Four Color #569

In "The Cookie Thief," Mr. Butterworth’s simple errand to collect Priscilla’s church social cookies quickly spirals into chaos when Lester and Oliver the dog turn the kitchen into a whirlwind of flour and confusion. Before he knows it, Mr. Butterworth is on the run, with Mr. Botts and Officer Dunn hot on his heels, convinced he’s the real cookie thief.

In "The Surprise," Waldo takes pride in building a brick outdoor grill for a perfect steak dinner, only to find his plans upended when Priscilla has other plans—hot dogs for the neighborhood kids. The story captures the lighthearted clash of intentions with a classic 1954 humor twist, all in a single, perfectly paced 12-page tale.