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Police Comics #39 (1945)
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In "His Lordship Woozy Winks," Plas and the perpetually bewildered Woozy Winks set off for the British Isle of Bladau, expecting a fortune and a noble title after the death of Woozy’s uncle, Jeffrey Winks. But their hopes unravel when they learn the true heir is a distant cousin named Moozy Winks—leaving Woozy with nothing but a title he never wanted and a mystery that’s only just begun.
In "Beaver Burp," Jo, a nervous worker, panics when his boss demands he cut down fifty trees or lose his job—until a mysterious figure named Ole Beaver Burp offers to help. After the burping hero chews through a thousand trees in a single chew, Jo celebrates, only to later realize his boss now expects him to do the same every day.
In the high school dramatic club’s production of *Springtime of Love*, Candy O'Connor and Theodore Dawson find themselves caught in a whirlwind of rivalry and mishaps when the visiting Broadway star Caroline Corburn arrives to judge the tryouts. As tensions rise and a disastrous sound cue turns the dream waltz into a boogie-woogie explosion, Candy’s quick thinking under pressure earns unexpected praise—though not for the role she expected.