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The Dodo Bird

The Dodo Bird

6 appearances · Copper/Modern Age · 1996–2024
Who is The Dodo Bird?

The Dodo Bird is a classic Looney Tunes character — an absurdly dim-witted, extinct bird whose bumbling antics have made him a recurring comedic presence alongside Bugs Bunny and the broader Looney Tunes cast in DC's comic adaptations.

Few characters can claim to be genuinely extinct and still show up in the funny pages, but The Dodo Bird has been doing exactly that since debuting in the 1996 Space Jam tie-in comic — a Modern Age arrival that planted this classic Looney Tunes figure firmly in DC's colorful cartoon universe. Over nearly three decades, this quirky bird has graced the pages of Looney Tunes alongside an absolute murderers' row of animated legends: Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Yosemite Sam, Elmer Fudd, and the Tasmanian Devil. With only six catalog appearances, The Dodo Bird is a genuine rarity — a collectible curiosity for fans who love digging into the delightful corners of DC's Looney Tunes library.

Teams & affiliations
Looney Tunes
★ First appearance
Space Jam #[nn]
Dec 1996

Top series

Covers through the years — 1996–2024

Space Jam #[nn] 1996
Space Jam #[nn]
Looney Tunes #83 2001
Looney Tunes #83
Looney Tunes #100 2003
Looney Tunes #100
Looney Tunes #125 2005
Looney Tunes #125
Looney Tunes #186 2010
Looney Tunes #186
Looney Tunes #279 2024
Looney Tunes #279

Appearances

Space Jam (1996)
Looney Tunes (1994)