Tip Top Comics #12 (132)
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeA quirky, wordplay-packed journey through 1947’s pop culture and everyday curiosities, Tip Top Comics #12 dives into everything from the logic of chain letters to why horses canter, all wrapped in the playful tone of a typeset letterer’s whimsical commentary. With riddles, idioms, and a dash of humor—like the mother-in-law joke and the tale of Mahomet and the mountain—this issue offers a charming snapshot of mid-century wordplay, one punchy phrase at a time.
In a delightfully absurd twist of science and silliness, T. Heathcliffe McMarvel swaps minds with Li'l Abner using a wacky reverso-mento-magneto machine—leaving Abner’s brain in McMarvel’s battered frame and McMarvel’s ego in Abner’s own. With Mammy Yokum, Pappy Yokum, and Marryin' Sam caught in the crossfire of this bizarre mix-up, chaos unfolds as identities blur and the usual order of things goes completely off the rails.
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Reprinted in United Comics #10 (1950)
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