In FOUR COLOR #51, Bugs Bunny and Porky Pig go treasure-hunting on "Happy Pappy Island" and almost get sacrificed by the natives, the Zazztec Indians. Curiously, the first time Bugs sees a native, he calls him a "White Indian," but nothing more is said about this odd classification. This 1944 opus is a pretty good Barks-style adventure, though artist Carl Beuttner probably wasn't directly influenced by Barks, who's only got started in Disney comics in 1942. The script includes a bit in which Bugs tells Porky that he's going to put one over on the "dumb savages" by pretending his flashlight is big magic, but the "savages" aren't fooled for a moment. However, they still believe in making sacrifices to soothe the local volcano, so Porky has to rescue the rash rabbit.
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