Little Eva #22

Little Eva's convinced her reluctant pal Nipper that sledding down Dead Man's Hill—the steepest slope in town—is a brilliant idea, and after a bit of coaxing (and a found dime that mysteriously cures his "sprained ankle"), the two are hurtling downhill at breakneck speed. What unfolds is a wild ride full of unexpected obstacles and tumbles that teaches Eva a thing or two about consequences—though maybe not quite the lesson she thinks!

Little Eva's Christmas wish list grows longer by the minute when Santa Claus promises to deliver everything her heart desires, but the generous holiday spirit quickly runs into trouble when a shopkeeper catches her trying to make off with merchandise. What starts as a simple gift-giving scenario spirals into comedic chaos as competing interests and misunderstandings collide.

Little Eva breaks her promise to run an errand when a friend convinces her to go ice skating instead—but what starts as fun quickly turns into chaos when the group ignores a warning sign and finds themselves in real trouble on the frozen pond. With quick thinking and resourcefulness, Eva saves the day, though not before everyone ends up soaked and her original task left undone.

Little Eva convinces a boy named Little Joe to pull their wagon, assuring him it'll make him big and strong—but as he gets into the task, Eva and her friend grow worried he might become *too* strong. A playful 1956 take on the Superman mythos, where childhood chores become hilariously unpredictable.

Hot-Rod watches a scary movie late at night and falls asleep dreaming of a wild showdown with Indians who've invaded his slumber—but things don't go quite as planned when he tries to prove his toughness. It's a playful romp through a kid's overconfident nightmare, full of the kind of slapstick logic that makes these old humor comics so fun.

Kid Carrots discovers he's suddenly allergic to his namesake vegetable and decides to reinvent himself as Kid Cantelope, but his new fruit-based lifestyle proves disastrous when he tangles with the volatile Terrible Tiddle. When a well-meaning friend tries to set things right, a surprising revelation about sneezing powder turns the whole mixup on its head—and just might convince Kid Carrots where his true loyalties lie.

Little Eva and her friend Hot-Rod set out to collect rare foreign stamps for a new album, but a mix-up in house numbers leads them to the wrong address—one that happens to be targeted by real thieves that very afternoon. By the time they realize their mistake and find the correct house to get their stamps, they're unknowingly caught up in a neighborhood crime that's far more exciting than their collecting hobby.