Bugs Bunny #153
(November 1973)

Western, 1962 Series
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Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly except February, April, June, October, and December
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Western Publishing Company Inc.
Brand
Gold Key
Editing
Chase Craig (managing editor); Del Connell (editor)

Issue Notes

Gold Key 90070-311

Happy Birthday, Doc (Table of Contents)

Bugs Bunny / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ralph Heimdahl
Inks
Ralph Heimdahl
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd
Synopsis
Bugs Bunny brings a cake to Elmer Fudd that he has already taken a bite out of.
Keywords
birthday cakes

Weed 'Em and Weep (Table of Contents: 1)

Bugs Bunny / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd; Pwofessor Weedsworth; Oxalis
Synopsis
Elmer Fudd falls asleep while gardening in the hot sun and dreams that he is working for Pwofessor Weedsworth. The Professor is experimenting on plants by making them bigger and meaner. When Elmer changes his mind about working for him and tries to leave, the Professor plants him in a pot. Bugs tries to rescue Elmer but the Professor drops them both into his bottomless compost pit. Elmer wakes up while he is falling and cements over his garden because he is now afraid of flowers and plants.

Serves You Right (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Bugs Bunny; Yosemite Sam
Synopsis
Bugs Bunny is looking for a job at Yosemite Sam's restaurant but no matter what he tries Yosemite Sam won't hire him. Because Yosemite won't hire him Bugs sabotages what the next few people order. Finally Yosemite gives in and asks Bugs how much he would charge for a week. When Bugs says $500 so that he can open a better chili joint across the street Yosemite chases him away with a pan.

The Monster Friend (Table of Contents: 3)

Beep Beep the Road Runner / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Beep Beep the Road Runner; Beep Beep's three sons; Wile E. Coyote
Synopsis
Beep Beep and his three sons have some fun racing with dune buggies. Wile E. Coyote is watching and when Beep Beep and his sons are too tired to run anymore he starts chasing them. Before he can catch them the dune buggy drivers chase him off.

Private Eye-Yi-Yi (Table of Contents: 4)

Bugs Bunny / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Don R. Christensen
Pencils
Phil De Lara
Inks
Phil De Lara
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd; Myrtle
Synopsis
Elmer Fudd is working as a private detective. His job is to prove that a man who is suing because he can't walk because of a baby buggy accident is lying. He is trying to take a picture of the man walking. He hires Bugs Bunny to help him. The man is a professional at suing people but even he can't resist Bugs' methods and so Bugs gets a picture of the man chasing Elmer.

Rabbit Transit (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Bugs Bunny; Wile E. Coyote; Beep Beep the Road Runner; Beep Beep's three sons
Synopsis
Wile E. Coyote decides to give up chasing the road runners and chase after helpless little rabbits instead. When Bugs sees that Wile is about to catch a little rabbit he takes matters into his own hands. He hides where Wile can't see him and takes the bunny's place. After Bugs beats him up a few times Wile is scared and he decides to go back to chasing Beep Beep and the road runners. Beep Beep complains to Bugs so Bugs tells him and his sons to dress up like rabbits. Wile E. Coyote thinks he is seeing things and decides that he will quit chasing everything but slow-growing turnips.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Happy Birthday, Doc
    Bugs Bunny
  2. 1. Weed 'Em and Weep
    Bugs Bunny
  3. 2. Serves You Right
    Bugs Bunny
  4. 3. The Monster Friend
    Beep Beep the Road Runner
  5. 4. Private Eye-Yi-Yi
    Bugs Bunny
  6. 5. Rabbit Transit
    Bugs Bunny
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Alberto Becattini
  • Merlin Haas
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Darrel McCann
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Mark Rudnitski (R.I.P.)
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore