Feature Comics #64
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Unlucky Quarter," a whimsical 1943 adventure from Feature Comics #64, the magically animated Buddha statue Blimpy—brought to life by young Tabby Tyler’s incantation—embarks on a comically desperate attempt to pass as African-American by smearing coal dust on his blue skin. Written, drawn, and inked by Sy Reit, the story unfolds with playful absurdity, anchored by the unique premise of identity and disguise. The cover, by Al Bryant, captures the statue’s mischievous transformation in bold, expressive lines.
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Blimpy, an ancient Oriental Buddha statue brought to life when young Tabby Tyler spoke the magic words: "Oggle doggie woggle ibbidy bibbidy sibbidy sab, dictionary down the ferry, out goes ipso facto with the floy-floy!" covers his blue skin with coal dust and tries to pass for an African-American.
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