Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics No. 109: Museum Object and Cultural History
Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics No. 109: date made: 1950. Associated Name: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.. maker: Dell Publishing Company, Inc..
The object in the museum catalogue
Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics No. 103 with a publication date of May, 1950. Dell published a series featuring popular characters from Warner Bros. animation from 1941-1962. The issue’s cover, drawn by Dan Gormley, has Bugs Bunny boxing a kangaroo and her joey.
One of the most popular and enduring fictional characters in history, the wisecracking rabbit Bugs Bunny has starred in over 150 animated shorts as well as feature films, television shows, comic books, and merchandise. Bugs Bunny’s official debut is considered to be Tex Avery’s 1940 short A Wild Hare, with Mel Blanc providing the character's voice.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1950
- Associated Name: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
- maker: Dell Publishing Company, Inc.
- Object Name: comic book
- Associated Place: United States: New York, Brooklyn
- Subject: Comics
- web subject: Entertainment
- ID Number: 2011.3085.080
- nonaccession number: 2011.3085
- catalog number: 2011.3085.080
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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