Cookie #31

In a delightfully wry 1951 tale from *Cookie* #31, Fritzi stumbles into a chance encounter with a man on the street—only to learn later that he was producer Seetla, who launches a citywide search for the "mystery girl" who bumped into him. Determined to stay hidden, Fritzi goes to elaborate, costly lengths to become Starlet’s double, only to discover the whole affair was a publicity stunt for Seetla’s new film.

Gypsy wakes up to relentless noise from his neighbor Flip playing jacks outside his window—a game Flip can't quite master but refuses to abandon. In desperation, Gypsy buys Flip a yo-yo, thinking the new toy will distract him, only to watch in horror as Flip becomes a yo-yo sensation and accidentally sparks a nationwide craze that's impossible to stop. Determined to reclaim his peace and quiet, Gypsy launches a crusade to get yo-yos banned by city law—but learns the hard way that sometimes the solution creates worse problems than it solves.

In "null," Ricky’s embarrassment over wearing mismatched socks at school takes a surprising turn when he returns the next day to find everyone else sporting the same odd look—has a new trend taken hold, or is there something more to the sock situation than meets the eye?