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Issue: Bugs Bunny #178
Publication Date: November 1976
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Issues: #178 of 160 Issues (227 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Gold Key
Rating:
Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Western Publishing Company Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/23/1976
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.30 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On sale date from the Comic Reader #135.
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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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His Balloon Is in Tune!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset; logo
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Bugs Bunny; Honey Bunny
Synopsis: Bugs plays hot-air balloon strings like a harp.
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Pages: 1
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Personality Posters

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photos)
Inker(s): ? (photos)
Colorist(s): ? (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
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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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad offering movie and fantasy image posters. Color ad on inside front cover.
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Deep Sea Cowboys

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Bugs Bunny; Porky Pig; Sea Foam Fish Cannery manager; Tex (dolphin-riding fish-cowboy); dolphins, tuna; shark; fish rustler crew members; fish rustler captain; other dolphin-riding fish-cowboys
First Line: Hey, look, Pork! What an unusual advertisement!
Synopsis: As newly hired fish-cowboys for the Sea Foam Fish Cannery, Bugs and Porky ride dolphins like horses to herd schools of tuna underwater, and foil a high seas fish rustling plot.
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: First Line: Bugs calls his pig-pal "Pork", and not "Porky"! This occurs in certain stories of this period, which are probably the product of the same writer.
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The Incredible Hulk and "Friends!"

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction, superhero
Character(s): The Incredible Hulk; friendly Toad Man
First Line: The Hulk’s been captured by King Torkon of the Toad World and is imprisoned in a deep cave.
Synopsis: The Incredible Hulk wants to destroy all Toad Men, until a friendly Toad Man gives him Hostess Cup Cakes. After that, the friendly Toad Man gets a pass. Pity about the others, though!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Between pages 4 and 5 of previous story.
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Kids, Roach Designs Are Now Available as Iron-On Transfers!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gandalf Products Co.
First Line: Durable * Washable * 100% Colorfast
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Various sixties counterculture symbols offered as iron-on transfers. This is a different ad, depicting different iron-on transfers, from that indexed as Sequence 7.
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Fun Tricks Free Things!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gandalf Products Co.
First Line: Mail Today
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A full page of small, single panel advertisements for various novelty items. This is a different ad, depicting different novelties, from that indexed as Sequence 15.
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Big Footsy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Bugs Bunny; Porky Pig; Sam (general store owner); mountain man; Big Footsy; bear; moose
First Line: That sure was a great back-to-nature type movie, Porky!
Synopsis: While attempting to film a nature documentary, Bugs and Porky come face to face with the legendary mountain creature "Big Footsy".
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: This six-page story is interrupted by five ads, spread over four pages!
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Kids, Roach Designs Are Now Available as Iron-On Transfers!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gandalf Products Co.
First Line: Durable * Washable * 100% Colorfast
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Various sixties counterculture symbols offered as iron-on transfers. Between pages 2 and 3 of previous story. Middle left page of centerfold. This is a different ad, depicting different iron-on transfers, from that indexed as Sequence 4.
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Get These Dynamite Embroidered Cloth Patches That Tell It Like It Is!

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gandalf Products Co.
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. Ad runs vertically on the page. Between pages 2 and 3 of previous story. Middle right page of centerfold.
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Make Extra Cash No Real "Selling"

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Engravaplates
First Line: Just show this sample which we give you FREE!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad seeking salespeople for individually engraved metal social security cards. “Just show it to everyone. They’ll be amazed and delighted by the low price – only $2.00 each – especially when they discover they that also get a smart Carrying Case, an Emergency Card, and an exclusive 8-year calendar – all FREE!” Black and white interior ad. Between pages 4 and 5 of previous story. Top half of page.
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Fun Things! Mail Today…

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Five Star Gift Co.
First Line: Money back guarantee! Ask for free catalog!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: A half-page of small, single panel advertisements for various novelties sold by Five Star Gift Co. Between pages 4 and 5 of previous story. Lower half of page.
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Get Your Favorite Cartoon Characters in These Brilliant Embroidered Cloth Patches

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gandalf Products Co.
First Line: Each groovy patch measures 5”
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Various cartoon characters and comic characters are offered as embroidered cloth patches. Between pages 4 and 5 of previous story.
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One Dream + Two

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Bugs Bunny; Porky Pig; old hotel proprietor; two bank robbers on the run, police officers, police chief; ranch owner; cowboys; buzzards
First Line: Hey, that’s a strange name for a town!
Synopsis: Bugs and Porky have a stopover in a little desert town called “Dreamsville”, where, if you spend the night in the only hotel – and you have a dream - that dream is said to come true. Bugs is skeptical. Porky believes. Which one of the pair turns out to be right, and why does Porky suddenly find a new Fadillac luxury automobile parked where his old heap of a car was left the night before?
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Pages: 6
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Margie Gets Free Gifts for the Whole Family

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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
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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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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad offering a $1.00 catalog called “The Consumer Gazette” that is good for “over $30.00 worth of free gifts”. Between pages 4 and 5 of previous story.
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The Big Chase

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Tweety Bird; Sylvester Pussycat; Granny; a big mob of mice
First Line: Sylvester was at it again, chasing Tweety.
Synopsis: To preserve Sylvester’s job as a house-cat, Tweety finds him some mice to chase. But, these tough country mice are soon chasing the soft, pampered city cat.
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Pages: 1
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Fun Tricks Free Things!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gandalf Products Co.
First Line: Mail Today
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A full page of small, single panel advertisements for various novelty items. This is a different ad, depicting different novelties, from that indexed as Sequence 5.
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Create Your Own SSP Cycle Stunt Show

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kenner
First Line: Featuring "Rockin' Rick"!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Kenner's "SSP Cycle Stunt Show" set. Color ad on inside back cover.
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The Bionic Battle

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kenner
First Line: Col. Steve Austin vs. Maskatron!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Kenner's "Six Million Dollar Man" line of action figures. Color ad on back cover.

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