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The Unfathomable Snow Rabbit

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Bugs Bunny; St. Bernard

Synopsis: Snowbound Bugs is happy to see an approaching St. Bernard… but, seems inexplicably happier than he ought to be, given the situation as-seen. (See "Notes" below.)

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Notes: For this reprint, the words “Carrot Juice” were left off the barrel carried by the St. Bernard, which would explain why Bugs was so suitably happy on the original cover – but more so than he ought to be, on this cover reprint.

The Dingo Kid Trips a Thief

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Feature(s): Dingo

Character(s): The Dingo Kid; two other kids; car thief; police officer; Joe Namath

First Line: Wow, that was some game!

Synopsis: The Dingo Kid stops a thief from trying to steal Joe Namath's car, thanks to his Dingo Boots.

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Notes: Comics-form ad for Dingo Boots featuring New York Jets football great Joe Namath. Color ad on inside front cover.

Dum-Dum Dentist

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Bugs Bunny; dentist’s receptionist; Elmer Fudd; Dr. Drill (dentist)

First Line: Ah, there’s a likely prospect for my wares! What better place than a dental office?

Synopsis: Magazine salesman Bugs calls on a dentist’s office to peddle his wares. There he finds a nervous Elmer Fudd waiting in the dentist chair, and dons a white coat and surgical mask simply to heckle and bedevil him! “I know I shouldn’t do this, but I just can’t resist an opportunity to bug that guy!” …Ain’t he a stinker?

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Notes: This story presents a pair of “firsts". It is the first Bugs Bunny comic book story to be written by animation writer Michael Maltese, after his long and prolific career at Warner Bros. and Hanna-Barbera had wound down. The “heckling attitude” and humorous dialogue was of the type not seen in the Western Publishing Bugs Bunny comics of the time – but was a hallmark of the animation scripts of Maltese, who was one of the creators who literally shaped Bugs Bunny into a cartoon icon.

It is also a first example of artist Phil De Lara, himself a Warner Bros. animation veteran, employing what may best be described as his “DePatie/Freleng style” – presumably developed for drawing Western’s new Pink Panther title (1971) – for a story featuring characters born of classic-era theatrical animation. All characters, other than Bugs and Elmer, are “simplified” and the backgrounds are “minimalist”, compared with De Lara’s work on funny-animal comics up to this point. Dr. Drill, the dentist, actually looks as if he stepped out of a Pink Panther cartoon – protruding big nose, one-eyed side profile and all. De Lara would occasionally work in this new style on characters such as Bugs Bunny, Woody Woodpecker, and others, along with his work on The Pink Panther. Readers can compare this new artistic style of De Lara’s with his more classic style of the reprinted Beep Beep the Road Runner story seen later in this issue.

Jokes by Cracky #7… has 7 big sections!

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Feature(s): Western Publishing Company; Jokes By Cracky

Character(s): Cracky

First Line: Filled with a gigantic cargo of jokes to make you laugh either in the air or on the ground.

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Notes: Cracky flies a plane, towing behind him an issue of "Jokes by Cracky", as if it were a banner.

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Feature(s): Mark Jewelers

First Line: 25 Years Service to Military Personnel

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Notes: Ad for military emblem rings and other products from Mark Jewelers.

Guest Who

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Bugs Bunny; butler; Antone (chef); Count of Fargonia

First Line: Package for Bugs Bunny!

Synopsis: Bugs receives an invitation to a dinner given in his honor, in the far off country of Fargonia. Once there he finds that he is to be the dinner for the Count of Fargonia, who has never tasted rabbit stew – and would never dine upon an “ordinary rabbit”, but only one like Bugs, whose name and address is in “Who’s Who” under “famous rabbits”.

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Notes: Another first for this issue… the first story published by Western to be drawn by Italian artist Massimo Fecchi, known for drawing European stories of Donald Duck, Uncle Scrooge, Mickey Mouse, and Goofy. For Western, Fecchi worked primarily with Warner Bros. and MGM characters, rather than Disney. He brought a unique visual style to these comics, to the point where the expressive character of Antone the chef, could easily have been an adversary in a Bugs Bunny theatrical short.

Foiled in Oil

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd

First Line: Bugs Bunny sleepily climbed to the entrance of his rabbit hole to answer the loud call of an irate Elmer Fudd.

Synopsis: Bugs becomes suspicious when Elmer suddenly strikes oil in his backyard, digging only with a pick and shovel.

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Keys of Knowledge: The Chimpanzee

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Genres: nature, non-fiction

First Line: Chimpanzee, the most intelligent and advanced of all the animals, is an African ape, which is related to the gorilla family.

Synopsis: Illustrated text feature on the chimpanzee.

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Blow Yourself Up

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Feature(s): Gandalf Products Co.

First Line: To poster size

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Notes: Ad for you to send your photos to be blown up into 2x3 or 3x4 foot black and white posters. Also into custom watches, jigsaw puzzles, and dartboards. Originals returned.

The Backward Beeps

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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous

Character(s): Beep Beep the Road Runner; Beep Beep's three sons; Wile E. Coyote; tunnel construction crew

First Line: Pop, we have an idea! If you don’t think it’s strange! Instead of him chasing us, let’s chase him for a change!

Synopsis: Beep Beep and the boys turn the tables on Wile E. Coyote, by arranging things so that they wind up chasing him.

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Pages: 4

Notes: See notes on Phil De Lara above.

The Abominable Snowman

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd; little snowbird; Abominable Snowman

First Line: Hey, Elmer! What’s that crazy rig?

Synopsis: Bugs and Elmer are off to the Himalayas to capture the legendary Abominable Snowman, and bring him back alive.

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Pages: 8

Notes: See notes on Massimo Fecchi above.

Bobby the Superbuilder

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Feature(s): Funtime Products, Inc.; Mix’n Build Super Construction Set

First Line: His secret: His Mix’n Build Super Construction Set

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Notes: Ad for Mix’n Build Super Construction Sets. "Available at your local store or order your set direct from the factory by filling out the coupon.” Between pages 2 and 3 of the previous story.

Own Your Own

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Feature(s): Kodak

First Line: For less than $10.

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Notes: Ad for “The Kodak Instamatic 44 Camera”, with flashcube. Between pages 2 and 3 of the previous story.

Get This Original Spiro Agnew Watch from the Dirty Time Co.

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Feature(s): Gandalf Products Co.

Character(s): Vice President Spiro Agnew; President Richard Nixon (as “Dickey Nixon”); Moshe Dayan (Israeli military leader and politician); W.C Fields (actor/comedian); Laurel and Hardy (actors/comedians); “Republican Party Elephant” (symbol); “Democratic Party Donkey” (symbol) as caricatures on novelty watch faces

First Line: Here is the genuine, original Spiro Agnew watch you’ve seen on television and in leading magazines and newspapers.

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Notes: Ad for novelty watches featuring caricatures of Spiro Agnew, Richard Nixon, Moshe Dayan, W.C Fields, Laurel and Hardy, “Republican Party Elephant” and “Democratic Party Donkey”. The Spiro Agnew watch stems from a then-popular joke which asked: “What kind of a wrist watch does Mickey Mouse wear? …A Spiro Agnew watch!”

The Safari Starts Here!

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Feature(s): Daisy Manufacturing Co.

First Line: Right in your own basement or family room – that’s where the fun begins with a Daisy Safari Mark I (™) B-B Gun.

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Notes: Ad for Daisy’s Safari Mark I B-B Gun. Color ad on inside back cover.

Kenner Smash-Up Derby

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Feature(s): Kenner; SSP Super Sonic Power

First Line: Hey! You guys are smashing up your SSP Racers!

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Notes: Ad for Kenner's SSP Smash-Up Derby. Color ad on back cover.