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Issue: Bugs Bunny #158
Publication Date: August 1974
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Issues: #158 of 160 Issues (227 Printings)
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Variant: Gold Key
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Publisher: FlagWestern
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Indicia Publisher: Western Publishing Company Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/1974
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
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Content Items: 16 (4 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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Motorized Unicycle

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Letterer(s): typeset; ? (logo)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Bugs Bunny; Porky Pig
Synopsis: Bugs zooms past a unicycle-riding Porky on a motorized unicycle.
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Pages: 1
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100 pc. Toy Soldiers Set $1.50

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First Line: Made of durable plastic, each with its own base.
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Disclose Notes: Ad for 100 plastic toy soldiers, packed in a footlocker-styled storage box. Sold by Lucky Products, Inc.
Color ad on inside front cover.
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The Hare Brain

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Bugs Bunny; Yosemite Sam; Bunker Barp (scientist); Elmer Fudd; Sylvester Pussycat; Porky Pig; Cicero Pig; fishing boat crew
First Line: They say I can’t even sail the high seas!
Synopsis: Scientist Bunker Barp has developed an “energized carrot” that can stimulate brain power. It stimulates Bugs into an exhibition of telekinesis, which pirate Yosemite Sam intends to put to bad use!
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Yosemite Sam is in uncharacteristic (for Western comics) full-pirate mode for this story. Christensen’s original title: “Brain Power Pickle”, from his notes.
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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. Sold by Gandalf Products Co.
Between pages 4 and 5 of previous story.
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Hey Friend! Which Would You Rather Have… Neat Prizes… Or Extra Spending Money?

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First Line: Sell Grit "America's greatest family newspaper".
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad inviting kids in the continental U.S to sell Grit family newspapers for prizes and cash. Ad no longer specifies only boys. Ad used to begin with "Hey Fellow!", instead of "Hey Friend!". Between pages 10 and 11 of previous story. Top half of page.
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Wow! 88 mini Posters only 65 cents

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First Line: All in full color all different
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Disclose Notes: Various psychedelic images and sixties counterculture symbols offered as mini-posters. Sold by Gandalf Products Co.
Between pages 10 and 11 of previous story. Lower half of page.
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City Sights

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Beep Beep the Road Runner; Beep Beep's three sons; Bugs Bunny
First Line: One day one of the little Road Runners said, “Pop, I’d really like to go to town… and get a real good look around.”
Synopsis: Beep Beep’s boys want to see the big city. Despite some guidance from Bugs Bunny, they ultimately decide it’s not for them.
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[untitled]

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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Full-page ad consisting of small, single panel advertisements for various novelties sold by American Circle Corp. Middle left page of centerfold.
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Kids, Roach Designs Are Now Available as Iron-On Transfers!

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Disclose Notes: Various sixties counterculture symbols offered as iron-on transfers. Sold by Gandalf Products Co.
Middle right page of centerfold.
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Wock Star

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd; Mr. Frelinghoysen (talent scout); Ronny Bebop; Irving; frenzied fans
First Line: Dwat! Double dwat! And twiple dwat! Even quadwuple dwat!
Synopsis: Bugs convinces Elmer that, if he wants to become a rock star, he should assume the persona of a baby prodigy. Ronny Bebop, a former circus midget, who has already achieved stardom with this ruse, sends his brawny bodyguard to silence the competition of “Baby Elmer”.
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: There are four Mr. Frelinghoysens that run the talent agency. Evanier, a fan of old classic gag routines, resorts to Bugs asking to see "Mr. Frelinghoysen" four times, until the guy answering him finally says “That’s me!” Also, owing to classic Bugs Bunny cartoons, Evanier has Bugs call Irving (Ronny Bebop’s huge bodyguard) “Gargantua”.
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Margie Gets Free Gifts for the Whole Family

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Character(s): Margie; various mod-looking teen friends; postman
First Line: One day when Margie was reading her favorite magazine…
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Disclose Notes: Ad offering a $1.00 catalog called “The Consumer Gazette” that is good for “over $30.00 worth of free gifts”. Sold by Gandalf Products Co.
Between pages 3 and 4 of previous story.
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Death Valley Smitty

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Bugs Bunny; Porky Pig; green monster; gorilla; bearded lady; skeleton sheriff, Death Valley Smitty
First Line: Stop fussing, Bugs! Keep pushing!
Synopsis: Bugs and Porky happen upon a desert ghost town with some pretty strange residents.
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Pages: 5
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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 figurines from Gandalf Products Co. Two different versions of this ad exist. One has all the characters drawn as they appear as figurines, while another variation has actual photographs of the figurines. This is the “drawn” variant. Between pages 2 and 3 of previous story.
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204 pc. Revolutionary War Soldiers Set Only 2.25

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First Line: 2 complete armies
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Disclose Notes: Ad for plastic toy soldiers. 204 pieces for $2.25.
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Win Prizes or Get Cash Make Friends Be Happy!

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First Line: That’s what being a winner at J.S.C.A. is all about!
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Disclose Notes: Ad for Junior Sales Club of America, offering prizes or money for the sales of "elegant all occasion greeting cards" or "sensational new Christmas cards". Color ad on inside back cover.
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How to Tell Your Dad You're Ready for a Daisy B-B Gun.

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First Line: It's in this free booklet.
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Disclose Notes: Ad for Daisy B-B Guns, inviting you to send away for a free copy of “The Air Rifle Marksman” booklet by Daisy. Color ad on back cover.

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