The Kilroys #47 (1954)

Jo and the gang thought a ski trip in a chartered Pullman car would be the perfect mid-winter break—until their train takes a wrong turn and they find themselves hurtling south toward Florida instead.

In "The Big Buildup!" from The Kilroys #47, Jackson’s football tryout ends in a heap, but his friend Natch is determined to help him rise again—literally. With a mix of misguided motivation and escalating chaos, Natch’s weight-lifting plan quickly spirals when Jackson accidentally flattens Mr. Bonecrusher’s prized rosebush, drawing the wrath of Mr. Kilroy. When Natch tries to boost Jackson’s confidence with a clever ruse—painting light weights as heavy ones—the prank backfires spectacularly when Mr. Kilroy himself takes a turn, only to walk away convinced he’s suddenly a powerhouse.