Pinky the Egghead #14

Noodnik enters a snow statue contest hoping to win a new sled, but his rivals quickly dismiss his work—until a polar bear crashes the competition and accidentally destroys both of their statues. When Noodnik and his competitor discover they've been sabotaging each other by mistake, they team up to wreck what they think is the culprit's entry, only to learn the judges have other plans. Frank Roberge's pencils and inks capture the snowy chaos as misunderstandings, a determined bear, and pure chance converge in the most unexpected way.

A slick salesman arrives at an Eskimo home with a beat-up old refrigerator he plans to trade for fox skins, but his pitch keeps going hilariously wrong as each "improved" version of his product—a sled, a shower, a stove—backfires spectacularly. When the boy in charge finally remembers what his mother was actually saving for, the salesman's entire con comes crashing down in one perfect punchline. Frank Roberge's pencils and inks bring slapstick chaos to this tale of sales resistance that proves even the smoothest talker can't outsmart a customer who knows what they want.

Pinky Penguin Jr. discovers a box of mysterious carrots that seem to have a mind of their own—they vanish, bite back, and lead him and his father into an encounter with some unexpected Arctic inhabitants. With the help of a new friend named Max, Pinky uncovers the truth behind the haunted carrots, but complications arise when a hungry fox arrives on the scene with designs of his own. A lighthearted romp through the snow that proves even a simple meal can turn into an adventure.

Pinky the Egghead decides to become a detective and recruits his friends as deputies to search their Arctic village for crime. When they discover mysterious mitten prints in the snow left by someone walking on their hands, the hunt leads them on a chase through igloos, across tunnels, and eventually to a suspect—but not everything is quite what it seems in this lighthearted caper. Frank Roberge illustrates this playful mystery with his characteristic charm.