Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies #143

This September 1953 Dell issue puts Bugs Bunny front and center, jauntily holding a carrot aloft with a blue bow while leading two small bear cubs — each clutching a red apple — on a cheerful march past a little red schoolhouse. Ralph Heimdahl's cover art captures that warm back-to-school feeling with bouncy, rounded characters and a sunny yellow backdrop that practically radiates good humor. At 52 pages, it's a generous helping of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies fun from one of the golden years of Dell's animated comics lineup.