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Little Eva #30

Oct 1956 · St. John · 0.10 USD

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This issue contains two stories: In the first, Little Eva's friend Nipper gets his hair cut too short and Eva volunteers to give him a shampoo to help improve his appearance, but the shampoo bottle accidentally sprays him repeatedly, soaking him thoroughly. In "Short Stuff in The Giant," a small boy encounters a giant's oversized shoe and boot, gets blown away by the giant's movements, and encounters some frogs before the giant's foot causes chaos. The final story shows Eva as a lifeguard rescuing a boy from the water when his hat blows away; she manages to retrieve him and his hat after several comedic mishaps in the ocean.

Contains 6 stories

Bigger and Better Ghosts

6 pp

Little Eva accepts a dare from her friends to enter the supposedly haunted house on Greene Street, but the boys have a trick up their sleeves—they plan to dress as ghosts and scare her silly. When their initial scare doesn't work, they devise an even bigger scheme to frighten her, only to discover that something genuinely unexpected awaits them all inside that old abandoned house. It's a classic setup where the pranksters get a taste of their own medicine in this clever 1956 tale.

Shine and a Haircut, Two Bits

4 pp

When Ike gets 75¢ for a haircut, his friend Nipper volunteers to save them both some cash by doing the job himself—armed with nothing but hedge-clipping experience and overconfidence. What follows is a comedy of escalating mishaps as Nipper tries to even out one side after another, leaving Ike increasingly nervous about the results. By the time a shampoo and a mirror get involved, the damage is done, and Ike's mother is about to find out exactly what "fifty-fifty partnership" has cost her son's hair.

Fun Fest

6 pp

When Eva and her friend decide to have some Halloween fun with a spooky mask, their prank spirals into unexpected chaos at the local jewelry shop. A case of mistaken identity, a wayward mallet, and a man trying to hide from his wife turn a simple scare into a wild mix-up that only the quick thinking of two kids can untangle. By the time the dust settles, everyone learns that sometimes the best costume is knowing when to tell the truth.

Target Practice

1 pp

Little Eva attempts a daring William Tell stunt, positioning her son Ike with an apple on his head while she takes aim with her bow and arrow. As her shots go wildly off the mark, the situation spirals into comedic chaos when a fire department arrives on the scene.

The Giant

4 pp

The Horrible Hat

7 pp

Little Eva borrows her mother's old hat without permission for a beach day with her friend Nipper, only to have the wind send it flying into the ocean—where it causes a lifeguard to leap into a dramatic rescue, mistaking it for a person in distress. What follows is a comedy of escalating mishaps as Eva and Nipper chase the hat through the rest of their beach outing, ultimately learning a lesson about the trouble that can come from sneaking around.