Four Color #202

When Woody is suddenly called into a football game after his teammates are injured, the pressure proves too much—his nerves give out, and he collapses off the bench, leaving the field in a daze.

In "null," Woody, a talented but underestimated athlete, joins a pro football team only to be assigned as the water boy—until the home team falls behind and the coach finally gives him a chance to play. With a mix of clever thinking and unorthodox moves, Woody steps onto the field and starts turning the game around in ways no one expected.

In this 1948 Four Color tale, Woody’s prank with a loudspeaker backfires when Tackhammer retaliates by spiking his soup with hot pepper and Tabasco—leaving Woody’s singing voice temporarily silenced. A classic case of animal mischief and comedic comeuppance, all in a single, perfectly paced 10-page story.