Frisky Fables #8 [11]
In "Zany Starts a Trading Post," Dopsy tries to boost his door-to-door cosmetics business by transforming the Beast—still cursed from a past tale—into a celebrity look-alike. With help from a plastic surgeon and a series of increasingly absurd disguises, the Beast becomes a crooner and a movie star, only to be undone by the wrong kiss. The story, drawn with energetic flair by JCA, captures a whimsical 1946-era twist on classic fairy tale tropes, with Al Fago’s vibrant cover bringing the zany spectacle to life.
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Dopsy sells "Never Fail Cosmetics" door-to-door. If he can make the ugly Beast (from the story "Beauty and the Beast") handsome, his business will improve. The Beast says only a kiss from a beautiful woman will break the curse. Dopsy makes the Beast up to look like crooner "Hank Swoonatra" (a caricature of Frank Sinatra) but they're mobbed by bobby-soxers. Plastic surgeon Dr. Fixit converts the Beast into a double for movie star Chuck Doya, but an ugly woman kisses him and makes him ugly again. The Beast finally gets a kiss from a beautiful girl and is cured.
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