Basserne #43 was published by Egmont Publishing A/S on June 1, 1977, as part of a series that began in 1972. Mort Walker and Reginald Smyth write, and art comes from Elmar Blomberg and Torsten Bjarre. It features Beetle Bailey, Sarge Snorkel, Hägar the Horrible, Redeye and Killer Diller, among 51 characters cataloged on VerseDB.