Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies #116

Bugs Bunny trades his usual antics for a ten-gallon hat and a red bandana on this cheerful 1951 Dell cover, scrambling away in a cloud of dust while a bucking horse sends its rider flying behind a corral fence. Ralph Heimdahl's cover pencils capture that perfect mix of Western slapstick and Bugs's unflappable grin that made Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies a perennial favorite. At 52 pages of all comics for just a dime, this June issue is a genuinely fun snapshot of the series at its mid-century best.