Friday, October 9, 2020

Which Hazel Is Which?

As we continue to Countdown to Halloween 2020, here's a fun Halloween issue of Looney Tunes Magazine from 1990. The ghostly cover is drawn in the classic Chuck Jones style by Juan Ortiz and Bob Pasquale from a concept by Eric Doescher. Inside, is another Jones-style feature, starring Witch Hazel, in which the old bag (pardon me, I mean old hag) teaches trick-or-treaters how to make wind chimes that make some Halloween-friendly chain-like clanking sound. This soundly spooky article was written by Rob Dinsmoor with excellent art by Dan Haskett and Bob Pasquale. Witch Hazel was introduced in Bewitched Bunny (1954), voiced by the great Bea Benaderet, and later by the leading lady of animation voices, June Foray. But in case there is any doubt, Disney's Witch Hazel came first, in Trick or Treat (1952), where she is voiced by (who else?) June Foray. 







3 comments:

  1. That's very cute - makes me want to go and create some wind chimes.

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  2. Looks fun! I remember watching those cartoons often as a kid. Don't see them enough anymore.

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  3. Ah yes, I remember Bugs Bunny's Witch Hazel.
    Just last night, I watched Disney Witch Hazel classic with Donald Duck's nephews.

    Master Crypt Keeper, Michelle

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