Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics #1 - 1st Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig, Daffy Duck

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Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics #1

Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics v1 #1, 1941 - In "The Wild Hare", the mighty hunter

Elmer Fudd

shushes his audience in order to shoot a rabbit (

Bugs Bunny

). This story adapts the cartoon of the same name, which introduced both characters to movie audiences. In a separate tale,

Porky Pig

hires a dim-witted fellow to watch over his chickens. This first issue marks the first appearances in comics of several classic cartoons, including

Daffy Duck

(appearing in 3 panels of a second Bugs Bunny tale),

Petunia Pig

(text story illustrations) and

Mary Jane and Sniffles

the mouse. Some stories and art are credited to Win Smith and Chase Craig.

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1st appearance in comics, 1st cover

Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig,

1st appearance in comics

(+ cover cameos) Elmer Fudd, Mary Jane and Sniffles, Daffy Duck,

1st cameo

Petunia Pig,

1st issue

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"The Wild Hare" 8 pages

"Porky's Hired Hand" 8 pages

"Sniffles" 8 pages

+ other stories

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Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics #1 - 1st Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig, Daffy Duck Reviewed by Ted Ignacio @ Pencil Ink on 12:00 PM Rating: 5

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