Comic Comics #7

Captain Kid claims to be pals with movie star Rita Straworth, but when Daisy Mae and the gang call his bluff by planning a party in her honor, he's forced to track down the actress at the local hotel—only to stumble into a kidnapping plot that turns his tall tale into an unexpected heroic moment. This lighthearted adventure proves that sometimes the best stories are the ones you live.

Trader Tom puts his new clerk Jim to the test when a customer walks into the trading post looking to sell a hat—and Tom's conflicting advice about how to value the merchandise reveals more about his business ethics than he might intend. This humorous tale shows what happens when profit motive clashes with honest dealing.

When Mystic Moot stumbles upon his old friend Bamboo, a Bengal tiger who's escaped from the city zoo, the two are reunited—but the tiger refuses to leave his side. With the zoo manager demanding his dangerous animal back and Bamboo growing increasingly uncooperative, Mystic Moot turns to his trusty magic snoot to transform the situation, though his solutions create chaos of their own. By the end, Mystic Moot finds an unexpected solution to his long search for lodging that satisfies everyone involved.

Jetsam Joe gets shore leave in modern Arabia and stumbles into a wild chase when a stranger with Aladdin's lamp begs for help against Ali Baba and a thief hot on his trail. Ducking bullets and impossibilities, Joe brings his new friends back to his ship and the Captain, only to discover things aren't quite what they seemed in this Arabian adventure gone hilariously wrong.

Danny Dee attends night school and takes his teacher's advice about daily hygiene a bit too literally—with hilariously stubborn results a week later. This 1946 humor piece shows what happens when good intentions meet dopey logic.

Gloria heads into the woods on assignment from Editor Fishook to track down a front-page story, only to stumble upon a trapper caught in his own bear trap—with no key to escape. What starts as a desperate rescue attempt spirals into a wild sequence of hijinks and bear-baiting as Gloria schemes to free the trapper and land the headline of a lifetime.

Freddy Freshman gets talked into entering a sculling race against Ace, Podunk University's two-time champion—though Freddy's never even been in a scull before. When a lucky accident involving a submarine gives Freddy an unexpected boost, he sets a new course record, catching the attention of Harriet and prompting Stooge to sabotage the competition in a desperate bid to help Ace stay on top. On race day, a case of switched boats sends everything spinning in a direction nobody expected.

Architect Colonel Corn oversees builder Korny Kobb's latest construction project—a house that's supposed to be flawless, but every time the Colonel so much as leans against a wall, something comes crashing down. As the two bicker through one comedic mishap after another, it becomes clear that Korny's grand vision might need a little work.