Bugs Bunny
#189
(October 1977)
Western,
1962 Series
- Price
- 0.30 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1977-08-11
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Western Publishing Company Inc.
- Brand
-
Gold Key
- Barcode
- 0335009007010
- Editing
- Del Connell (editor)
Issue Notes
On sale date from the Comic Reader #146.
This issue has variants:
This issue has variants:
[Double the Defense]
Bugs Bunny / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Ralph Heimdahl
- Inks
- Ralph Heimdahl
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- typeset; logo
![Cover Thumbnail for Bugs Bunny (1962 series) #189 [Whitman]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/1340/w100/1340223.jpg?8986260015338092758)
The Cavebunny
Bugs Bunny / comic story / 9 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Those were the days, Porky! Way back millions of years ago! When cavebunnies lived in caves instead of these crummy holes in the ground!
- Feature Logo
Bugs Bunny [Dell / Western Logo Rounded Letters Two Lines]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Bugs Bunny; Porky Pig; bear; Beatrice (rabbit fairy godmother); caveman; pterodactyl; baby pterodactyls; Elviry (pig fairy godmother); woolly mammoth; T-Rex
- Synopsis
- Bugs and Porky get to visit prehistoric times, courtesy of their respective fairy godmothers. The thrill wears-off fast... very fast!
- Keywords
- be-careful-what-you-wish-for; fairy godmother; mammoth; prehistoric setting; pterodactyl; T-Rex; there’s-no-place-like-home; time travel; wish
Indexer Notes
Bugs calls Porky "Pork" in this story. There are a few stories during this period with this distinctive phrase, probably by the same writer.
The Homeless Genie
Bugs Bunny / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Keep an eye out for oddities, Bugs!
- Feature Logo
Bugs Bunny [Western Logo 2 Horseshoe-Like Letters]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd; Professor Pelly; Genie; Granny; bottle manufacturer
- Synopsis
- Bugs breaks an old bottle that is home to a genie. He finds that not just any old bottle will do as a replacement.
- Keywords
- best of intentions; bottle; genie; home-hunting; wishes
Well Seasoned
Bugs Bunny / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You’re doing great, Elmer!
- Feature Logo
- Bugs Bunny [Western Logo 2 Horseshoe-Like Letters]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd; bulldog; dogcatcher; Petunia; General Gizzard (Col. Sanders-like fast food tycoon); Jeeves (General Gizzard’s chauffeur); two recipe burglars
- Synopsis
- Stuck in a dog-costume for an advertising job, Elmer (along with Bugs) is hired by the bombastic General Gizzard to safeguard the secret batter recipe for his Southern Fried Hot Dogs. The General thinks Elmer is a watchdog, and Bugs is not about to quash a good thing by revealing he’s not.
- Keywords
- burglars; costume; recipe; watchdog; wrong impression
Indexer Notes
While wearing his dog costume, Elmer growls “Gwowl! Gwowl!”
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[Double the Defense]
Bugs Bunny -
1.
The Cavebunny
Bugs Bunny -
2.
The Homeless Genie
Bugs Bunny -
3.
Well Seasoned
Bugs Bunny
This issue was modified by, among others
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Michael Hoskin
- Joe Torcivia
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