Famous Funnies #35

In a lighthearted moment at the Portland Elks Annual Clambake, Joe Palooka prepares to play baseball while Knobby Walsh tries to assemble a barber shop quartet—only to discover one of the reluctant bass singers has no love for singing. When Joe later spots the quartet, the group’s harmony is… literally off-key, with the others standing on the bass singer’s feet.

Dickie Dare and his friends set out on a seaside adventure to find oysters, but their search takes a wild turn when Dan is snatched by an octopus. With quick thinking and courage, Dickie rescues him, only to face new dangers as Lily is pulled into the water—just as Cranky Joe surfaces triumphantly with a bucket full of oysters. Inside one, they discover a massive black pearl, setting off a mystery just beginning.

In the tense heat of Fort Zinderneuf, Commandant Lejaune holds the line against a relentless Arab siege, his iron will tested as he stages grim displays of defiance. With the enemy now scaling palm trees to rain down fire from above, the fort’s fate hangs on desperate tactics and the unyielding resolve of those within.