Hot Stuff, the Little Devil #9
"Round Trip" in Hot Stuff, the Little Devil #9 (1959) is a quiet, poignant tale told in typeset lettering, following a little girl whose fleeting glimpse of a puppy in a shop window sparks a vivid daydream of joy and companionship—only to end in gentle, bittersweet farewell. A rare emotional standout in a series known for whimsy, it captures a moment of childhood longing with quiet sincerity.
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An oddity - a sad story, about a little girl who sees a puppy in a shop window and imagines the good times & fun she'll have with it, but at the end she walks away, never to see it again.
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