Ernie Comics #25
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis issue contains at least two stories. In the first, Ernie finally gets a date, but his father must spend the evening showing off his stamp collection, which involves an unruly dog that transforms into a monster, causing chaos in the house. In "Orville," titled "Bee My Honey," the character Orville attempts to impress a woman by dropping everything and performing wild stunts, ultimately getting stabbed by a giant bee monster after being instructed by a store owner to retrieve the creature.
Ernie Button is so desperate to cure his shyness that he's been secretly brewing a chemical formula—and when a package of gorilla gland extract finally arrives from Africa, he drinks the concoction hoping to transform into a bold, confident version of himself. Instead, he turns into a gorilla, and now his twin sister Billie must figure out how to keep him hidden before he terrifies the entire neighborhood—especially Teddie, the girl he was trying to impress in the first place.
When Lily Belle's father brings home a Boston Bull Terrier named Terry, three rival suitors—Tom, Dick, and Harry—suddenly find themselves competing for her affection with a dog who steals the show. Desperate to eliminate their fluffy competition, the boys scheme to dognap Terry, only to discover that Lily Belle's reward for his return is far more valuable than they bargained for. This 1949 romp from Ernie Comics proves that sometimes the best-laid plans backfire in the most hilarious ways.
Ernie Button plans to impress Teddie with some parlor tricks at her Saturday night party, so he heads to Mr. Jocque's novelty shop to learn a few simple illusions—only to run afoul of the smooth-talking newcomer Danny Darkrock, who's got his own designs on Teddie and isn't above sabotage to get ahead. When Danny "accidentally" switches their gift packages at the party, Ernie's stuck performing magic tricks while his rival tries to steal the show, leaving our nervous magician-in-training to rely on whatever magic he can muster from his new trick box.
When a stray bumblebee causes chaos at Mr. Mactavish's store, Orville takes the blame as usual—but his luck shifts dramatically when a cable arrives announcing he's inherited a fortune from his late Uncle Hubert. As word spreads and merchants circle like sharks, Orville discovers that his windfall comes with a comical twist that threatens to undo everything Mr. Mactavish promised him. It's a riotous tale of misplaced hopes and runaway consequences that proves some inheritances are sweeter than others.
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