Famous Funnies #65

Jitter takes a plunge at the municipal pool with an umbrella in this one-page romp that plays out exactly as absurdly as the title promises. What could possibly go wrong when a dog and pool safety meet?

When Benjy Boles heads off to school with Grandma Rakestraw, Babe Bunting and Mary Mole can't resist investigating the old, supposedly haunted house across the road—the one locals say has been plagued by strange happenings ever since the Droods moved away. As the two venture into the dark, dilapidated place, they're about to find out whether the ghost stories are just superstition or something far more sinister.

In this frontier-set tale, Mescal Ike learns a hard lesson about choosing honest partners when a couple of criminals part ways over a matter of principle—though not quite the principle you'd expect. With Miss Sally and Pa Piffle on hand to witness the chaos, Ike discovers that even outlaws have their limits when it comes to working with someone truly untrustworthy.