Four Color #146

In "Rock-a-bye Baby," John Stanley and Irving Tripp deliver a delightfully chaotic slice of early comic mischief, as Lulu and Tubby’s innocent attempt to snag an apple from Ol' Man Gripe’s yard spirals into a chain reaction of slapstick disasters—leaving Gripe trapped in a tree, Lulu with a ping pong ball stuck in her mouth, and Tubby accidentally flooding the basement. The story, written and drawn by John Stanley with inks by Irving Tripp, features the signature whimsical energy of the era, all captured in a cover by Stanley and Tripp that perfectly previews the mayhem within.