Bugs Bunny #107
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeBugs Bunny #107 is a representative artifact of Gold Key's mid-1960s stewardship of the Looney Tunes characters in comics — a period when Western Publishing, having broken from Dell Comics in 1962 to publish under its own Gold Key imprint, was actively repackaging and extending the reach of classic Warner Bros. cartoon material for a new generation of newsstand readers. The issue's lead feature is a reprint of the 'Hot-Rod Hare' story originally published in Four Color #355 (Dell, October–November 1951), illustrating Gold Key's deliberate editorial strategy of recycling premium Dell-era material alongside newly commissioned backup strips. As a bi-monthly anthology mixing reprints with short original gag pieces featuring Bugs, Porky, Petunia, and supporting cast, it exemplifies the all-ages, humor-first format that kept the Gold Key Looney Tunes line running continuously from 1962 through 1983.
In "The Hot-Rod Hare," Bugs Bunny is back on the track with two goals: outpace the wild Speed-Burner gang in a high-stakes race and finally settle the score with Tom Turtle, whose past victory in a classic race still stings. With a jet-powered hot rod and a clever trick that lands Tom as the gang’s driver, Bugs sets off on a wild ride full of twists, traps, and high-speed chaos. But when the Speed-Burners pull out all the stops to stop him, even the most wily rabbit might need a little luck—and a surprising trade at the finish line.
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When Western Publishing severed its long-running packaging arrangement with Dell Comics in 1962, it launched the Gold Key imprint and immediately continued the Bugs Bunny series, picking up Dell's numbering at issue #86. By the time #107 appeared in September 1966, the series had settled into a reliable bi-monthly rhythm under the K.K. Publications Inc. indicia — the corporate entity Western used for its licensed comics. The creative team documented for this issue includes artists and writers Phil De Lara, Tony Strobl, and Don R. Christensen, all veterans of the Dell/Gold Key Looney Tunes stable who provided consistent visual continuity across dozens of issues during the Silver Age.
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- Published September 1966 by Western Publishing under the Gold Key imprint; indicia lists K.K. Publications Inc. as publisher.
- Cover art is by Tony Strobl, depicting the 'Hot-Rod Hare' theme that ties to the issue's lead reprint story.
- The lead story is a reprint of 'Bugs Bunny Hot-Rod Hare,' originally published in Dell's Four Color #355 (October–November 1951).
- A Porky Pig backup story — in which Porky mistakenly believes Petunia is on a diet — is reprinted from Porky Pig (Dell, 1952 series) #42 (September–October 1955).
- Documented creative contributors include Phil De Lara, Tony Strobl, and Don R. Christensen, all core members of the Gold Key Looney Tunes art pool.
- The issue was published bi-monthly, consistent with the series' schedule throughout the mid-1960s.
- Characters appearing include Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Petunia Pig, Tom Turtle, and Cicero Pig.
- The Gold Key Bugs Bunny series ran 160 issues (1962–1983), continuing directly from Dell's numbering; issue #107 falls in the heart of the Silver Age portion of that run.
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↩ Reprints Four Color #355 (1951), Porky Pig #41 (1955), Porky Pig #42 (1955)
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