Comicolour Album #[5]/1951

In the whimsical pages of Comicolour Album #5, Corn and his dog Towser find themselves stranded on the Gold Gulch trail, facing the wilds with nothing but a single seed. With clever optimism, they plant it—and watch in wonder as it sprouts into a towering tree, its sudden growth offering just enough light and warmth to fend off the night’s hungry shadows.

In this whimsical 1950 fantasy tale from Comicolour Album #5, young Willie’s mischievous daydreams take him from the schoolroom to the wild frontier—first fleeing a caning, then imagining himself as a Pony Express rider at the cinema. With a playful blend of humor and imagination, the story follows his quick shift from schoolboy to frontier rider, all in a single page of pure, lighthearted fantasy.

In this tiny gem from the 1950 Comicolour Album, Sonny’s attempt to keep his dog from wandering goes hilariously awry when the pup takes off after a cat—sending the trestle (and Sonny’s uncle) tumbling in a chaotic, slapstick cascade.

In this wry 1950 humor tale from Comicolour Album #5, The Colonel recounts a particularly ill-fated expedition where he used his native bearers as living stepping stones across a river—bales of cargo balanced atop their heads. When he turned to look back after crossing, he found only the crocodiles left.