Bugs Bunny #35

This 1954 Dell issue finds Bugs Bunny at his most charmingly mischievous — caught mid-rake on the cover, clutching a garden rake with a sly grin while a rosy-cheeked girl leans out a window with a decidedly lovesick expression. Ralph Heimdahl's cover art captures that perfect Looney Tunes chemistry between Bugs and an admiring onlooker, rendered in warm, inviting colors that suit the era beautifully. Inside, Tony Strobl brings the art for "The Near-sighted Owl," making this a fine example of Dell's mid-'50s funny-animal comics at their most entertaining.