceries, Ollie?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; children; humor
Characters
Henery Hawk; Ollie Owl; Mrs. Sparrow; Mr. Oliver Owl, Sr.; Ozzie Ostrich
Synopsis
Henery Hawk wins a good deed contest with his Bird Scout troop.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Fred Abranz
Inks
Fred Abranz
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear me! Dear me! What am I going to do? Every store in town is sold out of birdseed! What will poor Tweety have to eat?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Tweety Bird; Sylvester Pussycat; Granny
Synopsis
Sylvester has cornered the bird seed market in an attempt to catch Tweety.

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

Little Pancho Vanilla / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Gil Turner ?
Pencils
Gil Turner
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Little Pancho! How can you do thees terrible theeng to your dear papacito?
Genre
children
Characters
Little Pancho Vanilla; el señor Pancho Vanilla; the Rich Ranchero; Angelina (daughter of the Rich Ranchero); Chavez Ravine (villain)
Synopsis
Little Pancho would rather make pottery than fight bulls.
Keywords
bullfighter

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
John Carey
Inks
John Carey
Colors
?
Letters
John Carey

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ah-h... My target for today... That mean ol' bumbly bee!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd
Synopsis
Bugs hunts a bee with a bow and arrow.

Look here, doc! The Dell Comics Club lucky penny pocket piece! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

Get 'em at your grocer's now! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Carrot umbrella]
    Bugs Bunny
  2. 1. These Whitman Books are just for fun!
  3. 2. The "Easter Eggspert"
    Bugs Bunny
  4. 3. ["Oh, b-boy! With this new power mower, I ought to be able to cut my grass in a jiffy!"]
    Porky Pig
  5. 4. ["Mr. Fudd, we're here for an interview about the statue you're entering in the big art exhibit!"]
    Daffy Duck; Elmer Fudd
  6. 5. The Key to Trouble
    Bugs Bunny
  7. 6. ["Quick, Mary Jane, make yourself small...We have a journey ahead of us!"]
    Mary Jane and Sniffles
  8. 7. ["Where are you going with the groceries, Ollie?"]
    Henery Hawk
  9. 8. ["Dear me! Dear me! What am I going to do? Every store in town is sold out of birdseed! What will poor Tweety have to eat?"]
    Tweety and Sylvester
  10. 9. ["Little Pancho! How can you do thees terrible theeng to your dear papacito?"]
    Little Pancho Vanilla
  11. 10. ["Ah-h... My target for today... That mean ol' bumbly bee!"]
    Bugs Bunny
  12. 11. Look here, doc! The Dell Comics Club lucky penny pocket piece!
  13. 12. Get 'em at your grocer's now!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Alberto Becattini
  • Joey Beretta
  • Chris Boyko
  • Merlin Haas
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore