Wotalife #5

In this 1946 slice of vintage superhero silliness from Wotalife #5, a mischievous crow turns park-goers into victims—until Cosmo, the anthropomorphic hero, steps in. After catching the thief, the crow’s last act is to hand Cosmo an exploding cigar, which, while harmless to Cosmo, leaves the crook (and the stolen cash) completely gone.

Harry the Horse finally catches a break when his old pal Tim Tation springs him from a merry-go-round and convinces him to try his luck on a radio quiz show—where a single lucky answer lands Harry the grand prize: one week as the toast of the town. As Harry's newfound fame sweeps the nation, he's offered one final wish by the show's sponsors, setting him up for an adventure he's dreamed about his whole life.

Trace humanity's relationship with water travel from the very first floating log to the modern aircraft carrier in this quick visual survey of boat design across history, as "Boats Thru the Ages" shows how each vessel—from Eskimo kayaks and Egyptian designs to Viking ships and steamboats—reflects the practical needs and ingenuity of its time and place. A compact, engagingly illustrated tour through one of mankind's most enduring innovations.

In the frozen Arctic wilderness, Wabasso the snowshoe rabbit navigates a brutal cycle of survival where his massive padded feet and seasonal white coat keep him alive against relentless predators—owls, lynxes, and foxes that hunt him across the snow. When disease wipes out the rabbit population and starves his hunters, the cycle begins anew as a handful of survivors repopulate the desolate north. It's nature's harsh rhythm of birth, abundance, and violent death playing out across the silent frozen wastes.