Daffy Duck #137

Daffy Duck #137 was published by Gold Key Comics in 1974, a period during which Gold Key held the licensing rights to bring classic Looney Tunes characters to the comic book medium. This issue emerged from the long-running Daffy Duck series, which sought to translate the high-energy, slapstick personality of the animated shorts into a serialized print format that appealed to younger readers during the 1970s.

The creative direction for this era of Gold Key titles focused on episodic, accessible storytelling that maintained the familiar archetypes established by Warner Bros. animation. While specific individual creative credits for this particular issue are often obscured by the company’s editorial practices of the time, the work fits into the broader tradition of mid-century licensed comics that prioritized character-driven humor and visual gags, serving as a staple of newsstand racks for decades.