Cover: Carl Buettner

Four Color #33

Dec 1943 · Dell · 0.10 USD

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In "Bugs Bunny—Public Nuisance No. 1," Bugs Bunny sets his sights on a wealthy family, only to find himself the target of a very dangerous game. Taken to a remote island by a rich hunter obsessed with trophies, Bugs must outwit a man who sees him as the ultimate prize—especially when Elmer Fudd is dragged into the hunt. Art by Carl Buettner, with full pencils and inks by the same hand, brings the classic antics to life in this 1943 Four Color comic.

Contains 3 stories

Bugs Bunny---Public Nuisance No. 1

19 pp · Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals

Bugs BunnyElmer FuddPorky PigPetunia PigHopalong CasseroleDove of Peace

Bugs Bunny Tries the Easy Life

19 pp · Adventure, Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals

Bugs BunnyRonald RabbitElmer FuddSir LoinGruesome

Bugs Bunny, tired of the hustle and bustle of the wild, sets his sights on a life of luxury by trying to get adopted by a wealthy family. But when a rich hunter takes a fancy to him—along with Elmer Fudd—Bugs finds himself the star attraction of a very dangerous game on a remote island.

Bugs Bunny and the Fang-Toothed Bandit

18 pp · Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals, Western-Frontier

Bugs BunnyPorky PigPetunia PigBeaky BuzzardUncle Ham (Petunia's uncle)Sniffles (cameo)Fang-Tooth

In "Bugs Bunny and the Fang-Toothed Bandit," Bugs Bunny teams up with Porky Pig—disguised as Petunia—to secure the missing Uncle Ham’s ranch in Buzzard Hollow, only to run afoul of the notorious outlaw Fang-Tooth. With quick wit and classic antics, Bugs must outsmart the bandit and uncover the truth behind the disappearance, all in a wild western adventure full of laughs and high-stakes mischief.

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Raw (Good) $168

CGC 9.6 · 1 in census $11,220*

CGC 9.4 none in existence

CGC 9.2 none in existence

CGC 9.0 · 2 in census $3,197*

CGC 8.5 · 2 in census $2,232*

CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $963*

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CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $773*

CGC 7.0 · 3 in census $642*

CGC 6.5 · 2 in census $539*

CGC 6.0 · 5 in census $466*

CGC 5.5 · 3 in census $392*

CGC 5.0 · 4 in census $372*

CGC 4.5 · 2 in census $318*

CGC 4.0 · 4 in census $276*

CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $246*

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CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $177*

CGC 2.0 · 2 in census $150*

CGC 1.5 · 1 in census $115*

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Trivia · 7 facts

Published December 1943 by Dell Publishing, under the indicia title 'BUGS BUNNY, No. 33,' as part of the Four Color second series.
Represents Bugs Bunny's second solo comic book appearance and his first solo issue of the Four Color series; Elmer Fudd and Porky Pig appear as co-stars.
Copyright credited to Leon Schlesinger Company (the Warner Bros. animation unit behind Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical shorts).
Lead story is titled 'Bugs Bunny: Public Nuisance No. 1,' in which Bugs schemes to get adopted by a wealthy family, only to discover the man intends to add him to a hunting trophy collection.
Key Collector Comics identifies this issue as containing the first appearance of Bugs Bunny as 'Super-Duper Rabbit,' noted as the first funny-animal superhero in comics.
The issue was one of more than 28 Four Color appearances Bugs Bunny would make before receiving his own dedicated ongoing Dell series, beginning with issue #28 of that title.
Carl Buettner's work on Bugs Bunny comics beginning around this period is credited by comics historians (Lambiek Comiclopedia) with significantly elevating the artistic standards of Dell's Warner Bros. line above what earlier Looney Tunes artists had produced.