Four Color #65

In this 1945 Four Color tale, Mr. Bailey trades spreadsheets for sand as he escapes his business worries with a trip to the coast—Smitty in tow, of course. With sun, sea, and a dash of seaside silliness on the horizon, it’s a beachside break that promises more than just a change of scenery.

In the 1945 adventure tale "null," Mr. Bailey and Smitty are left alone aboard a ship carrying ammunition to General Pedro's island when a sudden storm drives the crew to abandon ship. With the storm raging and no help in sight, the two men must face the isolation and danger of their stranded vessel.

In this 1945 adventure from Four Color #65, Mr. Bailey and Smitty barely escape a shipwreck on a sand bar, their escape made all the more dramatic by a stray cigar that sets the vessel ablaze. With the ship gone and home on the horizon, the two send word to Smitty’s parents, unaware that back home, Smitty’s mother is unwell and Herby has taken up the household chores.