Li'l Rascal Twins #13

Two kids scheme their way into free samples at a kitchen-ware show by disguising one of them as an adult—until their cover is hilariously blown and they end up eating more than they bargained for in "Food for Free." This 1959 Li'l Rascal Twins story is pure slapstick mischief, full of the kind of sneaky kid logic and physical comedy that makes these old comics such a blast to read.

Li'l Genius and Li'l Tomboy team up to harness the surprising power of Henry Orwell’s legendary snoring—turning his nighttime habit into something surprisingly useful. With a mix of mischief and ingenuity, they set out to put his snores to work in ways no one expected.

When a young newsboy rescues someone from a well, the story becomes front-page material—and suddenly Eddie finds himself in the running to win a newspaper sales contest with a prize trip to Bermuda. As fate would have it, the same destination holds special meaning for someone else who crosses his path in this lighthearted 1959 tale of coincidence and opportunity.

Two determined kids set their sights on earning six dollars to buy their mom a magnolia tree as a surprise in "The Yearn to Earn." After a string of comedic mishaps trying to land odd jobs around town, they finally catch a break when a wrecking service offers them anything on the property if they can tear down an old house—a task they tackle with enthusiastic abandon. By the time the dust settles, they've got exactly what they came for, and Mom gets the gift she's been wanting.