Panhandle Pete and Jennifer #1

Jul 1951 · Dearfield Publishing Co. · 0.10 USD

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Panhandle Pete attempts to impress Jennifer with a cardboard dinosaur prop, but she quickly sees through the deception. When Pete encounters a group of Native American braves whom he believes to be spirits, he flees in fear, only to discover they are actually people. Later, Pete sets up an elaborate baseball game display outside Jennifer's house to win her affections, complete with battle stations and dramatic action sequences. Throughout his misadventures, Pete's bumbling attempts at romance are undermined by his own foolishness and Jennifer's skeptical nature.

Contains 3 stories

Panhandle Pete and the Dinosaur

12 pp · Humor

Panhandle Pete and Jennifer stumble upon a fire-breathing dinosaur named Dennis during a prospecting trip, quickly turning him into the star of a makeshift circus. When a scheming rival tries to trick them by posing a cardboard replica of a female dinosaur, Dennis becomes heartbroken and obsessed, leading to a dramatic escape as he sets off to find his imaginary love.

The Magic War Drum

9 pp · Humor

Li'l Wigwam stumbles upon a mysterious war drum in the Lostland Forest, only to accidentally summon the spirit tribe of the Cayamoochies, who rise from the ground to begin a warpath. With the tribe of ghostly warriors closing in, he and his friend Sitting Pup must find a way to stop the magic before the entire town is overrun.

The Cat's Me-ouse

8 pp · Humor, Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals

Samson, a clever mouse, tricks a hungry cat into doing his chores by pretending to be a giant mouse using a balloon, but soon realizes the balloon is slowly deflating — and the cat may not be as easily fooled as he thought. With Hercules, the so-called "strongest mouse in the world," now reluctantly working for the cat, Samson must figure out how to keep the ruse going before the balloon disappears entirely.