Kid Carrots #1

Kid Carrots stumbles onto an easy scheme when he convinces his vegetable-loving pal Jumpy that courting the wealthy Widow Van Swag is the ticket to high living—but when the two tail what they think is the real widow to an art gallery, they discover a pair of notorious con artists using her name to pull off a heist. After helping the cops nab the crooks, Jumpy finds himself the unlikely hero of the hour, and the actual Widow Van Swag takes quite a shine to him—though Kid Carrots' own plans for easy money take an unexpected turn when it comes time to settle his vegetable debts.

Jumpy dreams of owning a sleek convertible, but the hefty price tag at Cheerful Charlie's Used Cars puts the stylish ride firmly out of reach. When a lucky accident changes everything, our determined friend discovers that sometimes wishes come true in the most unexpected ways.

Kid Carrots takes on grueling night-shift work at a construction site, wrestling with increasingly heavy loads in his desperate quest for carrot money—until an unexpected interruption threatens to derail his entire operation. This 1953 humor story captures the resourceful rabbit's single-minded determination and the absurd lengths he'll go to for his favorite snack.

Kid Carrots wakes up in a field just as a crop-spraying plane passes overhead, and by that evening he's turned an unfortunate shade of green—a condition he suspects is punishment for his years of stealing carrots. When his pals mistake him for a goner and toss him aside, Kid tracks down an explanation in a library book and discovers the culprit: chlorophyll, the natural ingredient that's suddenly showing up in everything from cookies to milk. With his newfound "chlorophyll personality," Kid decides this might finally be his ticket to impress a certain young lady—though the results don't quite go as planned.

Nibbles sets his sights on borrowing a wrench to fix his bike, but when the owner refuses, the resourceful young rabbit decides to take matters into his own paws—leading to a chase that proves trickier than expected. This 1953 humor tale from Kid Carrots delivers the kind of mischief-making shenanigans that define the best funny-animal comics of the era.

Pintail Pete and his partner Punchy have just launched their delivery service with a bold promise—they'll deliver anything, anywhere—when a rival named Slicker opens a competing business right across the street. When a customer brings them an impossible first job, the two friends must figure out how to complete the delivery without the resources they need, all while knowing that failure would hand Slicker the last laugh.

Kid Carrots discovers he's developed an unexpected allergy—to carrots themselves—and decides to reinvent himself as a cantaloupe-eating rabbit, much to the dismay of his friend Jumpy. When his new diet leads to a chaotic encounter with Farmer Tiddles' temperamental bull, Kid discovers the real culprit behind his sneezing fits, and learns that going back to his roots might be the wisest choice after all.