Monkeyshines Comics #13
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free# Marmaduke Uncle Marmy recounts how he won Mary Monk and became a "Fearless Marmaduke" through various named adventures. In the "Tuffy Bear" story, Tuffy competes in a Bob-sled race championship, confidently believing his sled is superior until his team is forced to race alone when other competitors abandon the competition. The narrative then shifts to an underwater encounter where two fish characters named Hal and Sal Bruit, along with other aquatic creatures including Barry Cuda, find themselves in perilous situations involving predatory fish and a treacherous waterfall.
Nutty Squirrel spots a magazine-selling job that promises to fund his way through college, and he eagerly takes the position—only to discover that his first customer has some deflating opinions about his educational prospects. This two-page humor strip follows Nutty's earnest but hapless attempt to launch his sales career in 1947.
Marmaduke Monk stops by the general store for a quick errand, but the persistent shopkeeper has other ideas, attempting to sell him everything from shoe polish to toothpaste. When the proprietor expresses shock at the monkey's casual approach to dental hygiene, Marmaduke offers his own peculiar logic in defense. It's a lighthearted clash of sales persistence and monkey stubbornness.
Two restless fish, Hal and Sal, leave their quiet little pond seeking adventure downstream, only to discover that the wider world comes with dangers they never imagined—and that home has its own kind of value. This Aesop-style fable teaches a timeless lesson about knowing your place and the unexpected perils that come with wandering too far from safety.
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Reprinted in Marmaduke Monk #1 (1958), Marmaduke Monk #14 (1963)
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