National Comics #69 (1948)

In "Percy the Powerful," tiny hero Tiny faces off against the surprisingly strong Percy, a 90-pound weakling who relies on special pills every twelve hours to maintain his strength. When an evil professor steals the pills and uses them to supercharge animals, chaos erupts—forcing Carnie to step in and take the pills to restore order at the circus.

Jo, a desperate man down on his luck, pleads with a railroad officer to let him keep his job, revealing he’s starving, his family is suffering, and he can’t afford to bury his recently deceased mother. Moved by his emotional plea, the officer is momentarily shaken—until Jo dramatically offers his badge in surrender, begging to be let off the train. The officer, caught off guard, responds with a gruff dismissal, leaving the situation unresolved.

In "Mr. Bugg," Granny Gumshoe investigates a series of bizarre thefts involving silverware and a jewel box that vanish after hopping away—leading her to suspect a clever crook using trained fleas. When the mysterious Mr. Bugg arrives at a tea party, Granny pieces together his identity as a former flea trainer, uncovering his elaborate scheme involving a hidden snuff box and a secret passage beneath a mansion.

In this lighthearted 1948 tale from National Comics #69, Jo tries to dodge a scolding by pretending to have amnesia—only to be outsmarted by Roberta, who reveals the truth and puts her to work cleaning up. With a playful twist and a dash of sibling mischief, the story captures the kind of innocent hijinks that made early comic humor so enduring.

Anthrop and Omar launch a laundry and dry-cleaning business from their clubhouse, charging high prices with confidence—until their first customer’s clothes are ruined by a color mishap, and a misplaced cigar sets off a chain reaction that destroys their equipment. With their venture in chaos, they’re left scrambling until a series of unexpected customers arrive, offering hope for a turnaround.