Bugs Bunny #102

(November 1965)

Get Fun Adventure Get Gold Key Comics (Table of Contents: 1)

Western Publishing Company; Gold Key Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Tony Strobl (The Jetsons); Carl Barks (Uncle Scrooge); Ralph Heimdahl (Bugs Bunny); ?

Inks

Carl Barks (Uncle Scrooge); Ralph Heimdahl (Bugs Bunny); ?

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typeset

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On sale now… plus your other favorites

Characters

Doctor Solar; George Jetson; Jane Jetson; Tarzan; Uncle Scrooge; Napoleon Solo (photo of Robert Vaughn); Illya Kuryakin (photo of David McCallum); Bugs Bunny

Keywords

comic book house ads; repurposed art

Indexer Notes

House ad for Gold Key Comics featuring the following titles: Doctor Solar Man of the Atom, The Jetsons, Tarzan of the Apes, Uncle Scrooge, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., and Bugs Bunny. Black and white ad on inside front cover.

Tarzan image appears to have been repurposed from the cover of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes (Western, 1962 Series) #139 (December 1963), painted by George Wilson.

[Captives of the Halloween Witch] (Table of Contents: 2)

Bugs Bunny / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Maltese

Pencils

Fred Abranz

Inks

Fred Abranz

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

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The Halloween party can start now...Bugsy's here! Heh, heh!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Bugs Bunny; Porky Pig; Petunia Pig; Elmer Fudd; Tweety Bird; Sylvester Pussycat; hayride wagon driver; the Halloween Witch

Synopsis

Bugs and his friends are invited to a party in a deserted old mill by a Halloween witch, who plans to turn them into jack-o-lantern pumpkins at the end of the party. Of course, the witch soon realizes that this means war!

Reprints

• from Bugs Bunny's Halloween Parade (Dell, 1953 series) #1 (October 1953)

Keywords

Halloween; hayride; heckling; magic; moonlight; old mill; pumpkins; witch

Indexer Notes

"Reprinted by popular demand".

Dialogue and situations are "Maltese-ian"! Bugs heckles the witch into submission with such tried and true methods as the explosive-permanent-hair-styling gag, disguising himself as another witch, and the old standard "Quick... He's in that closet!" and "Hurry! He's in this cupboard!" dodge - pointing to Michael Maltese as this story's author.

Bugs Bunny's Halloween Magic Party (Table of Contents: 3)

Bugs Bunny / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Fred Abranz

Inks

Fred Abranz

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

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I invited all the kids over to my house for a big Halloween whoopty-do!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Bugs Bunny; Porky Pig; Petunia Pig; Cicero Pig; Elmer Fudd; Tweety Bird; Sylvester Pussycat; Daffy Duck; Ollie Owl

Synopsis

Bugs invites the gang to a Halloween party where he performs magic tricks.

Reprints

• from Bugs Bunny's Trick 'n' Treat Halloween Fun (Dell, 1955 series) #3 ([October] 1955)

Keywords

activity pages; Halloween; magic tricks; story art or plot modification or omission

Indexer Notes

"Reprinted by popular demand".

Two activity pages of magic tricks, with a one-page opening story sequence.

The original printing was seven pages. This reprint is edited down to three pages.

How's Trix? (Table of Contents: 4)

Trix / comics-form advertising / 0.75 page (report information)

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Worth wishing for...

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Trix Rabbit; genie of the lamp

Synopsis

The Trix Rabbit finds a magic lamp and wishes for Trix cereal. The genie takes it back because “Trix are for kids!”

Keywords

cereal; genie; magic lamp

You Get More Adventure and Action (Table of Contents: 5)

Gold Key Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

Script

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Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

typeset

Keywords

comic book house ads

Indexer Notes

Gold Key Comics house ad. No characters or comic book covers pictured. Sixteen Gold Key Comics adventure and mystery titles are listed in typeset lettering. Lower 1/4 of page.

Too Much Attention (Table of Contents: 6)

Tweety and Sylvester / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Phil De Lara

Inks

Phil De Lara

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

typeset

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Tweety Bird was in his cage, singing away happily.

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Tweety Bird; Sylvester Pussycat; Granny

Synopsis

Tweety catches a cold, and Granny showers him with attention. A jealous Sylvester wants some of that attention for himself.

Reprints

• in Porky Pig (Western, 1965 series) #44 (September 1972)
which is reprinted
• in Porky y sus amigos (Publicaciones Fher, 1971 ? series) #4 (8 Febrero 1974)

Keywords

attention; be-careful-what-you-wish-for; catching a cold; jealousy

Indexer Notes

New story

Sky-Diving Bullwinkle (Table of Contents: 7)

Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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Are Cheerios your favorite cereal, Bullwinkle?

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Rocky; Bullwinkle; angry lady at clothesline

Synopsis

Bullwinkle eats Cheerios for “muscle-makin’ protein” to go sky-diving and gets tangled-up in an apartment building's clothesline.

Keywords

cereal; sky-diving

Indexer Notes

One of a series of Cheerios ads featuring Rocky and Bullwinkle.

Bad Luck Bugaboo (Table of Contents: 8)

Daffy Duck / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Vic Lockman

Pencils

Phil De Lara

Inks

Phil De Lara

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Rome Siemon

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Mmm - yummy! Here comes Fuddsy with some tummy stuffin' stuff!

Feature Logo

Daffy Duck [Western (Gold Key) Interior 1 Lower Case]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Daffy Duck; Elmer Fudd; black cat

Synopsis

When a superstitious Elmer Fudd frets over bad luck omens, Daffy volunteers to "contend with all the bad luck that comes [Elmer's way]". In return Daffy is to be supplied with plenty of food.

Keywords

bad luck; black cat; cracked mirror; scam; superstition

Indexer Notes

New story

[The Vile-in Player] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Michael Maltese

Pencils

Fred Abranz

Inks

Fred Abranz

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

?

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We sure had a time at the Halloween dance last night, huh, Porky?

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Bugs Bunny; Porky Pig; Elmer Fudd; angry guy; hold-up man; beat cop; evil violinist; Oscar (mouse); mounted police officer; police horse; police sergeant; squad of three cops; old man; plump lady; baby

Synopsis

Bugs and Porky find a violin that compels people to dance when it is played. When its owner comes to claim it, Bugs realizes the man is up to no good.

Reprints

• from Bugs Bunny's Halloween Parade (Dell, 1953 series) #1 (October 1953)

Keywords

forced dancing; Halloween party; mysterious stranger; story-adapted-into-a-cartoon; violin

Indexer Notes

"Reprinted by popular demand".

Situation is "Maltese-ian"! Just shy of a decade later, Maltese would reuse the idea of two unwitting innocents finding a violin that compels people to dance when it is played (and its evil inventor) in a "Lippy the Lion" cartoon for Hanna-Barbera.

A Laugh A Minute with The Cuckoo Bird! (Table of Contents: 10)

Cocoa Puffs / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

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Hi, Gramps... How do you like the guitar?

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

The Cuckoo Bird; Gramps

Synopsis

The Cuckoo Bird tells a joke to Gramps, then goes “cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs”.

Keywords

cereal

Indexer Notes

On final interior page of the comic. Top half of page.

100 pc Toy Soldiers Set $1.25 (Table of Contents: 11)

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Made of durable plastic, each on its own base.

Keywords

mail order marketing; toy soldiers

Indexer Notes

Ad for 100 plastic toy soldiers, packed in a footlocker-styled storage box. On final interior page of the comic. Lower half of page.

Sylvester's Halloween Scare (Table of Contents: 12)

Tweety and Sylvester / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Ken Champin

Inks

Ken Champin

Letters

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Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Tweety Bird; Sylvester Pussycat

Synopsis

A Halloween story starring Sylvester in rebus form.

Reprints

• from Bugs Bunny's Trick 'n' Treat Halloween Fun (Dell, 1955 series) #3 ([October] 1955)

Keywords

rebus puzzle

Indexer Notes

Black and white on inside back cover.

Make Money Get Prizes (Table of Contents: 13)

American Specialty Company Christmas Cards & Seals / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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with fast selling 60-cent Xmas Packs

Keywords

Christmas cards; prizes; sales

Indexer Notes

Ad for American Specialty Company, offering prizes or money for the sales of Christmas card packs. Three kids with quotes endorsing this enterprise are seen in black and white photos. Color ad on back cover.