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Issue: Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics #26
Publication Date: December 1943
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Issues: #26 of 107 Issues (111 Printings)
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Publisher: FlagDell
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Indicia Publisher: Dell Publishing Company Inc.
On Sale Date: 1943
Volume: none
Pages: 60
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 14 (9 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: All comic stories in this issue are in three-tier panel format.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Turkey Turns the Tables

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Bugs Bunny; turkey; Porky Pig (floating head); Bugs Bunny (floating head); Elmer Fudd (floating head)
First Line: 1001 Rabbit Recipes
Synopsis: Bugs gets a rather unpleasant Thanksgiving surprise, as a turkey goes on the offensive.
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Pages: 1
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Parents! Give This Welcome Christmas Gift

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Dell Comics; New Funnies
Character(s): Andy Panda; Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; Oswald the Rabbit; Felix the Cat; Li'l Eight Ball
First Line: Thrill all the children on your list with a full year (12 big issues) of the fun filled antics of Andy Panda...
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Disclose Notes: Ad offering one and two year subscriptions to New Funnies at a discount off the newsstand price, and with a free "8 x 10 1/2 inch picture of Andy Panda in full color, suitable for framing" as an added premium. Also includes a Christmas-themed post card featuring the cast of New Funnies, to be sent bearing the name of the subscription donor. Color ad on inside front cover.
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Boomerang the Homing Turkey

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd; Porky Pig; Boomerang (turkey); Petunia Pig; Sniffles; various citizens; cop; judge
First Line: An' I thought this'd be an easy way to get money for th' holidays!
Synopsis: Bugs pulls a fortune telling scam, using Elmer's homing turkey.
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Vive Risto credits from Alberto Becattini (2020). Previous indexer's note says: Buettner credit per info in Michael Barrier's book Funnybooks The Improbable Glories of the Best American Comic Books.

Sniffles is the same size as Porky Pig in this story, but is his typically tiny self in the next story.
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Puppet Rescue

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, childrens, fantasy
Character(s): Sniffles; Mary Jane; Mary Jane's mother; Cinderella (puppet); Wicked Step-Mother (puppet); Prince (puppet)
First Line: -and after the puppet master went to bed, the puppets came to life-
Synopsis: Sniffles and Mary Jane visit a realm of "puppets-on-strings", where a Cinderella puppet must be rescued from a precarious position before the puppets "come to life" when the clock strikes ten that night.
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Disclose Notes: The story refers to Cinderella and company as "puppets" but, on strings such as they are, wouldn't they be marionettes?
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Elmer in the Army

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Elmer Fudd
First Line: Oh, Elmer's in a uniform;
Synopsis: A 13-stanza poem about Elmer in the Army during World War II. Ends with the line: "For Victory and Peace".
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Messenger Mess

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Porky Pig; Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd; telegraph boss; Mister White; Mrs. Van Up De Snoot; black cat; hardware store clerk; drug store clerk
First Line: D-dog-gonit! I-I've j-just g-gotta f-find a j-j-job!
Synopsis: Porky gets a job as a messenger boy for a telegraph service. Bugs is next in line for the job, if Porky fails on his first day. Will Porky persevere over Bugs’ sabotage?
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Looney Tunes Cartoon Lesson

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, non-fiction
Feature(s): Looney Tunes Cartoon Lesson
Character(s): Porky Pig; Petunia Pig
First Line: Kids! If you can draw an oval, you can draw a picture too!
Synopsis: Lessons on how to draw Porky Pig from some basic shapes - and how to draw Petunia Pig with only slight modifications of those shapes.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Carl Buettner credits from Alberto Becattini (2020).
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A Most Unusual Snowman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Beaky Buzzard; Cicero Pig; various kids; Nazi spy; snowman contest judges; police officer
First Line: Shore looks like we're gonna git some more snow!
Synopsis: Beaky's creatively designed snowman leads to the capture of a Nazi spy.
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Nap Time for Henery!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Henery Hawk; Henery's Mama; two little chicks; fox
First Line: It's time for your nap, Henery!
Synopsis: Rather than take a nap, Henery runs away from home.
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Strangler Fudd the Clavicle Crusher

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Elmer Fudd; Bugs Bunny; Apehead the Mangler; promoter; referee
First Line: A wabbit snare is a vewy simple way to catch wabbits!!
Synopsis: Bugs cons Elmer into a wrestling prize-match with Apehead the Mangler.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Vive Risto credits from Alberto Becattini (2020).
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Petunia's Thanksgiving Dinner

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Petunia Pig; Porky Pig; Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd; Daffy Duck; Sniffles; Little Blabbermouse
First Line: Porky Pig and Petunia were skipping merrily homeward through the November sunshine, when Petunia suddenly began to sing in a high, clear voice.
Synopsis: Petunia gets the gang together in Elmer Fudd's mountain cabin to have an old-fashioned Thanksgiving like the Pilgrims had. Bugs Bunny scoffs at the idea and is disinvited. ...Never disinvite Bugs Bunny.
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Crossword Puzzled

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Chester Turtle; Mrs. Turtle; four Turtle kids; guy shoveling snow; Miss Tweedy (teacher)
First Line: Our coal pile is gettin' pretty low!
Synopsis: To win a “ton of coal” for the winter, Chester enters a crossword puzzle contest – and searches high and low for that last missing word to complete his entry.
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Fill In and Mail These Coupons for Your Gift Subscriptions...

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Dell Comics; Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies
Character(s): Bugs Bunny
First Line: Free gifts card will be sent with each one
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Disclose Notes: Ad offering one and two year subscriptions to Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies at a discount off the newsstand price. Three coupons are included in the ad with a selection of $1.00 for one year and $1.75 for two years. A "free gift card" (presumably bearing the donor's name) is included with each subscription. Color ad on inside back cover.

The ad shows Bugs Bunny holding an apparently non-existent issue of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics - one bearing a cover with a very nicely drawn Santa Claus leaving a wrapped gift under a Christmas tree, while Porky, Petunia, Bugs, Elmer, and Sniffles peer out from behind a sofa. Sniffles is drawn in the same proportions as the adjacent Elmer.
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This Christmas Give a Subscription to Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Dell Comics; Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies
Character(s): Bugs Bunny; Porky Pig
First Line: The gift that brings Christmas every month
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Disclose Notes: Ad offering one and two year subscriptions to Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies at a discount off the newsstand price - $1.00 for one year and $1.75 for two years. "Attractive gift card sent free with each subscription, listing your name as donor. Also free this 8x10 picture of Bugs Bunny in full color suitable for framing". Color ad on back cover.

The 8x10 picture of Bugs Bunny is a repurposed use of the famous Bugs Bunny model sheet image drawn by animator Robert McKimson.

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