Publishers / Dell / Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (1950) / #120
120October 1951
$0.10

Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies #120

Dell · October 1951 · on sale 1951

First appearance: Tweety
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Identification plate

Series
Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (Dell, 1950 series)
Issue
#120
Publication date
October 1951
Key date
1951-10-00
On-sale date
1951
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Company Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Tweety - 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
0Flat Tire Servicecover1pencils: Ralph HeimdahlBugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd
1-activity1pencils: John Carey; inks: John Carey; letters: John CareyBugs Bunny, Cicero Pig, Petunia Pig, Porky Pig
2-comic story12pencils: Tony Strobl; inks: Tony Strobl; letters: Tony StroblBugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd
3-comic story8pencils: John Carey; inks: John Carey; letters: John CareyBugs Bunny, Porky Pig
4-comic story7Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd
5Bugs Bunny, Private Eyetext story2letters: typesetBugs Bunny, Porky Pig
6"The Case of the Missing Birdseed"comic story7pencils: Fred AbranzBeaky Buzzard, Porky Pig, Yosemite Sam, Sylvester, Tweety First
7-comic story6pencils: Tony Pabian; inks: Tony Pabian; letters: Tony PabianMary Jane, Sniffles
8-comic story5.5pencils: Veve Risto; inks: Veve Risto; letters: Veve RistoHenery Hawk, Ollie Owl
9Subscribe Nowpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
10-comic story1pencils: John Carey; inks: John Carey; letters: John CareyBugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Cicero Pig, Petunia Pig
11My, Are We Tickledpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Dan Gormley; inks: Dan GormleyBugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig

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Series context

‹ #11913 of 46#121 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q623553 (Tweety), first-appearance property (CC0)

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