Publishers / Dell / Four Color (1942) / #88
88September 1945
$0.10

Four Color #88

Dell · September 1945 · on sale 1945-10-16

First appearance: Cicero PigFirst appearance: Beaky Buzzard
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Identification plate

Series
Four Color (Dell, 1942 series)
Issue
#88
Issue title
Bugs Bunny's Great Adventure
Publication date
September 1945
Key date
1945-09-00
On-sale date
1945-10-16
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Cicero Pig - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Beaky Buzzard - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Bugs Bunny's Great Adventurecover1pencils: Carl Buettner; inks: Carl Buettner; letters: Carl BuettnerBugs Bunny
1Bugs Bunny's Great Adventurecomic story21pencils: Carl Buettner; inks: Carl Buettner; letters: Carl BuettnerBugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Petunia Pig, Porky Pig
2Bugs Bunny and Cap'n Kiddney's Goldcomic story14pencils: Carl Buettner; inks: Carl Buettner; letters: Carl BuettnerBeaky Buzzard First, Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Cicero Pig First, Petunia Pig, Porky Pig, Sniffles

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Action! Mystery! Thrills! Comic Book Covers of the Golden Age: 1933-45 #[nn]
ISBN 9781606994948		2011On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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