The Little Stooges #6
In "Bull-Dozers," the boys are out of work after Curly’s garlic breath wipes out a shipment of rare orchids, forcing them to flee to Mexico and end up in a bullfighting arena—where Curly’s breath becomes an unexpected crowd-pleaser. As Curly rises to fame as a matador, his rival’s sabotage and the arrival of their old frenemy Benedict Bogus threaten to unravel the spotlight. Written and illustrated by Norman Maurer, this 1973 Western comic features a cover by Norman Maurer that captures the absurd spectacle of the boys’ unlikely fame.
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The boys get fired from their job at a flower shop when Curly's garlic breath kills a bunch of rare, expensive orchids. Fearing a lawsuit, they run off to Mexico and hide in a bullfighting arena, where Curly's breath stops a charging bull in its tracks. Curly becomes a popular and famous matador. The boys frenemy, Benedict Bogus, sees them on TV and flies to Mexico to get in on the action. Meanwhile, a rival discovers Curly's secret and sabotages his bullfighting career.
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