Cookie #26
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Oil's Well That Ends Well!", Phyllis, a hometown girl from Starlet’s past, arrives in Hollywood chasing stardom, only to be offered a leading role—she declines, not for fame, but because it’s the same job she left behind as a soda jerk. Written by Owen Fitzgerald and illustrated by Owen Fitzgerald, this 1950 slice of comic life captures the quiet irony of ambition and the comfort of home, all in a 10-cent package.
Debbie accidentally creates chaos when Pickles breaks a pipe in the cellar while borrowing jewelry for a costume party—a mishap that transforms the water system into an oil delivery system, causing an escalating mess that convinces Debbie's father he's struck it rich. As her dad dreams of yachts and retirement, Debbie races to confess the truth before his newfound wealth fever spirals further out of control.
In this brief 1950 humor tale from *Cookie* #26, Binky’s playful throw for his dog takes an absurd turn when the ball accidentally hits a Chinese man—only to have the man return moments later, holding the ball. Binky’s imagination runs wild, convinced he must have hurled it clear across the world.
In this lighthearted 1950 tale from *Cookie* #26, Phyllis—a small-town girl with big dreams—arrives in Hollywood hoping to land a movie role, only to surprise her friends Starlet and Fritzi by rejecting a starring part. The reason? The part requires her to play a soda jerk, a job she’s already lived and isn’t eager to reprise.
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Reprinted in The Complete Milt Gross Comic Books and Life Story #[nn] (2010)
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