Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics #26

(December 1943)

Parents! Give This Welcome Christmas Gift (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Dell Comics; New Funnies / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Boomerang the Homing Turkey] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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An' I thought this'd be an easy way to get money for th' holidays!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd; Porky Pig; Boomerang (turkey); Petunia Pig; Sniffles; various citizens; cop; judge

Synopsis

Bugs pulls a fortune telling scam, using Elmer's homing turkey.

Keywords

buyer beware; fortune telling; scam; turkey

Indexer Notes

Vive Risto credits from Alberto Becattini (2020). Previous indexer's note says: Buettner credit per info in Michael Barrier's book Funnybooks The Improbable Glories of the Best American Comic Books.

Sniffles is the same size as Porky Pig in this story, but is his typically tiny self in the next story.

[Puppet Rescue] (Table of Contents: 3)

Mary Jane and Sniffles / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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-and after the puppet master went to bed, the puppets came to life-

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Sniffles and Mary Jane

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; children; fantasy-supernatural; humor

Characters

Sniffles; Mary Jane; Mary Jane's mother; Cinderella (puppet); Wicked Step-Mother (puppet); Prince (puppet)

Synopsis

Sniffles and Mary Jane visit a realm of "puppets-on-strings", where a Cinderella puppet must be rescued from a precarious position before the puppets "come to life" when the clock strikes ten that night.

Keywords

Cinderella; puppets; rescue; shrinking characters; strings

Indexer Notes

The story refers to Cinderella and company as "puppets" but, on strings such as they are, wouldn't they be marionettes?

Elmer in the Army (Table of Contents: 4)

Elmer Fudd / text story / 1 page (report information)

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Oh, Elmer's in a uniform;

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Elmer Fudd

Synopsis

A 13-stanza poem about Elmer in the Army during World War II. Ends with the line: "For Victory and Peace".

Keywords

Army; poem; World War II

[Messenger Mess] (Table of Contents: 5)

Porky Pig / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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Ed Volke

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D-dog-gonit! I-I've j-just g-gotta f-find a j-j-job!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Porky Pig; Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd; telegraph boss; Mister White; Mrs. Van Up De Snoot; black cat; hardware store clerk; drug store clerk

Synopsis

Porky gets a job as a messenger boy for a telegraph service. Bugs is next in line for the job, if Porky fails on his first day. Will Porky persevere over Bugs’ sabotage?

Keywords

job competition; messenger boy; sabotage; telegraph

Looney Tunes Cartoon Lesson (Table of Contents: 6)

Looney Tunes Cartoon Lesson / activity / 2 pages (report information)

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Kids! If you can draw an oval, you can draw a picture too!

Genre

non-fiction; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Porky Pig; Petunia Pig

Synopsis

Lessons on how to draw Porky Pig from some basic shapes - and how to draw Petunia Pig with only slight modifications of those shapes.

Keywords

art lessons; cartooning; educational feature

Indexer Notes

Carl Buettner credits from Alberto Becattini (2020).

[A Most Unusual Snowman] (Table of Contents: 7)

Beaky Buzzard / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Veve Risto

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Shore looks like we're gonna git some more snow!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Beaky Buzzard; Cicero Pig; various kids; Nazi spy; snowman contest judges; police officer

Synopsis

Beaky's creatively designed snowman leads to the capture of a Nazi spy.

Keywords

contest; Nazi spy; snowman

[Nap Time for Henery!] (Table of Contents: 8)

Henery Hawk / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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It's time for your nap, Henery!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Henery Hawk; Henery's Mama; two little chicks; fox

Synopsis

Rather than take a nap, Henery runs away from home.

Keywords

nap; one-character-desiring-another-as-a-meal; rebellion; running away from home; there’s-no-place-like-home

[Strangler Fudd the Clavicle Crusher] (Table of Contents: 9)

Elmer Fudd / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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A wabbit snare is a vewy simple way to catch wabbits!!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Elmer Fudd; Bugs Bunny; Apehead the Mangler; promoter; referee

Synopsis

Bugs cons Elmer into a wrestling prize-match with Apehead the Mangler.

Keywords

con job; wrestling; wrong impression

Indexer Notes

Vive Risto credits from Alberto Becattini (2020).

Petunia's Thanksgiving Dinner (Table of Contents: 10)

Petunia Pig / text story / 3 pages (report information)

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Porky Pig and Petunia were skipping merrily homeward through the November sunshine, when Petunia suddenly began to sing in a high, clear voice.

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Petunia Pig; Porky Pig; Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd; Daffy Duck; Sniffles; Little Blabbermouse

Synopsis

Petunia gets the gang together in Elmer Fudd's mountain cabin to have an old-fashioned Thanksgiving like the Pilgrims had. Bugs Bunny scoffs at the idea and is disinvited. ...Never disinvite Bugs Bunny.

Keywords

cabin; fireplace; heckling; Thanksgiving; turkey

[Crossword Puzzled] (Table of Contents: 11)

Chester Turtle / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Our coal pile is gettin' pretty low!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Chester Turtle; Mrs. Turtle; four Turtle kids; guy shoveling snow; Miss Tweedy (teacher)

Synopsis

To win a “ton of coal” for the winter, Chester enters a crossword puzzle contest – and searches high and low for that last missing word to complete his entry.

Keywords

best of intentions; coal; contest; crossword puzzle; furnace; schoolhouse; sled; snow; winter setting

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