Looney Tunes #219
In "The Legal Pest," Bugs Bunny hatches a scheme to tag along on Sam the Eagle's pirate voyage, only to be firmly turned down—until Sam's perpetually lazy cousin, Shiftless, shows up and proves even more of a nuisance. With a clever contract signed under false pretenses, Bugs pretends to be the pest Sam wanted to avoid, but the plan quickly unravels in classic Looney Tunes fashion. Written by Michael Maltese and brought to life with sharp, expressive art by Fred Abranz, this 1960 Dell comic delivers a delightfully tangled caper, with Tony Strobl and John Liggera’s cover capturing the chaos in bold, playful detail.
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Bugs tries to get Sam to let him come along on a sea voyage, but Sam forcibly declines. Once aboard his pirate ship, Sam is visited by his Cousin Shiftless, who is even a bigger pest than Bugs. Sam finds Bugs and signs a contract to allow Bugs to be a pest while on board -- all a ruse to keep Shiftless occupied and out of Sam's hair. Needless to say, the plan backfires.
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