Bunny (Harvey Comics)

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Bunny Ball is a teenage-girl character in humor comic books published by Harvey Comics. She was created by a separate company as a projected doll toy, with Harvey Comics having the comic-book license. [1] The comic was originally written by Warren Harvey, a son of one of the company's founders, and featured artwork by illustrator Hy Eisman. [2] Other artists who worked on the series included Sol Brodsky and Howard Post.

The Bunny series initially ran 20 issues (cover-dated Dec. 1966–Dec. 1971), with a final, 21st issue published five years later (Nov. 1976). [3] Bunny also appeared in Harvey Pop Comics #2 (Nov. 1969). [4] Every issue also contained a story about Fruitman, a seemingly ordinary guy named Percival Pineapple who had the unusual ability to turn himself into various types of fruit.

Bunny is an international model and actress. She has a younger sister named Honey and a rival named Esmeralda, or Esmy. Other characters include The Beagles, an English rock group fronted by Bunny's love interest Frederick, the poet William Wordsworth, the painter Marc, the Soular System, a foursome similar to the Motown groups of the 1960s, and Felix, a motorcycle cop on whom Esmy has a crush. [1]

In November 1999, Jennifer Love Hewitt was attached to headline a feature film based on the character by MGM. [5] Hewitt was to play a young woman who simultaneously attends college and goes on far-flung James Bond-esque spy missions. [5] Stephen Sommers was in talks to direct. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bunny at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved on September 29, 2008. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016.
  2. Wells, John (2014). American Comic Book Chronicles: 1965-1969. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 137. ISBN   978-1605490557.
  3. Bunny at the Grand Comics Database
  4. "Harvey Pop Comics #2". Grand Comics Database.
  5. 1 2 3 "Hewitt hops to MGM 'Bunny'". Variety. Retrieved September 28, 2021.