Dexter Comics #5

Dexter has promised his girlfriend Jill that he'll act properly during Central High's medieval pageant performance, but when a troublemaking rival named Hector keeps sabotaging him on stage—yanking ropes, rigging electrical tricks, and generally turning the whole show into chaos—poor Dexter finds himself in one embarrassing mishap after another. Between dodging Hector's schemes and trying to keep his promise to Jill, this knight-in-armor finds that chivalry is a lot harder to manage when there's popcorn exploding in your suit and you're being dragged all over the stage!

Dexter is roped into chaperoning the Jones twins on a museum trip, only to find their mischief attracting the attention of Slippery Harry, who’s making a bold move at the exhibit. With the museum guard and a pair of eccentric scientists on the scene, chaos is just a feather away.

A young woman named Bobbie decides she needs to impress Greg Sullivan, the athletic heartthrob of the group, by becoming an "outdoor girl"—only to discover that keeping up with his relentless schedule of swimming, running, and tennis is far more exhausting than she bargained for. By evening, when Bobbie finally makes it to the dance, she's too worn out to enjoy herself, and she finds Greg has already moved on to the Countess's company. Sometimes the person you've been looking for was closer than you thought—and sometimes rest beats romance.

In "Second Childhood," two rival teens, Dexter and Hector, clash over a date to the school dance—until their rivalry takes a chaotic turn when they crash into a young boy and destroy his prized soap box racer. Determined to make amends, Dexter builds his own racer and enters the upcoming race, turning a moment of embarrassment into a chance to prove himself.