Rock and Rollo #14

Rock reassures his pal Rollo that he knows better than to use the fancy guest towels after washing his hands—but in true comic fashion, his confidence might be worth questioning. A quick, lighthearted clash of manners between two pals that captures the silly logic of childhood.

When a neighborhood boy's kite lands in a fancy penthouse, Rock springs into action to retrieve it—but the building's upper-crust residents aren't exactly welcoming to a visitor from the basement level. In the chaos that follows, Rock manages to do what no doctor or playmate could: get the pampered young master to smile for the first time in six months, and an unlikely friendship is born.

Rock tries to impress his pal Rollo with a drawing of the street, but Rollo spots a critical omission—himself! In true form, Rollo demands to be added to the picture, and Rock finds a creative (if forceful) way to make it happen in this quick-witted 1957 gag.

When Rock and Rollo's dad brings home a rowing machine, Li'l Tomboy insists on using it herself—much to her friends' concern that all that exercise will leave her impossibly musclebound. But Li'l Tomboy's got other plans for the machine entirely, and the punchline reveals she knows exactly what she's doing with it.

When a renowned portrait artist arrives at the Moneybucks penthouse to paint a society lady's portrait, Rock and Rollo's idea of "quiet play" sends him into one comedic catastrophe after another—from impromptu Wild West battles to well-meaning attempts to silence the family cat. The boys' endless parade of well-intentioned disruptions tests the artist's patience to its absolute limit in this 1957 romp.

A fishing trip meant for one becomes an unexpected group outing when Rock and Rollo show up at the water's edge—and the grown-up learns exactly what they think about his solo plans. This punchy one-pager delivers the kind of innocent, irreverent humor that made these kids such comic gold in 1957.

When a troublemaking visitor earns the dreaded nickname "that housewrecker," Rock and Rollo's mother dreads what destruction today will bring—until the boys come up with a solution that sidesteps the problem entirely in this quick-witted 1957 gag from *Rock and Rollo*.

Rock and Rollo tags along when his pop heads to the masonry supply store to buy cement for a patio project, but the well-meaning boy's attempts to help—and his trouble following simple instructions—turn the shopping trip into one disaster after another. With a cement bag split, a drink fountain mishap, and sticky consequences all around, this youngster learns that sometimes the best help is staying out of the way.

When Rollo brags about an 84-inch television screen, Rock refuses to be impressed—so Rollo decides to prove he's got an even bigger one at home. What Rock finds when Rollo drags him back to see it is a humbling lesson in the dangers of tall tales, delivered with the deadpan charm that made this 1957 humor duo a favorite with young readers.

Li'l Tomboy pays a visit to a dentist who's supposed to be painless, but when she emerges from the office in record time, it's clear the appointment didn't go quite as advertised. Her take on what happened—and why the dentist might disagree—makes for a punchline that lands with just as much impact as her fists.

When their friend proves she can behave like a perfect lady during a visit, Rock and Rollo are thrilled to hear they've earned an open invitation to return—though her track record for causing chaos might make that promise harder to keep than expected. This lighthearted 1957 romp from Rock and Rollo #14 captures the simple joy of kids getting a second chance at friendship.