All Humor Comics #10

In this 1948 humor tale from All Humor Comics #10, Kelly and Pockets take to the skies in a stolen plane to stop a clever smuggling scheme—crooks are using homing pigeons to sneak diamonds into the country, dodging customs with a trick as feather-light as it is devious.

In "null," Giddy’s wild plan to win a boat race with a jet-propelled speedboat backfires when Rick and Casper sabotage it with extra rocket powder. Zooming past the finish line so fast the judges barely saw him, Giddy loses the race—only to unexpectedly claim $500 in a surprise airplane race downriver before his rockets ran out.

In "null," Handy Pandy, the Fix It Man, takes on a bizarre job from the mysterious Ali Ben Tanc: installing a secret sealed door in a mummy's tomb accessible only to Ali and his trusted servant. After being trapped inside to keep the secret, Handy uses his usual ingenuity—dynamite—to blast his way out, narrowly escaping to land on a passing airplane. Though he’s free, the promised jewels never materialize, leaving him stranded and unpaid.

In a delightfully absurd 1948 tale from *All Humor Comics #10*, young Hickory faces a tough choice: enter a cross-country race with his horse Marybelle to save his family’s home, or watch her sold to cover a mortgage payment. When Marybelle’s gone, Hickory turns to his unexpected asset—his cow Nancy, who just happens to clear fences with ease—and rides her to victory in a race that defies logic and expectations.

In "null," a movie crew arrives at Atomictot's swamp to film a prehistoric adventure, blissfully unaware that the cavemen and dinosaurs they’re staging are very much real—and very much annoyed by the noise and cameras. Written by an unknown author and illustrated by an unknown artist, this 1948 humor short plays on the absurdity of Hollywood pretending to recreate history, right in the middle of the real thing.

When Meddlesome Uncle Fuddly spots the Sheriff and Mr. McGurk hauling Widow Willard’s furniture out of her house, he leaps to the rescue—convinced she’s being evicted—only to find himself tangled in a misunderstanding that’s as awkward as it is hilarious.