Four Color
#298 - Bugs Bunny in Sheik for a Day
(October 1950)
Dell,
1942 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- On-sale Date
- 1950
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Brand
-
A Dell Comic
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Indicia title is "BUGS BUNNY in SHEIK FOR A DAY, No. 298." Code number is B.B.O.S. #298-5010. Copyright 1950 by Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.
Bugs Bunny, Sheik for a Day
Bugs Bunny / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Bugs Bunny
- Synopsis
- Bugs being chased by a man with a sword.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Persian slippers; scimitars
in Indexer Notes
Part of "Animated Cover" series. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
[no title indexed]
Bugs Bunny / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ah yes,... There's gonna be a new star on Broadway tonight! I'll be th' world's greatest actor!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd
- Synopsis
- Elmer gets Bugs a job as an organ grinder's monkey.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Bugs Bunny, Sheik for a Day
Bugs Bunny / comic story / 22 pages
- Genre
- adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Bugs Bunny
- Synopsis
- Bugs boards the wrong plane and ends up in Memphis, Egypt instead of Memphis, Tennessee. A servant of the Grand Mufto of Memphis fools him into thinking he has been chosen "Sheik for a Day" in order to get him to the palace, where they plan on feeding him to the royal crocodile. Bugs finds a more suitable diet for the crocodile and is rewarded with the gift of a magic bottle, complete with an imp who can grant wishes.
Indexer Notes
The "Sheik for a Day" part of the plot is a parody of the "Queen for a Day" radio and television show. Pencil, inks, and lettering credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Floorwalker
Bugs Bunny / comic story / 16 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Bugs Bunny
- Synopsis
- Bugs is a floorwalker at a department store, but gets in trouble when he harasses the customers.
Indexer Notes
Pencils, inks, and lettering credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
[Bugs Bunny, Tree Surgeon]
Bugs Bunny / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Bugs Bunny; Beaky Buzzard
- Synopsis
- Bugs is a tree surgeon. He is called by a rich old lady to save "Old Faithful." His work is complicated by two servants, who have used the tree as a hiding place for the jewels they stole the previous week.
Indexer Notes
Pencils credit for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
[no title indexed]
Bugs Bunny / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wake up, doc! I'm rich! I'm rich!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd
- Synopsis
- Bugs shows Elmer how he's saving money by not picking the flowers in the park and not getting the $5 fine.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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Bugs Bunny, Sheik for a Day
Bugs Bunny -
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["Ah yes,... There's gonna be a new star on Broadway tonight! I'll be th' world's greatest actor!"]
Bugs Bunny -
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Bugs Bunny, Sheik for a Day
Bugs Bunny -
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Floorwalker
Bugs Bunny -
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[Bugs Bunny, Tree Surgeon]
Bugs Bunny -
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["Wake up, doc! I'm rich! I'm rich!"]
Bugs Bunny -
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Here's How to Make the Front Cover Move...
This issue was modified by, among others
- Merlin Haas
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Stangas
- Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
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