The Funnies #29

In a lighthearted twist of fate, Vivien Darling hatches a plan to win Captain Colorful’s heart by orchestrating a chance encounter at a Mexican rancho—her scheme relies on Bernie von Goldstein to send Colorful to the same location. When Scribbly Jibbet and Bernie receive a telegram announcing Vivien and Colorful’s sudden marriage and their departure from the film world, the prank’s outcome leaves the boys stunned—and wondering just how much of the romance was real.

In a sun-dappled park bench scene straight out of 1939’s wryest humor, Roscoe T. Rooney and Professor Twitchel attempt a dramatic reading of "Romeo and Juliet" — only to be mistaken for drunks by a passing crowd. Scribbly Jibbet and Bernie von Goldstein happen upon the chaos, find it uproariously entertaining, and Bernie promptly offers the duo a spot in his new comedy act.

In a brief, dream-fueled comic strip from 1939, Scribbly Jibbet wakes up rattled after a surreal night in which his friend Butch O'Flannigan appears in a dream chasing after his crush, Daphne Dimples. With his usual mix of teenage anxiety and humor, Scribbly confides in his mother, Mrs. Jibbet, that it might be time to head back to New York—leaving readers to wonder what exactly set off his odd dream and what’s really on his mind.