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Issue Details

Issue #298
Published October 1950
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing ?
Notes Indicia title is "BUGS BUNNY in SHEIK FOR A DAY, No. 298." Code number is B.B.O.S. #298-5010. Copyright 1950 by Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

Cover Details - "Bugs Bunny, Sheik for a Day"

Characters Bugs Bunny
Synopsis Bugs being chased by a man with a sword.
Genre funny animals; adventure
Pencils Ralph Heimdahl
Inks Ralph Heimdahl
Notes Part of "Animated Cover" series. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

1 page Bugs Bunny story "Ah yes,... There's gonna be a new star on Broadway tonight! I'll be th' world's greatest actor!"

Characters Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd
Synopsis Elmer gets Bugs a job as an organ grinder's monkey.
Genre funny animals
Pencils Fred Abranz
Inks Fred Abranz
Notes Inside front cover; black and white. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

22 page Bugs Bunny story "Bugs Bunny, Sheik for a Day"

Characters Bugs Bunny
Synopsis Bugs boards the wrong plane and ends up in Memphis, Egypt instead of Memphis, Tennessee. A servant of the Grand Mufto of Memphis fools him into thinking he has been chosen "Sheik for a Day" in order to get him to the palace, where they plan on feeding him to the royal crocodile. Bugs finds a more suitable diet for the crocodile and is rewarded with the gift of a magic bottle, complete with an imp who can grant wishes.
Genre funny animals; adventure
Pencils Tony Strobl
Inks Tony Strobl
Letters Tony Strobl
Notes The "Sheik for a Day" part of the plot is a parody of the "Queen for a Day" radio and television show. Pencil, inks, and lettering credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

16 page Bugs Bunny story "Floorwalker"

Characters Bugs Bunny
Synopsis Bugs is a floorwalker at a department store, but gets in trouble when he harasses the customers.
Genre funny animals
Pencils John Carey
Inks John Carey
Letters John Carey
Notes Pencils, inks, and lettering credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

10 page Bugs Bunny story "Bugs Bunny, Tree Surgeon"

Characters Bugs Bunny; Beaky Buzzard
Synopsis Bugs is a tree surgeon. He is called by a rich old lady to save "Old Faithful." His work is complicated by two servants, who have used the tree as a hiding place for the jewels they stole the previous week.
Genre funny animals
Pencils Ken Champin ?
Notes Pencils credit for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

1 page Bugs Bunny story "Wake up, doc! I'm rich! I'm rich!"

Characters Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd
Synopsis Bugs shows Elmer how he's saving money by not picking the flowers in the park and not getting the $5 fine.
Genre funny animals
Pencils Fred Abranz
Inks Fred Abranz
Notes Inside back cover; black and white. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

1 page activity "Here's How to Make the Front Cover Move..."

Characters Bugs Bunny
Pencils Ralph Heimdahl
Inks Ralph Heimdahl
Notes Back cover. Directions on how to make the front cover move. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).