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Tom Turk ("Tom Turk and Daffy")

Hmmm...maybe it was just a case of some of these characters being a little too edgy, urban, and "ethnic" for the Eisenhower '50s? Perhaps they were a little ahead of their time.

Primarily because Chuck Jones (and/or writer Mike Maltese) got bored with the character and discontinued him after a handful of appearances. I suppose you can't blame them, because Charlie was a rather one-note character. I mean, how many variations of the "obnoxious dog tries to ingratiate...

Conrad Cat Mr. Jinx

Sam Sheepdog was called "Ralph" (the name later given to his wolfish nemesis) in Don't Give Up The Sheep.

Another of Beck's OTR roles was as detective Philo Vance in the series of the same name. He also did a lot of newsreels, documentary films, and movie trailers. What a voice!

Oh, Frankie!!...*sigh*

George Armstrong Custer? :confused:

It could be argued that Elmer winds up in Hell at the end of Back Alley Op-roar. :D

Well...there again, if you're one of us who would like to see WB keep churning out these things, you can understand why they'd be reluctant to "blow their wad" and front-load all their most popular and iconic shorts on the early volumes. Got to hold something back to keep your average Wally...

Speaking of comic-strip collections, can anyone tell me where I might track down some of Fantagraphics' OOP "Pogo" books?

Hope everyone had a safe and happy Fourth.

"Claws For Alarm", although the hotel in that one is obviously not functional.

Of the choices listed, Bugs Bunny Superstar gets my vote by a wide margin. Of course, if you really want to get technical about it, LT characters are also "featured" in such classics as Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Days of Wine and Roses, aren't they? :D

We all have our preferences regarding the different characterizations of the little black duck--and I too am partial to the earlier, zanier, heckling incarnation of Daffy--but I wouldn't necessarily agree that the later, meaner Daffy is inherently a "wrong" way to depict the character. And I...