Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics #18

This wartime April 1943 issue of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics puts Bugs Bunny front and center in full U.S. Marine Corps sergeant's dress blues, cool as ever with hands on hips, while Porky Pig perches nearby holding scissors and a freshly signed enlistment card made out to "Sergeant Bugs Bunny." The bold red background and film-strip banner framing the title give the whole cover a cheerful, patriotic energy that perfectly captures the spirit of 1943. Familiar faces from the Looney Tunes gang — including what appears to be Elmer Fudd and a small frog character — peek in from the decorative borders, making this a lively ten-cent treat for fans of the era.