The San Onofre Collection
Kite Fun Book nn 1968 Florida Power & Light Co.

COMIC DETAILS

Comic Description: Kite Fun Book #nn Universal
Grade: 4.5
Page Quality: OFF-WHITE TO WHITE
Certification #: 0159743027
Owner: San Onofre Collection

SET DETAILS

Winning Set: The San Onofre Collection
Date Added: 10/2/2009
Research: Currently not available

Owner's Description

Bugs Bunny returned to being the lead in 1968, as he headlined the 1968 Bugs Bunny Kite Fun Book. He had previously been featured in the 1959 "Bugs Bunny Kite Fun Book"<br /><br />An unnamed prototype Bugs Bunny first appeared in the cartoon short Porky's Hare Hunt, released on April 30, 1938, however it was not until July 27, 1940 with the release of A Wild Hare would Bugs appear as we know him today. His carreer includes an amazing 163 Warner Brothers cartoon shorts in the golden age of american animation.<br /><br />His apperances in comic books are even more numerious than his fil apperances. Starting in comic books with Looney Tunes #1 (Sept, 1941), he has gone on to appear in countless other comics including over 400 issues of Looney Tunes (and Merry Melodies) as well as over 300 isses of Bugs Bunny comics, mostly from Dell, Gold Key, Whitman, or DC.<br /><br />This Bugs Bunny Kite Fun Book is dated 1968, and was prepared in late 1968 for release to schools in the spring of 1959. One of the file copies sold by Heritage a few years ago had a Western library stamp dated 11/19/1968. Don Christensen and Kellog Adams are noted as associated with the production of this book.<br /><br />Three variants of this book have been identified. They are Southern California Edison, Florida Power and Light, and Pacific Gas and Electric.<br /><br />This CGC 4.5 (very good plus) copy with off-white to white pages is only graded copy from Florida Power and Light as of 6/24/2010. <br /><br />The comic itself consist of: <br />(Cover) as shown <br />(pg 2-7) Bugs Bunny Kite Safety Story <br />(pg 8-9) How to build kites featuring Reddy Kilowatt <br />(pg 10 Bugs Bunny Kite Safety Story continued <br />(pg. 11) Fine the Kite (Maze)<br />(pg. 12) Bugs' coded kite caper<br />(pg 13) Decorate you Kites<br />(pg 14) B is for Box Kite. (Find things starting with B)<br />(pg 15) Last page Bugs Bunny kite Safety Story <br />(pg 16/back cover) Reddy's safe kite-Flying Rules (8). <br /><br /><br /><br />
  
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