Ralph Heimdahl — Happy Birthday, Bugs!
Bugs Bunny (daily strip), January 30, 1969
My pal Larry Shell points out that today is Bugs Bunny’s 80th birthday — his first official appearance is in the animated (and oscar-nominated) short “A Wild Hare”, released on July 27, 1940.
Cartoonist Ralph Heimdahl drew the Bugs daily comic strip from its inception in 1948 well into the 70s, when he retired.
It’s nice when the screentone on older strips ages well (without peeling) and adds some warmth to the art. (Many rabbits are grayish brown — or is that brownish gray? — anyway.)
I watched Looney Tunes cartoons incessantly as a youngster, which probably explains quite a bit…
