Aggie Mack Comics #1

Aggie Mack's life as a drudge in her stepmother's house gets a surprising turn when a stray puppy crosses her path—and she decides to hide the little fellow despite her stepmother's strict rules. As Aggie sneaks moments to care for her new secret friend, she finds an unexpected source of comfort in the midst of her thankless chores and constant disappointment.

Aggie Mack needs to design and make a hat for her sewing class to win a five-dollar prize, but when her step-sister Mona borrows it and it gets ruined, Aggie has to start over from scratch with whatever scraps and trimmings she can salvage. Just when things seem to turn around, a crisis with her dog threatens to undo all her hard work—and leave her with an impossible choice.

When Aggie's stuck with chores at home while her sister Mona gets all the attention from a dashing fellow named Jerry, the young dreamer can't help but fantasize about a better life—especially when she hears about a country club dance at school. A chance invitation from Mary Lou's brother Bobo seems like the ticket to her own exciting night out, but Aggie soon learns that daydreams and real life don't always line up the same way. This humorous tale from Hal Rasmusson captures all the wishful thinking and teenage heartache of wanting to belong.

Johnny frantically searches for his missing term theme after his sister Polly accidentally takes his notebook to school—but when he sneaks into the girls' locker room to retrieve it, a series of mix-ups and close calls with teachers and janitors threaten to turn his bad day into a real disaster. With his English assignment on the line and danger lurking around every corner, Johnny has to think fast to get out of this jam and save his grade.