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Four Color 33 |
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Four Color #33 Universal |
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CGC 7.0 |
| Cert #: |
0201614030
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Owner Comments
Bugs Bunny: Public Nuisance #1 11/43 First Bugs Bunny Four Color appearance
Cover art and all interior art: Carl Buettner
This is tied with one other as the fourth best copy out of thirteen graded to date. It’s scarcity is made obvious in that despite its high guide value, there are just two copies at the top in VF/NM condition. This is relatively easy to find in lower grade but copies fine or better are extremely elusive. I originally bought this ungraded from Heritage auctions as a Fine (6.0).
Table of Contents
1. 1. [Table of Contents]
Bugs Bunny
2. 2. Bugs Bunny---Public Nuisance No. 1
Bugs Bunny
3. 3. Bugs Bunny Tries the Easy Life
Bugs Bunny
4. 4. Bugs Bunny and the Fang-Toothed Bandit
Bugs Bunny
5. 5. ["Wanna Be a Cut-Up, Doc?"]
Bugs Bunny
6. 6. ["That's All, Folks!!"] (Also the back cover of this copy)
7.
Bugs Bunny
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http://www.comics.org/issue/135056/
Here are some additiona tidbits from Wikipedia. They wrongly note that Western Publishing started Bugs Bunny in 1953
Bugs Bunny is an animated cartoon character, best remembered for his starring roles in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of theatrical shorts produced by Warner Bros. during the Golden Age of American animation.[1] His popularity during this era led to his becoming a corporate mascot of the Warner Bros. company. Bugs is an anthropomorphic gray hare or rabbit and is famous for his flippant, insouciant personality, a pronounced New York accent, and his portrayal as a trickster. Bugs has appeared in more films than any other cartoon character and is the ninth most portrayed film personality in the world.[2]
According to Bugs Bunny: 50 Years and Only One Grey Hare, Bugs was born on July 27, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York in a warren under Ebbets Field, home of the Brooklyn Dodgers. In reality, he was created earlier—and by many animators and staff: including Tex Avery, who directed A Wild Hare (1940), an early definitive short, and Robert McKimson, who created the definitive Bugs Bunny character design. According to Mel Blanc, the character's original voice actor, Bugs has a Flatbush accent. Bugs has had numerous catchphrases, the most prominent being a casual "Eh... What's up, doc?", usually said while chewing a carrot.
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After the classic cartoon era
Bugs did not appear in any of the post-1964 Looney Tunes shorts produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises or Format Films, nor did he appear in the lone Looney Tunes production produced by Filmation. He would not appear in new material on-screen again until Bugs and Daffy's Carnival of the Animals aired in 1976.
After Mel Blanc died in 1989, Jeff Bergman, Greg Burson, Billy West, and Joe Alaskey became the new voices of Bugs Bunny and many of the other Looney Tunes, each taking turns doing Bugs' voice for various productions over the years.
Bugs has made appearances in animated specials for network television, mostly composed of classic cartoons with bridging material added, including How Bugs Bunny Won the West, and The Bugs Bunny Mystery Special. Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over (1980) contained no vintage clips and featured the first new Bugs Bunny cartoons in 16 years. It opened with "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Bunny", which features a flashback of Bugs as a child thwarting a young Elmer Fudd, while its third and closing short was "Spaced Out Bunny", with Bugs being kidnapped by Marvin the Martian to be a playmate for Hugo, an Abominable Snowman-like character who previously appeared in the 1961 short The Abominable Snow Rabbit. A new Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner short filled out the half hour of this TV special. Compilation films included the independently produced Bugs Bunny: Superstar, using the vintage shorts then owned by United Artists; as well as Warner Bros. efforts The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie, The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie, Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island, Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales and Daffy Duck's Quackbusters. He also made guest appearances in episodes of the 1990s television program Tiny Toon Adventures as the principal of Acme Looniversity and the mentor of Babs and Buster Bunny, and would later make occasional guest cameos on spinoffs Taz-Mania and Animaniacs.
Bugs has had several comic book series over the years. Western Publishing had the license for all the Warner Brothers cartoons, and produced Bugs Bunny comics first for Dell Comics, then later for their own Gold Key Comics. Dell published 58 issues and several specials from 1952 to 1962. Gold Key continued for another 133 issues. DC Comics, the sister/subsidiary company of Warner Bros., has published several comics titles since 1994 that Bugs has appeared in. Notable among these was the 2000 four-issue miniseries Superman & Bugs Bunny, written by Mark Evanier and drawn by Joe Staton. This depicted a crossover between DC's superheroes and the Warner cartoon characters.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugs_Bunny
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| Slot: |
Four Color 51 |
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Four Color #51 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 7.5 |
| Cert #: |
0204385002
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Owner Comments
Bugs Bunny 07/44
Cover Art: Carl Buettner
Pencils & Inks: Carl Buettner and Tom McKimson
This is the second best of just four copies graded to date. With a NM- guide of almost $800 this book is extremely scarce. These early Bugs books are just about impossible to find better than fine. A single 9.2 tops the census. I originally bought this as a F+ from Heritage Auctions.
Table of Contents
1. 0. Bugs Bunny Finds the Lost Treasure
Bugs Bunny
2. 1. [Fresh Cement]
Bugs Bunny
3. 2. Bugs Bunny Finds the Lost Treasure
Bugs Bunny
4. 3. A Statue Comes to Life
Bugs Bunny
5. 4. [Hedge-Trimming]
Bugs Bunny
6. 5. [Bugs Sells His Jalopy]
Bugs Bunny Also the back cover of this issue.
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http://www.comics.org/issue/135062/
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Four Color 88 |
| Item: |
Four Color #88 Universal |
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CGC 8.5 |
| Cert #: |
0745257019
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Owner Comments
Bugs Bunny's Great Adventure. Davis Crippen "D" copy. At 8.5 there are three better copies including the Mile High. Seven graded to date. (4/12)
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Four Color 123 |
| Item: |
Four Color #123 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 8.0 |
| Cert #: |
1028681011
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Owner Comments
Bugs Bunny's Dangerous Venture. (10/46). Buettner art. Four better copies out of eight. (4/12)
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Four Color 142 |
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Four Color #142 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.4 |
| Cert #: |
0157780007
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Owner Comments
Bugs Bunny and teh Haunted Mountains. 4/47. Widely sought after with 14 graded copies to date. This books is tied with one other for top census spot. (04/12)
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Four Color 164 |
| Item: |
Four Color #164 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.0 |
| Cert #: |
0780706006
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Owner Comments
Bugs Bunny Finds the Frozen Kingdom. 9/47. Cool cover. Porky the Pig looks rueful carrying the gear. The 9.0 here is the single best copy out of eight graded to date. Roy Rogers 8/47. Photo cover front and back. I bought at leat 2-3 copies of this before I realized the marks on the front were NOT smudges. Does nothing to enhance the photo. I'll never get it. It's tied with two others for third best in the census. (4/12)
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Four Color 187 |
| Item: |
Four Color #187 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 8.0 |
| Cert #: |
0159082018
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Owner Comments
Bugs Bunny and the Dreadful Dragon 4/48
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Four Color 200 |
| Item: |
Four Color #200 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 8.0 |
| Cert #: |
0255867004
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Owner Comments
Bugs Bunny; Super Slueth 10/48 Bugs Bunny titles are surprisingly scarce in high grade from this era of Four Color. When you consider the number of higher grade copies of Donald Duck books, one would expect more in a title like this. Nevertheless it remains elusive and hard to find. My copy was the best I found in over ten years of searching.
Cover: Ralph Heimdahl
Pencils & Inks: Ralph Heimdahl
Table of Contents
1. 0. Super Sleuth
Bugs Bunny
2. 1. ["Singin' in the Shower! Tra La La La La La..."]
Bugs Bunny
3. 2. Bugs Bunny - Snooper Sleuth
Bugs Bunny
4. 3. Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears
Bugs Bunny
5. 4. ["Oh-h! Here's a picture of Roland Van Rabbit, the famous movie star!"]
Bugs Bunny
6. 5. ["Say, are you making fun of me because I hop?"]
Bugs Bunny
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http://www.comics.org/issue/173070/
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Four Color 217 |
| Item: |
Four Color #217 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.2 |
| Cert #: |
1076477002
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Owner Comments
Bugs Bunny in “Court Jester” 8/49
Cover Art: Ralph Heimdahl
Pencils & Inks: Tony Strobl, Ralph Heimdahl and Don Gunn
Despite it’s relatively high guide (9.2=240) there are just four graded copies to date. I was lucky enough to have this one come in at the top of the current census 12/12 . Incredibly I bought this from Ted at Superworld, ungraded as a 9.2. Ted used to be one of the worst graders I ran into and recently his grading has been totally top notch. Kudos to Superworld.
Table of Contents
1. 1. [The Collapsible Bed]
Bugs Bunny
2. 2. Court Jester
Bugs Bunny
3. 3. [The Upright Citizen Medal]
Bugs Bunny
4. 4. [Out on a Limb] (Also the back cover of this issue)
Bugs Bunny
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http://www.comics.org/issue/7364/
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Four Color 233 |
| Item: |
Four Color #233 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 7.5 |
| Cert #: |
0206810003
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Owner Comments
Bugs Bunny , Sleep Walking Sleuth 6/49 Stamped File Copy
Cover Art: Ralph Heimdahl
Pencils: Don Gunn, Tony Strobl, Roger Armstrong and Fred Abranz
Inks: Don Gunn, Tony Strobl, Roger Armstrong and Fred Abranz
This is the second best of just three copies graded to date. A single 9.2 is on top. 06/13. I originally bought this as a VF-- from Metropolis Comics.
Table of Contents
1. 0. Bugs Bunny, Sleepwalking Sleuth
Bugs Bunny
2. 1. [Elmer Moves in His Sleep]
Bugs Bunny
3. 2. Bugs Bunny, Sleepwalking Sleuth
Bugs Bunny
4. 3. Bugs Bunny in the Foreign Legion
Bugs Bunny
5. 4. Easy Money
Bugs Bunny
6. 5. [Sleep-Walking the Dog]
Bugs Bunny
7. 6. [Selling Brushes to Elmer]
Bugs Bunny This is the back cover of this issue.
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http://www.comics.org/issue/173094/
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Four Color 250 |
| Item: |
Four Color #250 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 8.0 |
| Cert #: |
0072008022
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Owner Comments
Bugs Bunny in Diamond Daze 10/49 From the Dallas Stephens Collection
Cover Art: Ralph Heimdahl
Pencils & Inks: Tony Strobl, Ralph Heimdahl and Fred Abranz
This copy is tied with two others as the second best copies after a single 9.0 at the top. There have been six graded to date. 12/12 I originally bought this as is in a direct sale on the CGC chat boards.
Table of Contents
1. 1. [The Trade Rat]
Bugs Bunny
2. 2. Diamond Daze
Bugs Bunny
3. 3. Bugs Bunny and the Lucky Li'l Bunny
Bugs Bunny
4. 4. [Dressed as a Lady]
Bugs Bunny
5. 5. [Tasty Water] (Also the back cover of this copy)
Bugs Bunny
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http://www.comics.org/issue/173105/
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Four Color 266 |
| Item: |
Four Color #266 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 8.0 |
| Cert #: |
0206813004
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Owner Comments
Bugs Bunny on the Isle of Hercules 7/50 Stamped File Copy
Cover Art: Roger Armstrong
Pencils: Ralph Heimdahl , Tony Strobl and Fred Abranz
Inks: Ralph Heimdahl, Tony Strobl and Fred Abranz
Tied with one other for second best of just three copies graded to date. A single 9.2 tops the census. These older Bugs Bunny issues are impossibly scarce in high grade.
Table of Contents
1. 0. Bugs Bunny on the Isle of Hercules
Bugs Bunny
2. 1. [Carpenter TV Program]
Bugs Bunny
3. 2. Bugs Bunny on the "Isle of Hercules"
Bugs Bunny
4. 3. "The Case of the Vanishing Newsboys"
Bugs Bunny
5. 4. [Statue of the Mayor]
Bugs Bunny
6. 5. [Elmer's New Sidewalk]
Bugs Bunny
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http://www.comics.org/issue/173116/
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Four Color 274 |
| Item: |
Four Color #274 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 8.5 |
| Cert #: |
0206810004
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Owner Comments
Bugs Bunny, Hare Brained Reporter 4/50
Cover Art: Ralph Heimdahl
Pencils: Tony Strobl and Roger Armstrong
Inks: Tony Strobl
This is the second best of three copies graded to date. A single 9.4 is the top copy, currently. 06/13. I originally bought this ungraded, as Fine copy, from Mile High Comics Jason Street Store.
Table of Contents
1. 0. Hare-Brained Reporter
Bugs Bunny
2. 1. [Bugs the Dishwasher]
Bugs Bunny
3. 2. "Harebrained Reporter"
Bugs Bunny
4. 3. Bugs Bunny and The Mortals of the Sea
Bugs Bunny
5. 4. [A Lamp for Reading]
Bugs Bunny
6. 5. [Umbrella Shower]
Bugs Bunny This is the back cover of this issue.
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http://www.comics.org/issue/173122/
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Four Color 317 |
| Item: |
Four Color #317 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 8.5 |
| Cert #: |
0028428001
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Owner Comments
Bugs Bunny in "Hair Today, Gone Tomorrrow".2/51. This was part of some experiment whereby Dell labeled this issue #1 below the Four Color number. It's speculated they considered using this as the start number for future spin-off series. The numbers never matched up, however. Second best of only three graded issues. (4/12)
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| Slot: |
Four Color 338 |
| Item: |
Four Color #338 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.0 |
| Cert #: |
0157808011
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Owner Comments
Bugs Bunny and the Rocking Horse Thieves. 6/51 File Copy. Single best copy of three submitted to date. (4/12)
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