Papa Bear
The father of Boo Bear and husband to Mamma Bear.
Name:
Papa Bear
Publisher:
Real name:
Aliases:
- Henry Bear
- Pa Bear
Birth date:
None
Gender:
Male
Powers:
- Claws
- Feral
First issue:
Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics (1941) #45
Major Story Arcs
Fable
Papa and Mama bear got into the revolt at the Farm, largely manipulated by Goldilocks, who was sleeping with Boo, the now-grown Baby Bear. After the revolt failed, the three were sentenced to one hundred years of hard labor. Some time later, when it became apparent that Fabletown would soon fall under attack, the three volunteered to join the defense, hoping to demonstrate their new loyalty. They fought bravely, but Papa Bear was badly injured and Boo was slain by enemy fire in the closing stages of the battle. Boo's body was committed to the depths of the Witching Well along with his fallen comrades, watched by his grieving parents. With the popular story requiring three bears, Mama Bear fell pregnant not long after her son's death and a new Baby Bear now completes the family once more. Boo Bear was among the ghosts who accompanied Flycatcher to Haven.
Looney Toons
Papa Bear was one of the Three Bears family, introduced in the cartoon short "Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears" (1944). He is the shortest member of the family though his voice is the gruffest. He is the only member of the family with at least average intellect and openly resents the stupidity of his wife and son. They had their own series of cartoon shorts from 1948 to 1951.
