Mortie #3
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free# Mortie #3 (1953) This issue features "Mazie's Friend Mortie," a humorous story about teenage misadventures involving Mortie and his friends. In one story, Mortie attempts to impress a girl named Laura by offering her a fig sundae, but she declines in favor of a date with another boy. A separate storyline follows Mortie and a character named Jeanie as they accidentally strike an oil gusher while drilling, leading to comedic chaos when the stranded oil company arrives. In another sequence, Mazie takes a job as an antique clock deliverer, borrowing Flat-Top's cart to transport a valuable Van Plush clock to its destination, though she worries about keeping Mortie away from buying her an engagement bracelet.
Mortie and his pals head to the beach for a party, but what should be a fun day in the sun turns into a series of mishaps—from sandy sandwiches to a near-drowning that leaves our hero desperate to win back Laura's affection. When a too-good-to-be-true scheme to become a hero backfires in hilarious fashion, Mortie discovers that sometimes the best way out of trouble is to laugh your way through it.
Mortie's homemade gold finder leads him to strike what he thinks is oil, and he sets out to drill his way to fortune—complete with stock sales to finance the operation. What begins as a get-rich-quick scheme takes a wild turn when the truth about what he's actually tapped into comes to light, leaving Mortie and his crew to sort out the messy consequences. It's a rollicking reminder that sometimes the best-laid plans for instant wealth have a way of blowing up in your face.
Mortie picks up a radio transmission from London revealing that a girl named Laura Lacey in his town has inherited $25,000—and he can't wait to tell her the good news. When Laura starts spending money hand over fist in anticipation of her windfall, Mortie's excited meddling sets the stage for a hilarious mix-up at the train station that leaves everyone scrambling.
When a teen needs quick cash for an identification bracelet, she lands a job at a local jewelry store—and immediately gets assigned to deliver a priceless family heirloom clock. A chaotic car ride and a series of mishaps turn a potential disaster into an unexpected stroke of luck in this lighthearted tale from "Time to Change."
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