Four Color #1038
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "A Fair Share," Reddy takes on a new role as a "Private Nose" alongside his loyal dog Ruff, tackling a puzzling case: a race car that won't run properly due to a mysteriously missing engine. When a clumsy crook attempts a bank heist by coasting the same car downhill, his plan unravels when the engine sputters—thanks to a simple but stubborn peanut lodged in the fuel line. Harvey Eisenberg handles both the interior art and the cover, bringing the quirky mystery to life in this 1959 Dell Four Color comic.
In "Pioneer Pilots," Ruff and Reddy—ever the duo of daring antics—crash-land at a scientist’s compound after testing their jumbo model airplane, only to be recruited as pilots for a rocket bound for a medieval planet. There, they must adapt their aerial ingenuity to horse-drawn engines and outwit a menacing knight threatening a castle, all while navigating a world where science and swordplay collide.
In "Surf-Bored," Ruff and Reddy find themselves stranded in Hawaii after their rented ship runs aground, leading them to try surfing for a contest—only to get swept far out to sea. Picked up by a mysterious boat short on crew, their clumsy navigation ends up wrecking it too, but the twist is that the boat’s two men were actually pirates who’d stolen it. The reward from the situation gives them a chance to catch a cruise back home.
In "Snooper Detective," Jo and Ruff take on a case that’s more than just a bump in the road—when a race car’s engine mysteriously stops running, they’re on the case. As the duo investigates, a clumsy crook tries to pull off a bank heist using the same car, only to be foiled when the engine sputters mid-escape. The mystery of the missing engine leads to a surprisingly simple—and peanut-sized—solution.
In "Ruff and Reddy and the Tiny Twister," the duo tackles a messy yard job—pulling a stubborn stump—only to be joined by an unexpectedly helpful, pint-sized tornado with a big personality. As the whirlwind lends a hand with chores and even powers up a merry-go-round, Ruff and Reddy find themselves in a whirlwind of surprises.
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Reprinted in Golden Comics Digest #2 (1969)
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