Happy Comics #11

A white mouse named Whitey escapes from Dr. Roberts's experimental laboratory at the University of Tralfaz by using blue ink to fool his captors, then sets out to offer his considerable talents to the government—only to be redirected by a desperate animal who needs help dealing with some unwanted feline houseguests. With a scheme and some well-placed fish, Whitey proves just how useful a clever mouse can be, sparking a surprising shift in how his kind are viewed across the country.

A cocky artist named Dauber takes on a portrait commission from a wealthy patron, but when a mischievous young character keeps sabotaging the work—first with unauthorized "improvements," then by accidentally landing in the painting himself—Dauber's attempts to catch his troublemaker with increasingly elaborate traps spiral into pure slapstick chaos. By the time the real client returns to check on his portrait, Dauber's caught in his own bear trap and facing an angry customer who's ready to teach him a lesson about protecting his work.

Potter Otter, a swimming instructor with boundless confidence, takes on his most challenging student yet: Tooky, a turtle absolutely terrified of water. Through a series of increasingly creative (and chaotic) teaching methods, Potter attempts to cure Tooky's aquatic anxiety once and for all. The result is a hilarious journey that proves sometimes the cure might be just as tricky as the problem itself.

Hotfoot Harry can't resist a cigarette lighter, and he decides to pull his signature prank on everyone in town—but his victims have had enough of being hotfooted, and they're determined to stop him once and for all. When Harry proves immune to every trick in the book, the townspeople resort to increasingly desperate measures to finally break his mischievous habit.