The Funnies #23
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Secret Visit!", Captain Colorful steps into the spotlight at a sideshow brawl, lured by a $50 prize for surviving one round against the fearsome Bo-Hunk Johnson. Written, drawn, and inked by Sheldon Mayer, this 1938 Dell gem captures the thrill and tension of a high-stakes fight where the barker’s own tricks backfire in a shocking moment. The crowd’s fury turns on the cheating promoter—only for Captain Colorful to unexpectedly become his unlikely savior.
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A side-show barker asks for volunteers to fight Bo-Hunk Johnson. The winner will get $50 if they can last one full round. Captain Colorful agrees to fight, unaware that the barker plans to cheat. The barker accidentally knocks out the wrong fighter with a club. The crowd turns on him, but he is rescued by Colorful.
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