Clubhouse Rascals #1

When Kelly, Pizza, Chopsticks, and Jinx sneak into an antique auction, Jinx's curiosity lands him in trouble—literally stuck finger-first in a valuable vase. What follows is a hilarious chain of mishaps as the rascals attempt increasingly wild schemes to free him, from steam baths to oil to a desperate tug-of-war that sends them careening through the homeowner's prized possessions. In the end, chaos pays off in the most unexpected way.

Kelly and his pals—Pizza, Chopsticks, and Jinx—decide to play Robin Hood and his merry men, complete with bow and arrows, until their game crosses paths with a real troublemaker: the smooth-talking John Moneybuck, who may not be quite the prince he claims to be. What starts as a fun adventure in make-believe quickly tangles the kids up with criminals, a very annoyed police officer, and Kelly's own pop—all while they try to stay true to their mission of helping those in need.

Harry Hot Dog finds Throckmorton digging a mysterious hole in his yard and demands an explanation for the commotion. When confronted, Throckmorton reveals he's simply following Harry's own instructions—but Harry's reaction suggests his orders may have been misunderstood in the most ridiculous way possible. This 1956 tale from Clubhouse Rascals proves that sometimes the simplest directive can lead to the silliest of situations.

When Pizza refuses to get out of bed on what he thinks is a lazy Saturday, his pals Kelly, Chopsticks, and Jinx discover the school is holding classes anyway—and they'll stop at nothing to drag him there. Their schemes to lure him out escalate from pizza pie to a "special-deluxe pedigreed mongrel," but Pizza's got tricks of his own in this 1956 romp that proves the Clubhouse Rascals never quite play fair when they're determined to win.