The earth would not be seen that big in the Martian sky nor would it be full, but this may be forgiven as it sets up the first story well.It's the Hip Fab Fun cover. The four stars, top to bottom, are occupied by Pepe LePew, Wile E. Coyote, Daffy Duck, and Sylvester and Junior together.
Earth looms large over a Martian landscape, the sky also filled with with stars and other planets. On the ground Marvin the Martian, exclaims "Halt, fur-mammal" while aiming a disintegrating pistol at Bugs Bunny who replies, "Geez, don't blow your orbit, Mars-man."
The earth would not be seen that big in the Martian sky nor would it be full, but this may be forgiven as it sets up the first story well.
Maarla remarks that she would like an Earth creature stole to keep her warm as she is courted by Marvin in the gardens of Mars. Bugs Bunny, the noisy contents of a box, arouses Maarla's curiosity, but escapes the box by tunneling. Marvin chases after Bugs and shoots holes in the garden hedges and bushes missing the rabbit every time. Finally the Martian gives up and tosses his dematerializing pistol away.
A very large green bird, working security, points out the sign 'Penalty for Littering' and after refusing Marvin's payoff sets him to work trimming the garden's bushes. The bushes are to be trimmed to match the shape of the holes Marvin shot in them. After tweaking Marvin and crashing into a potted plant Bugs disguises himself a female Martian and beguiles Marvin.
Meanwhile Maarla runs into, and then runs from, the bird that thinks Maarla is a disguised Marvin. She stumbles on Marvin and the disguised Bugs, grabbing the bird's club and bashing Bugs, cracking his disguise. The bird flees in terror as Marvin tries to explain himself.
He only wanted to give her a rabbit stole. Bugs suggests maybe she wants something else. This prompts Marvin to unleash the contents of his ship revealing several angry Looney Tunes characters. Maarla is overwhelmed by the choices until Pepe Le Pew volunteers to keep her warm much to Marvin's dismay.
Page 7: Martian currency is the zlotnik. Page 12: Marvin's rocket ship is the Martian Maggot cargo carrier. Page 12: The Looney Tunes emerging from the rocket ship: Sylvester, the Tazmanian Devil, Wile E. Coyote, Foghorn Leghorn, Daffy Duck, Speedy Gonzales, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, and Yosemite Sam.
Page 12: Wile E. Coyote speaks. (I've been informed that Wile E. can speak, but only when appearing with Bugs Bunny...PN)
Page 1: Martians would never see a full earth. The Earth would be on the opposite side of the Sun from Mars when it was full. A crescent Earth would probably be the most impressive. Page 1: Marvin speaks of a rock from the moon. Mars has two moons: Phobos and Deimos. Pages 2 and 6: Saturn wouldn't be seen that big in the Martian sky either. Page 9 and 10: Maarla's bow is knocked off of her and magically reappears in place. The second time the bow is shown off on page 10, it stays off. Page 10: Neither Martian moon would be seen as that big. The continents of Earth change shape through the story and the sky behind the Earth changes through the story.Wile E. Coyote fires a small cannon at Road Runner. The cannon ball falls short as Road Runner outruns it. Wile E. tries again with a larger cannon and fails again. An even larger cannon is tried and the cannon ball follows the Road Runner over the horizon. Wile E. is surprised as the Road Runner comes up behind him. He's even more surprised when he's hit by cannon ball.
The idea of a cannon ball orbiting the earth is an old one. Isaac Newton suggested the idea in an explanation of why the moon doesn't fall and hit the Earth. The cannon ball (and Road Runner) would have burned up from the friction of passing through the air at the speed needed to orbit. Newton did suggest a very high mountain would be needed at the very least.Sylvester and Junior land in Australia to hunt giant mice, Sylvester having mistaken kangaroos for giant mice yet again. The cats travel from place to place until their transportation fails. Luckily (?) it fails in giant mouse country.
Sylvester attempts catching the 'mouse' with a boomerang, by riding an ostrich, and riding a giant pogo-stick. Sylvester and Junior don't balance out and the pogo stick tilts and sends them to Tasmania where they are chased by the Tasmanian Devil.
Page 22: The cats fall from an airplane flown by Nonstop Airways which lives up its name; it didn't stop to let the cats off. Page 22: Among the animals laughing at Sylvester and Junior is a duck-billed platypus. Page 25: Sylvester sings 'M-O-U-S-E' which is from Disney's television show The Mickey Mouse Club. Page 27: Ostriches don't bury their heads when frightened.There are three one-page fillers.
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