Issue Details

Issue	#173
Published	March 1956
Cover Price	$0.10
Pages	36

Cover Details

Characters	Elmer Fudd; Bugs Bunny
Synopsis	[Bugs helping himself to a gigantic slice of Elmer's five-tiered cake]
Genre	Funny animal
Letters	Typeset

1 page Porky and Cicero story "The quicksand sandbox"

Characters	Porky Pig; Cicero Pig; Petunia Pig
Synopsis	First line: "It's hard to get any work done with Cicero zooming around!"
Genre	Children; Funny animal; Gags
Notes	Inside Front Cover; black and white

10 page Bugs Bunny story "The Booming Bouquets"

Characters	Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd; Porky Pig; Cicero Pig; Petunia Pig
Genre	Funny animal
Reprinted	in Bugs Bunny Winter Fun (Gold Key, 1967 Series) #1 (March 1968)

4 page Porky Pig story "The Picture Switcheroo"

Characters	Porky Pig; Petunia Pig
Genre	Funny animal

5 page Daffy story "Daffy Duck, Arctic penguin"

Characters	Daffy Duck
Synopsis	First line: "(Brr---r!) Next time I get rescued at sea, I'm going to make sure the dad-burned ship isn't going to the Arctic!"
Genre	Funny animal

1 page text story "The Carrot Crisis"

Characters	Elmer Fudd; Porky Pig; Bugs Bunny
Genre	Funny animal
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Text story with one 1/4 page illustration.

5 page Mary Jane and Sniffles story "Pinky the rabbit"

Characters	Mary Jane; Sniffles
Synopsis	First line: "Going to feed Pinky, Mary Jane?"
Genre	Children; Fantasy; Funny animal
Pencils	Al Hubbard
Inks	Al Hubbard

6 page Tweety and Sylvester story "The eagle-catching puddy tat"

Characters	Tweety Bird; Sylvester Pussycat
Synopsis	First line: "Hi, fellas! Nice day, isn't it?"
Genre	Funny animal

Half page Bugs Bunny story "Nailed-down newspaper"

Characters	Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd
Synopsis	First line: "Doggonit, dog! Why can't you leave that paper on the porch?"
Genre	Funny animal; Gags

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Helen of Troy"

Characters	Helen of Troy (cameo)
Synopsis	Shown is front cover of Four Color (1942 Series), #684 (March 1956) (Helen of Troy)
Genre	Period
Letters	Typeset

Half page activity "Bugs Bunny Baffler and Banter"

Characters	Tweety Bird
Synopsis	First line: "Connect all the dots"
Genre	Funny animal
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Inside Back Cover; black and white

Half page activity "Daffy Questions"

Characters	Daffy Duck
Synopsis	First line: "How can a tailor make a coat last?"
Genre	Funny animal; Gags
Notes	Inside Back Cover; black and white; five illustrated riddles

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Here's a wonderful free gift for boys and girls who subscribe to Looney Tunes!"

Characters	Bugs Bunny
Synopsis	Subscription ad for Looney Tunes and the Dell Comics Club; U.S.: 12 issues for $1.00; 24 issues for $1.85; 36 issues for $2.70; Canada: $1.20, $2.00, and $3.00; Free with each subscription is a blue and red vinyl plastic wallet
Genre	Funny animal
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Back Cover

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "A Pledge to Parents"

Letters

Typeset