Bugs Bunny #123

(May 1969)

Gold Key Comics Club Subscription Offer (Table of Contents: 1)

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

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Ralph Heimdahl (Bugs Bunny #106 cover); John Carey (Woody Woodpecker #78 cover); Irving Tripp (Little Lulu #169 cover); Harvey Eisenberg (The Flintstones #19 cover)

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Ralph Heimdahl (Bugs Bunny #106 cover); John Carey (Woody Woodpecker #78 cover); Harvey Eisenberg (The Flintstones #19 cover)

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Western Publishing Production Shop

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4 of your favorite Comic Books delivered by the Postman every month. 48 issues a year for less than 10 ½ cents each.

Characters

Bugs Bunny; Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter; Fred Flintstone; Wilma Flintstone; Little Lulu; Alvin

Synopsis

Gold Key Comics house ad. The covers of Bugs Bunny (Western, 1962 Series) #106, Woody Woodpecker (Western, 1962 Series) #78, The Flintstones (Western, 1962 Series) #19, and Little Lulu (Western, 1962 Series) #169 are reproduced.

Keywords

comic book house ads; mail subscriptions

Indexer Notes

Oddly, none of the covers reproduced are contemporary with the year 1969. The cover date for each one pictured falls between 1963 and 1966, placing them as 3-6 years old at the time of this ad’s publication. Color ad on inside front cover.

[Bugs Bunny Meets the Martian Mirror-Men] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Michael Maltese

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Fred Abranz

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Fred Abranz

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Western Publishing Production Shop

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What are you doing with the comic valentine get-up, Fuddy? Didja lose a bet? Heh! Heh!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; science fiction; humor

Characters

Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd; Porky Pig; Martian Mirror-Man #1; Martian Mirror-Man #2; various other Martian Mirror-Men

Synopsis

Elmer builds a rocket ship in his back yard; but Bugs accidently takes off with it and lands on Mars. He meets the Martian Mirror-Men, who speak in backwards text that can be deciphered with a mirror, and finds they want to conquer Earth.

Reprints

• from Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (Dell, 1950 series) #144 (October 1953)

Keywords

carrots; Mars; Martians; outer space setting; rocket ship; space travel

Indexer Notes

Dialogue and situations are "Maltese-ian"! In the "Looney Tunes Universe", Mars must be a rather diverse planet. First and foremost, there is the animated Marvin the Martian and his "Roman-helmeted kind" (also seemingly co-created by Michael Maltese, as writer for director Chuck Jones), these Martian Mirror-Men, and the "round hairballs with arms and legs" as seen in the "Muffman from Mars" story from Bugs Bunny (Dell, 1952 series) #39 (October-November 1954) by Don R. Christensen and Phil DeLara. However, none of them are a match for Bugs.

"Reprinted by popular demand".

[The Telephone Pole Down the Rabbit Hole] (Table of Contents: 3)

Bugs Bunny / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Don R. Christensen

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Fred Abranz

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Fred Abranz

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Western Publishing Production Shop

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Huh? Hey! What's the big idea? This is my living room ... Not a...

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Bugs Bunny; two telephone company workers; Miss Jones (telephone company receptionist); telephone company boss

Synopsis

When a telephone pole is dropped into Bugs' rabbit hole, to save digging an additional hole, Bugs declares war on the telephone company boss.

Reprints

• from Bugs Bunny (Dell, 1952 series) #28 (December 1952-January 1953)

Keywords

heckling; rabbit hole; telephone pole

Indexer Notes

"Reprinted by popular demand".

Gold Key Comics Club News (Table of Contents: 4)

Gold Key Comics Club News / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

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Dan Spiegle (Lassie panel only); ?

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Dan Spiegle (Lassie panel only); ?

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All-Time Cartoon Favorites to Appear in New Golden Comics Digest

Characters

James West (The Wild Wild West); Lassie

Keywords

issue previews

Indexer Notes

A list of all Gold Key Comics on sale in April, 1969, headlined by the announcement of the first issue of Golden Comics Digest (1969-1976).

Also containing focus blurbs on Walt Disney Comics Digest, The Wild Wild West, Turok Son of Stone, Gunsmoke, Lassie, and Uncle Scrooge. No issue numbers are given. One panel each from The Wild Wild West and Lassie are reproduced.

Reader's Page Inventions (Table of Contents: 5)

Gold Key Comics Club / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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Reader-submitted wacky inventions.

Lee Rider in "The Brand Rustlers" (Table of Contents: 6)

H. D. Lee Company, Inc.; Lee Riders / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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Lee Rider visits his Uncle Frank’s Big X Ranch.

Characters

Lee Rider; Uncle Frank; rustlers; sheriff

Keywords

clothing; pants; western setting

Indexer Notes

Ad in comic form for Lee Riders western pants from H. D. Lee Company, Inc. This ad appears on page 3 of the four-page centerfold.

Jokes on You (Table of Contents: 7)

Gold Key Comics Club / text article / 1 page (report information)

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What is the largest room in the world?

Characters

Gold Key Kid

Synopsis

Jokes and riddles submitted by readers.

Keywords

jokes; riddles

The Curiosity Box (Table of Contents: 8)

Cool Cat / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Vic Lockman

Pencils

Pete Alvarado

Inks

Larry Mayer

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Larry Mayer

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Huh? Why is The Hunter adding tears to the ocean?

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Cool Cat; Mr. Hunter [Col. Rimfire]; squirrel; welcoming throngs for Col. Rimfire

Synopsis

Curiosity traps the cat when Col. Rimfire plays a record of the sounds of New York from within a box-trap to snare the curious Cool Cat.

Keywords

big game hunter; curiosity; jungle setting; recording; tiger; trap

Indexer Notes

New story.

Star Reporter (Table of Contents: 9)

Henery Hawk / text story / 1 page (report information)

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Pencils

Tony Strobl

Inks

John Liggera

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Western Publishing Production Shop

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"Say, Ollie!" cried Henery Hawk as he spied his friend dashing across the school grounds, a large sheaf of paper clutched in his hand.

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Henery Hawk; Ollie Owl; editor

Synopsis

As a reporter for his high school paper, Ollie is assigned to cover the school's basketball game. He so over-researches the history of the game, details on the manufacturing of basketballs, and other ancillary items that he fails to report the outcome of the game.

Reprints

• from Bugs Bunny (Dell, 1952 series) #53 (February-March 1957)

Keywords

basketball; exaggerating one’s importance; high school; newspaper; research

Monkey Mischief (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

Michael Maltese

Pencils

Phil De Lara

Inks

Phil De Lara

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

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Rome Siemon

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Eh... what have you got in the box, Doc?

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Bugs Bunny; Yosemite Sam; monkey; angry lady; gorilla

Synopsis

Yosemite Sam is all set to go into the organ-grinder business, when Bugs accidently releases Sam's monkey from its box and it runs away. The pair endure the expected slapstick pains while trying to recover the monk, who has climbed up a telephone pole to walk the wires and then retreats to the gorilla's cage at the zoo.

Reprints

• from Bugs Bunny (Dell, 1952 series) #53 (February-March 1957)

Keywords

gorilla; monkey; organ-grinder; series of mishaps; telephone pole

Indexer Notes

"Reprinted by popular demand". Dialogue and situations are "Maltese-ian"!

Prehistoria Cave Paintings (Table of Contents: 11)

Gold Key Comics Club; Prehistoria / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Among Man's earliest records are the prehistoric paintings found on the walls in an ancient cave at Lascaux, France.

Genre

non-fiction

Keywords

cave paintings; educational feature; prehistory

Indexer Notes

Illustrated text article on prehistoric cave paintings. Copyright 1969 by Western Publishing Company, Inc.

Grow Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys! (Table of Contents: 12)

Unicorn House / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Just Add Water – you’ve got “Instant Life”

Keywords

mail order marketing; Sea-Monkeys

Indexer Notes

Ad for Sea-Monkeys from Unicorn House. On final interior page of the comic.

Win $1,000.00 College Scholarship (Table of Contents: 13)

Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Or other grand prize awards

Keywords

greeting cards; prizes; sales; scholarship

Indexer Notes

Ad for Junior Sales Club of America, offering prizes or money for the sales of "all occasion cards". Color ad on inside back cover.

3 Complete Fishing Outfits (Table of Contents: 14)

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

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Nationally advertised 1969 models

Keywords

fishing; mail order marketing

Indexer Notes

Fishing equipment offered via mail order (1969 models). Color ad on back cover.