Four Color #11

In this 1940 Four Color humor tale, George Bailey’s generous Christmas gift of two shares to his friend Smitty sets off an unexpectedly chaotic chain of events—unaware that sacrificing those shares costs him his grip on majority ownership. As Smitty suddenly finds himself a reluctant stockholder with a surprising new role, George must navigate the absurd consequences of his goodwill.

In the North Woods, a vacation meant to celebrate a second chance turns delightfully chaotic when George Bailey’s office boy, Smitty, stumbles into a web of mistaken identity and forgotten pasts. With a man claiming to be the long-lost husband of Mrs. Smith and George himself tangled in an accidental engagement to Miss Dolly Flutter, the wedding plans spiral into a series of comically tangled misunderstandings.

In "Nobody's Pool Fool," Mr. Bailey drags Smitty to the office swimming pool for a bit of bossy fun, but the office boy’s not as easy to tease as he looks—when the pranks start, Smitty’s got a surprise up his sleeve that turns the tables in a splashy, unexpected way.