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Issue: Bugs Bunny #164
Publication Date: July 1975
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Issues: #164 of 160 Issues (227 Printings)
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagWestern
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Indicia Publisher: Western Publishing Company Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/1975
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
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Content Items: 18 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Chase Craig; Del Connell
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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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Kickstarter

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Letterer(s): typeset; logo
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd; two racing turtles
Synopsis: Bugs gives a "helping-foot" to his racing turtle.
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Disclose Notes: Bugs finds himself on the opposite side of this very same gag on the cover of Porky Pig (Western, 1965 Series) #46 (February 1973).
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Outgrown Your Old Daisy?

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Feature(s): Daisy Manufacturing Co.
First Line: Maybe Dad can help you pick a new one.
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Disclose Notes: Ad for Daisy B-B Guns offering "the new, super 24-page, full-color Daisy consumer catalog featuring air guns for ages 8-15". Color ad on inside front cover.
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Kissin' Cousins

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Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd; Clovis (Stan Laurel-like cat); wedding chapel manager; Marion Fudd (Elmer's cousin); Acme Good Luck Charm guy; "The Greed Stampede" game show costumed contestants; "The Greed Stampede" game show host, producer, and crew; Rodney Renchburger; clergyman; wedding guests
First Line: Clovis, are you sure it was Fuddsy you saw go in there? That’s a place where folks get married!
Synopsis: Through a series of misunderstandings, Bugs first believes Elmer is going to get married, and then that his bride is going to leave him for someone else after the wedding – once she gets her hands on his money. Along the way, in order to afford a wedding gift for Fudd, Bugs finds himself on a “Let’s Make a Deal” type giveaway game show, with a host drawn to conjure up images of Monty Hall. On the show, Bugs turns down both a yacht and a new car in favor of a more “wedding-gift-appropriate” waffle iron.
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Pages: 12
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3 Free Baseball Cards

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Feature(s): Hostess Snack Cakes
Character(s): Joe Rudi (Oakland A’s); Fergie Jenkins (Texas Rangers); Don Sutton (Los Angeles Dodgers)
First Line: On each specially marked box of Hostess ® Snack Cakes!
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Disclose Notes: Ad for Hostess Cup Cakes and Twinkies, with three baseball cards printed on each box. Between pages 4 and 5 of previous story.
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1001 Free Gifts

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Feature(s): Free Give-A-Ways
First Line: Over 1001 free items... Yours for the asking.
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Disclose Notes: Ad offering an "amazing 64-page book lists names & addresses of National Companies, Trade Assns. and Gov't Agencies offering free goodies", for only $1.00. Between pages 10 and 11 of previous story. Top half of page.
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1000 Decals

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Feature(s): Gandalf Products
First Line: Decalomania the nuttiest, most fantastic offer ever!
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Disclose Notes: Various sixties pop culture and counterculture symbols offered as stick-on decals. Between pages 10 and 11 of previous story. Lower half of page.
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Bugs Cleans Up

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Bugs Bunny; Porky Pig
First Line: “Hey, Porky, guess what?” Bugs enthused.
Synopsis: Bugs runs a laundromat – ineptly.
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Margie Gets Free Gifts for the Whole Family

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Feature(s): Gandalf Products Co.
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”. Middle left page of centerfold.
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Get These Dynamite Embroidered Cloth Patches That Tell It Like It Is!

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Feature(s): Gandalf Products Co.
First Line: Each groovy patch measures 3”.
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Disclose Notes: Various cartoon characters, comic characters, and counterculture symbols offered as embroidered cloth patches. Ad runs vertically, instead of reading left to right. Middle right page of centerfold.
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A Present from Bogey

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Bugs Bunny; Horatio Q. Bun (W.C. Fields-like rabbit); Bobo Bunny (James Cagney-like rabbit); Bogey Bunny (Humphrey Bogart-like rabbit); various police officers; old lady with purse; Babs Bunny (not the character from “Tiny Toon Adventures”); Honey Bunny
First Line: Wait till you see this place, Horatio – all the waitresses are beautiful lady rabbits dressed like human beings!
Synopsis: Horatio Q. Bun accidentally foils a club robbery attempt by Bobo Bunny, the brother of notorious gangster Bogey Bunny. Fearing reprisal from brother Bogey, Horatio also accidentally foils a bank robbery attempt by Babs Bunny, Bogey’s sister! For his own safety, Horatio repeatedly tries to get himself locked-up in jail, to no avail.
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Fun Tricks Free Things!

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Feature(s): Gandalf Products Co.
First Line: Mail Today
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Disclose Notes: A full page of small, single panel advertisements for various novelty items. Between pages 3 and 4 of previous story.
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Buzzard Bounty

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Bugs Bunny; Beaky Buzzard; Mama Buzzard; hunter
First Line: You’re getting to be a big buzzard now, Beaky darling, so for today’s lesson – do you know what this is?
Synopsis: Mama Buzzard sends a reluctant Beaky out to catch a rabbit for dinner – namely Bugs. Things are complicated by a hunter who sets his sights on both bunny and buzzard.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: This story takes its cues from the 1942 Bob Clampett Bugs Bunny theatrical short “Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid", with Bugs in prime heckling mode. Bugs addresses the readers on page three, panel eight.
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Scary, Life Size Monster Ghost

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Feature(s): Melton Co.
First Line: Obeys Your Commands!
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Disclose Notes: Black and white ad offering a 7 foot polyethylene ghost for $1.00, with free "Peeping Skeleton Hands" included in each order. Ad is "one-quarter page", on the left side of the top half of the page. Between pages 3 and 4 of previous story.
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Blood Curdling Vampire Bat

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Feature(s): Guarantee Co.
First Line: It's life size!
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Disclose Notes: Black and white ad offering a life-size vampire bat toy, and several other creatures comprising a "Horror Outfit". Ad is "one-quarter page", on the right side of the top half of the page. Between pages 3 and 4 of previous story.
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Enter the Wonderful World of Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys

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Feature(s): Gandalf Products Co.
First Line: Own a bowl full of happiness – Instant pets!
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Disclose Notes: Ad for Sea-Monkeys - offered by Gandalf Products Co. Between pages 3 and 4 of previous story. Lower half of page. This ad, at half-a-page, and the previous two ads, at a quarter-page each, comprise a single page of advertising.
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Get Your Favorite Cartoon Characters in These Brilliant Embroidered Cloth Patches

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Feature(s): Gandalf Products Co.
First Line: Each groovy patch measures 5”
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Disclose Notes: Various cartoon characters and comic characters are offered as embroidered cloth patches.
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Kids, Roach Designs Are Now Available as Iron-On Transfers!

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Feature(s): Gandalf Products Co.
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Disclose Notes: Various sixties counterculture symbols offered as iron-on transfers. Color ad on inside back cover.
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Personality Posters

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Feature(s): Gandalf Products Co.
First Line: Now! For the first time ever, you can order Personality Posters ® an incredible collection of posters from the most famous name in posters.
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Disclose Notes: Ad offering various sixties counterculture image posters. Color ad on back cover.

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