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The Big Top #2

Jan 1951 · Toby · 0.10 USD
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Topper the boy acrobat performs a daring high-wire act at the circus but becomes dizzy and nearly falls, saved only by quick thinking from his fellow performers. After saboteurs cut the circus tent ropes, Topper and his friend Ronnie attempt a rope rescue but accidentally fall into water. Later, military personnel attempt to infiltrate the circus under false pretenses, claiming to be a clown act, but are exposed as spies and arrested after a confrontation with the circus performers.

Contains 5 stories
The Sad Circus
10 pp · Adventure

When a string of disasters plagues the Big Top circus—from failed trapeze acts to spooked animals to a collapsed tent—performer Topper finds himself branded a coward and fired, while a rival circus vultures nearby. But Topper discovers the chaos is no accident: saboteurs working for rival ringmaster Sam Steele have been orchestrating every catastrophe, and they'll stop at nothing to destroy the circus he loves. With the Big Top on the brink of ruin and danger closing in, Topper must expose the plot and rally the troupe to save their circus in this action-packed tale of loyalty and redemption.

The Space Ship
8 pp · Adventure

When a clown named Laffy builds a makeshift space ship as a circus act, a mischievous troublemaker named Ronnie secretly sabotages it—sending the contraption soaring into the air with Laffy aboard and throwing the big top into chaos. As Topper springs into action to save both Laffy and a performer stranded on the rigging, Ronnie's scheme spirals hilariously out of control, leading to a wild chase that tests everyone's nerve and leaves no one quite ready for what happens next.

The Gooflesnoof
6 pp · Adventure

The circus's brand-new star performer—the polka-dotted Gooflesnoof—refuses to budge, threatening to cancel the show, until a resourceful young woman named Sally steps in with an improvised solution: a makeshift costume and some quick thinking to keep the crowd entertained. When her clever substitute act goes awry, Sally's genuine compassion for animals becomes the key to bringing both the real Gooflesnoof and a second chance to center ring.

Untitled Adventure story
4 pp · Adventure
Battling Bingo
4 pp · War

A rigged prize fight turns dangerous when a saboteur hides a horseshoe in one of the fighters' gloves—and the padded mock bout suddenly becomes a real struggle for survival. When Laffy gets stuck in molasses during the act, Bingo must figure out who's behind the treachery before things get worse. It's a circus tale where good intentions collide with someone's sneaky revenge scheme.

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artist, inker Jack Sparling

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