In "Thumbs Up!", a 2011 DC gem from the Sugar and Spike Archives, young Spike brings home a lobster as a pet after his father decides he can't eat it. The creature, able to speak in baby talk, asks the kids for help, setting off a small, heartfelt mission. Written and illustrated entirely by Sheldon Mayer, this charming story captures the whimsy and quiet empathy of childhood, with Mayer’s distinctive art and lettering bringing the moment to life on every page.
Contains 50 stories
Untitled Humor story
6 pp · Humor, Children
Spike Wilson [Cecil Wilson]Sugar PlummPeg Wilson (partial)Harvey Wilson (partial)Barbara Plumm (partial)Bill Plumm (partial)
In a playful moment of shared curiosity, Sugar Plumm and Spike Wilson discover they can understand each other—something their parents, including Peg Wilson and Bill Plumm, seem completely oblivious to. The simple joy of being heard, even as babies, sparks a quiet connection that’s both sweet and surprisingly special.
Thumbs Up!
2 pp · Humor, Children
Sugar PlummSpike WilsonPeg Wilson (partial)Barbara Plumm (partial)Harvey Wilson (partial)
Busy Corners
6 pp · Humor, Children
Sugar PlummSpike WilsonUncle Charley (partial)Barbara Plumm (partial)Old Whiskers
Free Wheeling
1 pp · Humor, Children
Sugar PlummSpike Wilson
The Big Question
2 pp · Humor, Children
Sugar PlummSpike WilsonBill Plumm (partial)
The Yak-Yak Box
5 pp · Humor, Children
Spike WilsonSugar PlummBarbara Plumm (partial)
Untitled Humor story
3 pp · Humor, Children
Snoony JibbetSisty Hunkel
Photo Finish
6 pp · Humor, Children
Spike WilsonSugar PlummBarbara Plumm
The Return of Uncle Charley
5 pp · Humor, Children
Sugar PlummSpike WilsonUncle CharleyBarbara PlummPeg Wilson
Spike at Home
1 pp · Humor, Children
Spike WilsonPeg Wilson
Sugar at Home
1 pp · Humor, Children
Sugar PlummBarbara Plumm
The Big Toy Mystery
4 pp · Humor, Children
Spike WilsonSugar Plumm
How to Play Loozum
6 pp · Humor, Children
Sugar PlummSpike WilsonPeg WilsonBarbara Plumm
The Shiny Round Roller
6 pp · Humor, Children
Spike WilsonSugar PlummPeg Wilson (partial)Barbara Plumm (partial)
Spike Discovers the Ocean!
6 pp · Humor, Children
Spike WilsonSugar PlummHarvey Wilson (partial)Peg Wilson (partial)Barbara Plumm (partial)Bill Plumm (partial)
Lobsters Away!
4 pp · Humor, Children
Sugar PlummSpike WilsonPeg Wilson (partial)Harvey Wilson (partial)
When Spike brings home a talking lobster from his father’s restaurant dinner, the creature asks the kids to help him return to the sea—leading Sugar and Spike on a quick, wobbly adventure with a crustacean in need.
Anti-Aunty
6 pp · Humor, Children
Sugar PlummSpike WilsonAunt MinervaPeg Wilson (partial)Uncle Charley (partial)
Who's Sorry Now?
6 pp · Humor, Children
Sugar PlummSpike WilsonBarbara Plumm (partial)Peg Wilson (partial)
New Gadget
3.5 pp · Humor, Children
Sugar PlummSpike WilsonPeg Wilson (partial)Barbara Plumm (partial)
One Sunday Afternoon
6 pp · Humor, Children
Spike WilsonSugar PlummHarvey Wilson (partial)Bill Plumm (partial)
Water Babies
6 pp · Humor, Children
Spike WilsonSugar PlummBill Plumm (partial)Harvey Wilson (partial)
The Birthday Party
6 pp · Humor, Children
Spike WilsonSugar PlummBarbara PlummPeg WilsonClarence
The Early Birds
5 pp · Humor, Children
Spike WilsonSugar PlummHarvey WilsonPeg WilsonBarbara PlummBill Plumm
Spike Wilson wakes up in the middle of the night and sneaks next door to find Sugar Plumm, sparking a mischievous plan to do all the things their moms would never let them do—now that the grown-ups are asleep. With Harvey and Peg Wilson, Barbara and Bill Plumm tucked away in bed, the two friends take advantage of the quiet hours, turning the house into their own late-night playground.
Grampa's Problem
1 pp · Humor, Children
Spike WilsonSugar Plumm
The Mystery of the Funny Runner
4 pp · Humor, Children
Spike WilsonSugar Plumm
To the Rescue
1 pp · Humor, Children
Sugar PlummSpike Wilson
A Place for Everything
6 pp · Humor, Children
Sugar PlummSpike WilsonBill PlummBarbara Plumm
The New Baby
6 pp · Humor, Children
Spike WilsonSugar PlummBarbara PlummPeg Wilson
The Trip
5.5 pp · Humor, Children
Spike WilsonSugar PlummHarvey WilsonPeg WilsonBarbara PlummBill PlummGrandma Wilson
Winter Sunday
4 pp · Humor, Children
Spike WilsonSugar PlummPeg WilsonHarvey Wilson
Cats? Meowch!
1 pp · Humor, Children
Spike WilsonSugar PlummHarvey WilsonPeg Wilson
Spike and Sugar face the fallout of their messy prank when their anchovy paste finger paintings draw a feline invasion, much to the dismay of Harvey and Peg Wilson, who must deal with the chaos their kids have unleashed.
Baby vs. Machine
5 pp · Humor, Children
Spike WilsonSugar PlummPeg WilsonBarbara Plumm
Mud Mud Mud!
6 pp · Humor, Children
Spike WilsonSugar PlummBarbara PlummPeg Wilson
The Magic Book
6 pp · Humor, Children
Sugar PlummSpike WilsonPeg WilsonBarbara Plumm
First Haircut
4 pp · Humor, Children
Spike WilsonSugar PlummPeg WilsonBarbara Plumm
The Don't-Touch Thing
0.67 pp · Humor, Children
Sugar PlummSpike WilsonPeg Wilson
Three-Wheel Driver
6 pp · Humor, Children
Spike WilsonSugar PlummPeg WilsonHarvey Wilson
Speech Lessons
6 pp · Humor, Children
Spike WilsonSugar PlummPeg Wilson
Uncle Charley Strikes Again!
6 pp · Humor, Children
Sugar PlummSpike WilsonUncle CharlieBarbara Plumm
The Tick-Tock Won't Tick-Tock Now!
1 pp · Humor, Children
Spike WilsonSugar PlummBarbara Plumm
Ride 'Em Cowboy
3 pp · Humor, Children
Sugar PlummSpike WilsonGrampa Plumm
Trip to the Zoo
6 pp · Humor, Children
Sugar PlummSpike WilsonBill PlummBarbara Plumm
Double Trouble
6 pp · Humor, Children
The Fix-It Machine
6 pp · Humor, Children
Horse Sense
4 pp · Humor, Children
Spike Learns Big Business
6 pp · Humor, Children
The Big Word Mystery
6 pp · Humor, Children
The Magic String
4 pp · Humor, Children
Beach Nuts
6 pp · Humor, Children
More Adventures with the Yak-Yak Box!
6 pp · Humor, Children
