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Issue: Looney Tunes #40
Publication Date: December 1981
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Issues: #40 of 47 Issues (68 Printings)
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand: WhitmanView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Western Publishing Company Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 10 (6 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Cover code: 90296-112. This issue reprints the entire contents of issue #34 (a scarce Whitman bagged issue), but with a new cover and an added 1958 Bugs Bunny reprint to cover the space taken by ads. No interior ads in this issue. All 32 interior pages are comics or comics-related text material.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Ice Cream Anticipation

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Bugs Bunny; Cicero Pig
Synopsis: Cicero hopes to catch some of Bugs' ice cream in his catchers mitt.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Super Goof

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, superhero
Feature(s): Whitman Comics; Super Goof
Character(s): Super Goof
First Line: He’s on the right track in Whitman Comics
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Whitman house ad for Super Goof. Reproduces the cover illustration for Walt Disney Super Goof (Western, 1965 series) #49 October 1978. Color ad on inside front cover.
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The Circus Runaround

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Bugs Bunny; Cicero Pig; Ho-Ho the Clown; Bimbo the Elephant; Kent (ticket taker); Mr. Dingaling (circus owner); strongman; strongman's wife; police officer; Elmer Fudd
First Line: It's great of you to take me to the circus, Bugs!
Synopsis: Bugs and Cicero help solve the mystery of the stolen circus box office receipts.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Chief for a Day

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, anthropomorphic
Character(s): Yosemite Sam; Porky Pig; son of the chief of Atu-Atol; chief of Atu-Atol; medicine man
First Line: Yosemite and Porky are touring the south seas, when...
Synopsis: Porky saves the life of the son of the chief of Atu-Atol. In gratitude, the chief makes Porky “Chief for a Day”. When a gorilla swipes the chief's crown from Porky, he and Sam must recover it.
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Pages: 5
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The Cuckoo Clock Caper

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Daffy Duck (as Armchair Daffy); Mrs. McBuck; James (butler); May (maid)
First Line: Armchair Daffy is crudely awakened by the delivery of the morning paper...
Synopsis: Armchair detective "Armchair Daffy" solves a stolen jewelry case.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Part of the "Armchair Daffy" detective series.
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The Midnight Stalker

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Tweety Bird; Sylvester Pussycat; Granny; The Midnight Stalker (purse snatcher); police officer
First Line: Sylvester has tried every trick in the book to bag tweety...
Synopsis: Sylvester's midnight antics aid in the capture of The Midnight Stalker purse snatcher.
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Pages: 4
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Hypno-Trick

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Henery Hawk; hypnotist; audience; librarian; Mr. Buzzard; Foghorn Leghorn; hens
First Line: Henery is being inspired by a vaudeville hypnotist...
Synopsis: Henery studies hypnosis and tries to hypnotize Foghorn.
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Pages: 4
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Hair-Raising Experiment

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd; Professor Bumble; dogcatcher; dog pound attendant; fainting woman; police officer
First Line: Gosh, Professor! I guess you invented just about everything there is to invent!
Synopsis: While minding the lab of an absent-minded professor, Bugs plucks the first single hair that Elmer has grown in years leaving Fudd utterly distraught. To make up for it, Bugs tries the professor’s hair-growing “Fuzz Water” on his depressed little pal, which, as expected, works in unintended ways.
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Reprint Notes: Story was originally untitled. The title was added for this reprint.
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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What an Act!

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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Whitman Comics; Popeye the Sailor
Character(s): Popeye the Sailor; Swee’pea; Eugene the Jeep; Brutus; Wimpy; King Blozo; Olive Oyl; Oscar; Alice the Goon; The Sea Hag; Bernard the Buzzard; Poopdeck Pappy
First Line: Popeye and the whole cast of Thimble Theatre! They’re all starring in Whitman Comics at your store today!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Whitman house ad for Popeye the Sailor. Unlike many similar Whitman promo ads, which reproduce existing covers, this ad features an elaborate, original drawing by George Wildman of Popeye and the Thimble Theatre cast performing a precarious balancing act. Color ad on inside back cover.
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Meet Your Favorite Comic Characters and Enjoy Exciting Adventure in... Whitman Comics.

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Whitman Comics
First Line: Fun for everyone!!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Whitman Comics. No characters or properties are pictured. Color ad on back cover.

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