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Cover: Ralph Heimdahl

Looney Tunes #171

Jan 1956 · Dell · 0.10 USD
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In "Jack in Box," El Gazo the fortune teller, fed up with Bugs and Porky's skepticism, uses his mystic powers to transport the duo into the 24th Century—where they're reborn as Captain Dash Rabbit and Captain Buck Pig of the Planet Patrol. Tasked with investigating a mysterious source of fireballs threatening Earth, the pair find themselves in a bizarre new reality, all thanks to a fortune teller's flair for the dramatic. Art by Fred Abranz, with a cover by Ralph Heimdahl, this 1956 Dell comic offers a delightfully surreal twist on classic Looney Tunes antics.

Contains 5 stories
Untitled Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals story
10 pp · Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals
Bugs BunnyPorky PigColonel OrbitElmer Fudd (cameo)Petunia Pig (cameo)El Gazo (a fortune teller)

El Gazo the fortune teller, tired of being doubted by Bugs and Porky, conjures a mystical journey that catapults the duo into the 24th century as Captain Dash Rabbit and Captain Buck Pig of the Planet Patrol. Now tasked with investigating a mysterious source of fireballs threatening Earth, they must navigate alien worlds and uncharted dangers—though neither quite remembers how they ended up in command.

Untitled Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals story
5 pp · Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals
Porky PigCicero PigJ.G. Blustry

Porky Pig finds himself in a sticky situation after accidentally pelting his new boss at the Blustry Department Store with a snowball, then scrambling to cover up the mishap by claiming there are dozens of lookalikes. With a mix of flustered charm and classic Looney Tunes logic, he tries to convince his boss that the snowball wasn’t his at all—just one of many Porky lookalikes running around.

Untitled Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals story
5 pp · Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals
Daffy DuckYosemite SamFritzieTurtle Boy [racehorse]

In "null," Daffy Duck and Yosemite Sam go head-to-head in a frog-jumping contest, each staking their pride on their amphibian entrant. Daffy’s frog, Fritzie, is secretly rigged with a lighter-than-helium gas, giving him an absurdly exaggerated leap that sends him soaring far beyond the competition—much to everyone’s astonishment.

Jack in Box
4 pp · Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals, Fantasy
Mary JaneSniffles
Bird Brain
6 pp · Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals
TweetySylvester

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CGC 2.0 · 1 in census $30*
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Full credits

artist, inker Fred Abranz
cover pencils, inks Ralph Heimdahl

Reprints

Reprinted in Daffy Duck #66 (1970), Tweety and Sylvester #18 (1971), Porky Pig #42 (1972), Looney Tunes #2 (1975), Schweinchen Dick #51

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