Holiday Comics #5

When Neddy Bear learns that children in faraway parts of the world lack toys for Christmas, he rallies his animal friends to repair and refurbish playthings to share the holiday spirit—but faces an unexpected challenge when it comes time to deliver them to Santa Claus himself. With help from a little magic elf and her shrinking powder, Neddy and the gang embark on an enchanted journey to the North Pole, where Santa has a special offer of his own.

When Bill saves a Hindu magician from tumbling into a sewer, the grateful stranger offers to grant him a wish—and Bill asks for a spell that forces his pal Koo to do everything he does. It's all fun and games until Bill's obedient shadow gets them chased by a cop, tangled up in a theater, and headed straight for jail. The magician realizes his "gift" has caused more trouble than it's worth, and things take a turn neither Bill nor Koo expected.

Inspector Klooz heads north to the frozen wilderness in pursuit of fur thieves who've conned a trapper and made off with his prize catch—but the bumbling sleuth's chaotic pursuit through the snowy landscape, complete with sled crashes and a tumble down a logging flume, keeps landing him in more trouble than the crooks deserve. When he finally corners the varmints, a surprise encounter with a real bear threatens to turn his victory lap into a furry disaster.