Li'l Tomboy #96

Atomic Mouse rushes to help a lady in distress, only to discover she needs ice cubes and an extra guest for her party—not the emergency he expected. When the resourceful rodent hero delivers exactly what she asked for, he proves that even a superhero can find humor in a literal interpretation of the job.

A trip to the zoo goes exactly as chaotic as you'd expect when Li'l Tomboy tags along—armed with her trusty cork gun and absolutely no regard for the rules. Between pestering the animals, dragging her reluctant dad into increasingly wild situations, and generally turning the zoo upside down, this spirited troublemaker proves that a day out is never dull when she's around.

When Li'l Tomboy's dad tells her about the tooth fairy's dime-for-a-tooth trade, she tucks her lost tooth under her pillow—but her mind is on something else entirely: convincing the neighborhood kids to teach her to box. After proving herself in the ring, Li'l Tomboy returns home with an unexpected windfall for the "good fairy" to handle. A playful romp that shows this tomboy's got plenty of fight in her.

Lil Tomboy dreads returning to the barber for another haircut after the barber made a mess of it last time, but her mom insists it's time for a trim. With a resigned groan, she faces the prospect of sitting in that chair again—despite her very real fears about what might happen to her hair.

Tom Cat and the Dalmatian Demons square off in the Out-of-This-World Series, a baseball showdown where the underdogs face some seriously crooked competition. When the Demons' shady tricks threaten to make it a runaway blowout, Tom Cat must call in a very unusual ally to even the playing field. It's sabotage meets sportsmanship in this wild, furry take on America's favorite game.

Late one night on Templeton Lane, Li'l Tomboy discovers a stranger doing weight-lifts and assumes he's a fellow enthusiast sneaking in nighttime training like she does—but when he makes a careless remark about her appearance, she lets her fists do the talking. What she doesn't realize is that her midnight workout partner is actually a burglar, and her scrappy defense has caught a criminal red-handed.

Lil Tomboy pulls a fast one when her mom asks if she's practicing piano—turns out she's been doing handstands on the keys instead! Later, two boys think they've found the one thing that could scare even a tomboy: a ferocious mask they can't wait to try out on her.

When a father proudly shows off his new pool table, his resourceful son takes matters into his own hands after spotting a problem—with results that are anything but what Dad had in mind. This pint-sized handyman learns that good intentions and a toolbox don't always add up to a fix in this lighthearted romp from Li'l Genius.