Hap Hazard Comics #22

When Hap and a friend need tickets to Rick Ringer's Circus, they offer to work for them—but watering the elephants turns into a disaster involving a fire hydrant, a drenched elephant, and a borrowed costume that gets them mistaken for a two-headed Martian exhibit. Their evening spirals into pure chaos as they try to dodge an angry elephant, furious dates, and increasingly ridiculous circus encounters before the night is through.

Hap Hazard scores a bargain on a used model plane for a contest—but when his new aircraft takes a chaotic joyride through town, it wreaks havoc on his boss's jewelry delivery and lands the poor kid in hot water. As disaster piles up and a supernatural visitor makes a nighttime appearance, Hap's got more than just broken wings to worry about.

When lazy teen Hap Hazard gets hypnotized over the television by Professor Bizom into becoming a bold and dashing ladies' man, he transforms into an irresistible charmer—much to the dismay of his girlfriend Babs and the jealous hypnotist himself. As Hap sweeps through a party winning over everyone including the glamorous Rita Vale, the situation spirals into comic chaos when Dr. Bizom tries to reverse the spell with mixed results. This 1948 comedy romp from Hap Hazard Comics #22 is a wild ride of hypnotic hijinks, mistaken confidence, and the trouble that comes when a timid boy suddenly thinks he's irresistible.

When Lester Chadwick, a successful hair model, invites his pal to a reunion at a beauty parlor, a series of mix-ups involving wave lotion and glue lead to comedy and chaos. Dotty and her friend Clara find themselves caught in the middle of Lester's disaster, complete with an officer, mistaken identities, and some very unconventional hair treatments. It's a slapstick scramble where nobody's coiffure—or evening—goes quite as planned.

When Hap Hazard and his pop spot a contest offering $100 for the best father-and-son prank, they're ready to take on their snooty neighbors, the Beamishes—but the Beamishes have already cooked up their own scheme to make the Hazards look foolish. What follows is an escalating battle of practical jokes, with a pigeon, a priceless bird, and a flagpole all playing key roles in this 1948 comedy. Neither family quite gets what they bargained for when reporters and unexpected circumstances turn the tables in the most hilarious way possible.

When Hap's uncle Ben convinces him he's strong enough to impress Babs by taking on the fearsome Bruiser Bullski at the carnival, the scheme spirals hilariously out of control—involving a phone prank, mistaken identities, and a cop who's got his own bone to pick with the wrestler. What should've been a simple display of prowess turns into absolute chaos as everyone ends up tangling with the wrong opponent.