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Issue: Bugs Bunny #143
Publication Date: July 1972
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Issues: #143 of 160 Issues (227 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Gold Key
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Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Western Publishing Company Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/1972
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (5 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Carrots in Piggy Bank

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Bugs Bunny
Synopsis: Bugs banks carrot slices as if they were coins.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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First Line: 25 Years Service to Military Personnel
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for military emblem rings and other products from Mark Jewelers. Color ad on inside front cover.
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Wabbit in the Satellite

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd; space research officials; newscaster; Takul of Takar (alien)
First Line: I want you to test these dehydwated cawwots, Bugs!
Synopsis: Elmer creates dehydrated carrots for consumption during long space flights. He has Bugs test them. Bugs ends up in space, and cons an alien into taking him back to Earth.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Massimo Fecchi art credit from the book “American Funny Animal Comics in the 20th Century Volume One” by Alberto Becattini, page 223. Becattini cites Fecchi as the artist of “Music to Grow Gardens By” in Bugs Bunny (Western, 1962 Series) #144. The art style there is the same as in this story.
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Collections

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First Line: Express yourself with these great new things.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Psychedelic images and counterculture symbols are offered as posters, rings, dog-tags, and sew-on patches. Sold by Gandalf Products Co.
Between pages 4 and 5 of previous story.
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Sheet Metal Misfit

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd; Mr. Tinny (adult ed sheet metal shop instructor); sheet metal shop students; Superintendent Sumple; superintendent’s aide
First Line: Night school adult classes are beginning again… and Bugs has tagged along with Elmer…
Synopsis: Bugs innocently and earnestly wreaks havoc in an adult ed sheet metal shop class.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Most often, John Carey inks his own stories, but this does not look like his inking. A bit too heavy. Carey also usually letters his stories, but the letterer here is definitely Bill Spicer. That Carey did not do the lettering in this case suggests the likelihood of another inker as well.
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[untitled]

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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad offering hunting slingshots and a booklet teaching slingshot accuracy. Sold by Saunders Archery Co.
Between pages 2 and 3 of previous story. Top half of page.
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Enter the Wonderful World of Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys

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First Line: Own a bowl full of happiness – Instant pets!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for Sea-Monkeys from Nature House. Between pages 2 and 3 of previous story. Lower half of page.
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Bargain Boutique

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First Line: A super chance to save $$ when you buy - lowest prices ever - will not be repeated this year.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Various counterculture symbols are offered as rings, dog tags, decals, etc. for the "special price" of 88 cents each for 4 or more. Middle left page of centerfold.
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Disneykin Play Characters Are Here!

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Character(s): Mickey Mouse; Donald Duck; Goofy; Pluto; (32 various Disney characters in all)
First Line: colorful... exciting... fun
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for small, hand-painted Disney character figures pictured in color photos. Sold by Gandalf Products Co.
Middle right page of centerfold.
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Too Many Heroes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Speedy Gonzalez; Mexican mouse village officials; Sancho and Pancho (jealous mice); train crew mice
First Line: Caramba! What is Speedy Gonzalez up to now?
Synopsis: Sancho and Pancho, jealous of Speedy's reputation as a hero, plan to take some of the glory for themselves.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Story title is "Boulder Bunglers" in Christensen's notes.
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Wow! 88 Posters only 65 cents

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First Line: All in full color all different
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Various psychedelic images and sixties counterculture symbols offered as mini-posters from Gandalf Products Co.
Between pages 3 and 4 of previous story. Upper half of page.
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Incense Magic

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First Line: You get more than 50 different pieces of incense only $1.00
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for various fragrances of incense from Gandalf Products Co.
Between pages 3 and 4 of previous story. Lower half of page.
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Bearly Friendly

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Petunia Pig; Cicero Pig; porcupine; deer; squirrels; owl; big hungry brown bear
First Line: "Gosh, Petunia, I don't think we ought to go to Hidden Valley for our picnic," Cicero said worriedly one day.
Synopsis: Cicero's new friend, a porcupine, holds-off a big hungry brown bear from invading the Pigs' picnic.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Porky Pig does not appear in this story.
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Freedom of the Press

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Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd
First Line: Dwat! That paper boy is half an hour late!
Synopsis: New “paper boy” Bugs confounds Elmer with his (purposely) bad aim, and then insisting on proper identification before giving him his copy of the newspaper.
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Massimo Fecchi art credit from the book “American Funny Animal Comics in the 20th Century Volume One” by Alberto Becattini, page 223. Becattini cites Fecchi as the artist of “Music to Grow Gardens By” in Bugs Bunny (Western, 1962 Series) #144. The art style there is the same as in this story.
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Get This Original Spiro Agnew Watch from the Dirty Time Co.

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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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Disclose 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!” Sold by Gandalf Products Co.
Between pages 4 and 5 of previous story.
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Get These Dynamite Embroidered Cloth Patches That Tell It Like It Is!

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First Line: Each groovy patch measures 3".
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Various cartoon characters, comic characters, and counterculture symbols offered as embroidered cloth patches. On final interior page of the comic.
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Dig These!

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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for drag-car style snap-together models of construction equipment. Color ad on inside back cover.
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3 Complete Fishing Outfits

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Disclose Notes: Fishing equipment offered via mail order (1972 models). Color ad on back cover.

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