Jingle Jangle Comics #25

In "The Great Motor Wing Hoax," Humphrey pulls off a slick scam by posing as Looey the peddler, selling faulty mechanical wings to the adult birds. With the wings designed to fail, the birds are left stranded in the deep snow while Humphrey makes off with their homes.

The Rocketeering Doodlebug sells exotic canned airs from his little shop when a self-winding horse-fly stops by looking for a return ticket home—but when the wicked royal magician arrives demanding the special crinkly cranberry bottle he left for air-conditioning, the doodlebug has to think fast. With the magician's dangerous rocket contraption looming and the clock ticking toward high noon, the horse-fly discovers an unexpected way to turn the tables and save the day.

When a sad baby fish's overflowing bowl leads Aunty Spry to discover his family is under attack by marauding swordfish, she dives into an underwater rescue mission—complete with special breathing gear and the help of some clever fish allies. As the swordfish brigade launches their assault, Aunty Spry fights back with quick wit and resourcefulness, determined to protect her new friends and teach the ocean bullies a lesson they won't forget.

Little Hortense discovers what it's like to be a ghost when she meets a friendly specter and enters a world where the usual rules don't apply—one where she can walk through walls, fly, and join other ghosts in their favorite pastime of spooking the living. With her new ghostly companions, she learns the ropes of haunting and finds that being a phantom is far more fun than she ever expected as a human.