San Diego Comic Con in 1972

August 18, 1972
San Diego’s West Coast Comic Convention, El Cortez Hotel
Comic Con may have been a small gathering in the early days but in 1972 a big name was guest speaker-native San Diegan Bob Clampett, the creator of Bugs Bunny, Tweety Bird, and Beany and Cecil.
He told TV 8’s Maurice Luque how Elmer Fudd’s voice came to be-mentioning animator Tex Avery and actor Arthur Q. Bryan. Tweety was designed after an embarrassing baby picture of Clampett. The inspiration for Cecil was from a prehistoric monster movie. His mother helped him make the first sock puppet version. Other noted cartoonists took part in lectures and discussions. Cartoon and science fiction movies were shown during the three-day event.

[@dsimpson41]

Old Maurice blew it. Bob brought the biggest star of the whole interview out for a view, and as soon as Cecil appeared, he cut off the interview. What a shame. He always was an obedient serpent

[@Khultan]

I wish that Bob Clampett had brought up the topic of his attempts to adapt Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter Of Mars.

[@haileyshannon7548]

Bob Clampett's sort of reminds me of Stan Lee or Bob Kane the way he talks about creating those characters.

[@psyke_out]

If only we could go back in time and get those deals

[@tambert3897]

Back when true nerds and geeks went Comic Con.

[@belgiumcomics2537]

What do you mean?

[@doopiss]

Back before the big corporate sponsors ruined it

[@Khultan]

Thank you. 💯💯

[@akoww1000]

Just think of all the deals these people passed up, if they only knew lol

[@benjnavarro28]

Something about his voice kind of reminds me of Bob Ross

[@salvagemonster3612]

What no graded books and Funko pops? Ohhh nooo

[@heavymetalguru4490]

Homie about to say his money don’t jiggle jiggle it folds

[@JDRamos213]

Bad Hair piece.

[@miguel8308]

Bob Clampett was gay

[@abdullahibouraleh6919]

No, he wasn't. Bob was married to a woman named Sody for 29 years.