Wile E. Coyote's eyes are white rather than the usual yellow.It's the Hip Fab Fun cover. The four stars, top to bottom, are occupied by Speedy Gonzales, Daffy Duck, Marvin the Martian, and Bugs Bunny.
A big angry Martian bird creature holds a distraught Wile E. Coyote by the neck. Wile E. is wearing a napkin and holds a knife and fork. As his eyes bulge he says, "ULP! Quite right, sir! You look nothing like a Road Runner!" Around the pair several more Martians are hatching from their eggs.
Wile E. Coyote's eyes are white rather than the usual yellow.
Road Runner runs from Wile E. Coyote who is chasing with the aid of his Acme Jet-Plane Simulator. Just after telling Road Runner that nothing on earth can outrun him, his propulsion sends him into space where he crashes onto planet Zilch. Zilch isn't earth, but does resemble the coyote's home terrain.
Marvin the Martian lands, without crashing, to claim Zilch in the name of Mars and more importantly the site of his instant Martian colony. First thing, he tests one of the Martian seeds which seems more like an egg. The first instant Martian is given the job of surveying the area to make sure nobody else is around. Wile E. mistakes it for a big, slow version of a Road Runner. The creature is slow enough that the coyote catches it easily, only to find it has caught him. Wile E. gets walloped and slams into Marvin's ship.
Snooping around the ship, Wile E. soon works out enough of the controls to get a fix on his new quarry. The sound of the ship starting alerts Marvin who starts running after it. As the bird pulls away, Wile E. kicks the controls, losing control and crashing into the water tower Marvin had just built.
The water prevents Marvin's pistol from firing, saving Wile E. from oblivion. However, the water also activates many Martian seeds and Martians pop up surrounding the coyote. Marvin settles on using Wile E. as a scarecrow.
Page 1: Jet-plane simulation is right, the engines are rockets and so will work fine in space. Page 2: Planet Zilch, like many planets in the Looney Tunes universe, is conveniently labelled. Page 2: Marvin's ship is again the Martian Maggot. Page 4: Marvin sings his version of Old MacDonald. Page 8: Even Marvin needs to use an installment plan to purchase a vehicle. Page 10: The third panel is very nearly the cover for this issue. Wile E. talks through this story, and Bugs isn't around. Page 1: Saturn is not that large in the sky as seen from earth in the first panel. In the second panel the earth is shown as near full yet the moon, which should be lit the same, is shown as a crescent. Page 4: There seems to be a lettering error with the first Y in the fourth panel. Page 8: It's doubtful that either Marvin or Wile E. have come from another galaxy, so intergalactic law probably wouldn't be applicable. Page 10: If Wile E. left his solar system then the earth shouldn't be visible in the sky.It's a big fight, the Big Bust-Up, and both Bugs and Daffy are working the crowd. Daffy selling hot dogs, and Bugs selling carrots. When the duck finds out he isn't the only vendor he's upset he doesn't have the crowd to himself. The crowd is glad of that as the hotdogs are not exactly up to expectations.
As the fighters are being introduced, Daffy distracts Bugs, then sends him crashing in front of them. Having no time to get out of the way, Bugs ends up in the ring with four fighters: a boxer, a sumo wrestler, a martial artist, and a ninja. He dances his way from the boxer only to find more trouble. Quick talking and flattery keep the ninja distracted. A karate chop by the martial artist snaps the numchucks, and a quick run moves a solid punch right into the sumo wrestler.
The crowd enjoys the escalating bout and has no time for Daffy and his hotdogs. Annoyed, Daffy trudges off, but gets an idea when he looks in a storeroom filled with items for an air show.
In a stunning moment of rational thought, the fighters realize they have a common enemy, Bugs Bunny. Just as Bugs is cornered, Daffy makes his entrance by parachuting through a skylight. This give Bugs time to escape as Daffy is the new focus of wrath. Bugs comes back disguised as a referee to rescue the duck.
At a doctor's office Daffy is told he only needs rest and a good diet. Bugs is along and offers his idea of a healthy diet...
The Big Bust-Up is similiar to pro wrestling's "Battle Royale" where more than the usual pair enter the ring, the Bust-Up also borrows from the "Texas Death Match" in which the last man standing is the victor. (RM) Page 15: The announcer's tie and trousers are purple here, but blue in the rest of the story. Page 15: The microphone has no cord here, but does have a cord later. Page 17: The announcer is wearing a striped shirt in the first panel and a white shirt through the rest of the story, save page 24 where that could be a referee. Page 20: The ninja's eye's appear to have separate holes, one for each eye, in the costume throughout the stroy save for two panels on this page. Page 25: Parachutes don't open that fast. Page 26: For minor injuries, that's quite a bit of bandaging.There are four one-page fillers and one rather unusual piece.
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