Crack Comics #46

When a temperamental villain who despises happiness learns that Slap-Happy Pappy is celebrating his birthday, a chaotic confrontation erupts—but Pappy and a quick-thinking ally cook up a clever ruse to turn the tables. This 1947 one-pager proves that sometimes the best defense against a bully is making him believe you're just as miserable as he is.

Hack O'Hara, an honest cab driver who can't be bought or intimidated, picks up a mysterious passenger with a bleeding hand just after a blast kills Attorney Gartner—and when Inspector Gogarty arrives, Hack's hunch leads them straight to the real killer. The trail points to Dynamite Drew, a recently paroled safe-blower with a grudge, and Hack finds himself walking into a dangerous confrontation where quick thinking and a little cab-driving grit might be the only things keeping him alive.

Floogy the Fiji gets crowned king for a day and immediately begins living like royalty—feasting on ice cream and cake while his eager prime minister Fuzzy cheerleads from the sidelines, all while eyeing a chance to take Floogy's date Floy to the royal ball. When Floogy's royal duties spiral into chaos—complete with slippery stairs, a scheming count, and a very unhappy palace lion—Floogy discovers that Fuzzy's advice, well-intentioned or not, might be the worst part of wearing the crown.

In this lighthearted 1947 tale from Crack Comics #46, Beezy’s clumsy mishap with a precious sheet of stamps owned by his girlfriend’s father, Mr. McFutzit, sets off a comedic chain of events when rival collector Enoch Fitzbilly swoops in to steal them. With a mix of slapstick and charm, the story follows Beezy’s frantic efforts to make things right—without revealing how it all ends.