Issue Details

Issue	#144
Published	October 1953
Cover Price	$0.10
Pages	52
Editing	?

Cover Details

Characters	Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd
Genre	funny animal
Letters	typeset

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Here It is, Doc!"

Characters	Bugs Bunny; Porky Pig
Letters	typeset
Notes	Inside front cover; color. Promo for subscriptions to Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies comics. Rate is one year for $1 plus premium of a vinyl plastic key and coin case.

10 page Bugs Bunny story "What are you doing with the comic valentine get-up..."

Characters	Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd; Porky Pig
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.
Genre	funny animal; science fiction

6 page Porky Pig story "Hello, Cicero---Is Petunia home?"

Characters	Porky Pig; Cicero Pig; Petunia Pig
Synopsis	Porky attempts to repair Petunia's TV set. She is waiting for a phone call to win a prize by identifying an object shown during the TV show.
Genre	funny animal

6 page Elmer Fudd and Daffy story "Ah-I'm all pwepared for winter!"

Characters	Elmer Fudd; Daffy Duck
Synopsis	Daffy uses a trick mirror to convince Elmer that he's greatly overweight and needs Daffy's live-in services to help him lose weight.
Genre	funny animal

2 page [Petunia and Cicero] text story "The Little Prospector"

Characters	Petunia Pig; Cicero Pig
Synopsis	On a rainy day, Petunia plans an indoor prospecting game for Cicero.
Genre	funny animal
Letters	typeset
Notes	Text story with two 1/4 page illustrations.

7 page Mary Jane and Sniffles story "Whatever is so funny, Sniffles?"

Characters	Mary Jane; Sniffles
Synopsis	Mary Jane's flying horse figurines come to life when she makes herself small.
Genre	fantasy
Pencils	Al Hubbard
Inks	Al Hubbard

6 page Henery Hawk story "...and today, children, we will study the life..."

Characters	Henery Hawk; Ollie Owl; Foghorn Leghorn
Synopsis	Henery tries out Kit Carson's methods of hunting on Farmer Brown's chickens.
Genre	funny animal
Pencils	Veve Risto
Inks	Veve Risto

5 page Tweety and Sylvester story "Oh, I do hope my canned fruit wins the blue.."

Characters	Tweety; Sylvester; Granny
Synopsis	Granny takes her canned fruit to the fair to be judged.
Genre	funny animal

5 page Little Pancho Vanilla story "Papacito! Look what I breeng from the bool..."

Characters	Pancho Vanilla; Papacito; Mamacito
Synopsis	Papcito fights a midget bull.
Genre	humor

1 page Porky Pig story "Detour"

Characters	Porky Pig
Synopsis	Porky follows a series of detour signs in his house.
Genre	funny animal
Letters	none (pantomime)
Notes	Pantomime story.

1 page advertisement "Hey Kids! Bike back to school on the best!"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Inside back cover; color. Illustrated ad for Schwinn bicycles. Schwinn "Phantom" model is featured.

1 page "Spark Up with Wheaties" advertisement "George Kell of the Boston Red Sox"

Characters	George Kell
Synopsis	George Kell of the Boston Red Sox gives batting tips.
Genre	sports
Notes	Back cover; color. Ad in comic form for Wheaties breakfast cereal. "Autographed" photo of George Kell is part of ad. Part of the "Spark Up with Wheaties" series.