Hillbilly Comics #3

Hillbilly Comics presents "Ole moon for yars ah has been askin' yo' t' fetch me a husband!" — a two-page romp where a determined mountain woman's plea to the moon gets answered in the most unexpected way when a downed Air Force pilot bails out of his failing plane and lands right in her neck of the woods. What unfolds is a comedy of mistaken destiny as this unlikely encounter plays out, leaving our heroine with some hard-earned wisdom about being careful what you wish for.

A wrestling exhibition troupe—headlined by the charming Handsome Bill and his secretly mild-mannered opponent the Tiger—has been barnstorming the countryside until an overzealous young fan named Gumbo Galahad discovers their elaborate con. Now Bill and his manager Willie hatch a scheme to discredit the kid by staging a rigged match in his hometown, complete with a planted betting ring—but Gumbo proves to have some tricks of his own when the bell rings.

Gumbo Galahad, a talented hillbilly mimic, lands a fancy invitation to entertain at the mansion of the wealthy and refined Alice T. Peakbrow—but he soon discovers her true intentions when she asks him to mock his own neighbors for laughs. When Gumbo decides to turn his gift for imitation on Miss Peakbrow herself, the evening takes an unexpected turn that tests both his nerve and his loyalty.

L-Lem proposes marriage to Lilly with visions of building a life together in the mountains, but her romantic dreams of homesteading and carving a farm from the wilderness end up having an unexpected effect on his enthusiasm. This 1956 humor tale from Hillbilly Comics captures the clash between starry-eyed romance and cold reality in the span of a single page.

When Pokey turns down a fishing trip to tend to his unusual job as a beard and mustache artist for the county, his friend discovers there's more to the work than meets the eye. It turns out the sheriff has put Pokey to work drawing facial hair on wanted posters—including one for a fugitive named Willie Leap—making for a silly solution to a serious problem.