Yosemite Sam

Holster your expectations for a moment — this Yosemite Sam isn't the Looney Tunes hothead you grew up watching on Saturday mornings, but a Bronze Age Dutch comics incarnation, debuting in Bugs Bunny Special #1 in 1984 under the hand of creator Annelies de Groot for publisher Juniorpress. Over roughly fourteen years, this mustachioed troublemaker turned up in titles like Bugs Bunny omnibus and Telekids Vakantieboek, sharing pages with an impressive roster of cartoon icons — Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Sylvester, and Elmer Fudd. Rare in the catalog with only three recorded appearances, he's a genuine curiosity for collectors with a soft spot for European comics and the golden era of licensed cartoon publishing.