Honey Bunny

Honey Bunny is a female rabbit cartoon character and the ex-girlfriend of Bugs Bunny. The character, designed by Robert McKimson, was used for merchandising purposes beginning in the late 1960s.
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Comic books and merchandising
An early version of Honey Bunny first appeared in the Bugs Bunny's Album comic book from 1953. Instead of being portrayed as his love interest, this version of Honey Bunny is a small white rabbit (and famous African explorer) who is his cousin.
The better-known version of Honey Bunny debuted in Bugs Bunny Comic Book #108 (November 1966) and was a semi-regular fixture in the series of Looney Tunes comic books published by Gold Key throughout the 1960s and 1970s, usually co-starring with Bugs Bunny. She also appeared in the 1989 video game The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle and the 1991 video game The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle 2, as well as a 1990 pinball game, Bugs Bunny's Birthday Ball.
The most recent mention of Honey was in the book Looney Tunes: The Official Visual Guide, wherein Honey is referred to as a former travel companion of Bugs Bunny's.
Comparison to Bugs Bunny's other girlfriends
The cartoon, Hold the Lion, Please (1942), depicts Bugs married to a female rabbit (credited as Mrs. Bugs Bunny) who looks identical to him except for a bow in her hair and a yellow dress. She tells the audience that she wears the (literal) pants in the family. This character has not been seen since.
In Bugs Bunny Comics #139 (1962), there appeared another girl with whom Bugs Bunny fell in love. Bertha Bunny, apart from blonde hair and feminine attire, looked much like Bugs in drag. She had a speech defect, resulting in her pronouncing parrot farm as carrot farm, which made Bugs think she owned a carrot farm.
The release of the film Space Jam (1996) introduced a new female rabbit character, Lola Bunny, who almost completely supplanted Honey as both a merchandising figure and Bugs' sweetheart. There were plans to feature Honey in the film as Bugs Bunny's female counterpart, but was eventually replaced by Lola Bunny as some artists commented that she looked too much like Bugs.

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