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Tommy of the Big Top #11 (1948)

Pines · 1948 · 52 pages

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Contains 7 stories
Career in the Circus
9 pp · adventure

Young Tommy Tilton dreams of running away with the circus the moment it rolls into town, but his big break comes when he meets Sue Graham, a spirited girl whose performer parents give her the run of the show. As Tommy gets his foot in the circus door and begins to see what life under the big top really entails, he discovers that making it as a performer is far trickier than he imagined—and that Sue might just be the key to his ambitions, if he can prove himself worthy.

Water Hazard
8 pp · adventure

Tommy eagerly joins the circus as a helper after proving his honesty to Mr. Bingham, and with his sister's permission, he's ready to experience all the thrills and adventures of circus life. But his overconfidence about knowing everything there is to know about the big top quickly lands him in embarrassing situations—stepping on the elephant trainer's feet and leaning against a trick dog's paper hoop—as he learns that working in a circus demands more than just enthusiasm. When Tommy volunteers to help with a water-based performance, he discovers the hard way that the circus isn't always as glamorous as it appears from the audience.

Trouble in the Big Tent
5 pp · adventure

Tommy takes on a job at the circus and unknowingly becomes entangled in one of Hamgravy Harrison's dangerous pranks—a practical joker who hides a sharp bolt under a horse's foot pad as a "joke." When Tommy learns that Sue, the daughter of the bare-back rider, is scheduled to ride that very horse in her first circus performance, he realizes the prank could have tragic consequences far beyond what Harrison intended. Tommy must find a way to prevent disaster before the afternoon show begins.

Race Against Death
7 pp · adventure
Circus Life
5 pp · adventure

When the circus breaks camp for the next town, Tommy takes on what seems like a straightforward assignment: guard car number eight during the move. But his "important job" takes an unexpected turn when he discovers he's been sharing the rail car with Fifi, a chimpanzee who's been temporarily relocated due to damage elsewhere—and she's got some very particular bedtime requirements that Tommy never saw coming. It's a fun lesson in what circus life really demands, well beyond the glamorous shows under the big top.

High Prices
1 pp · humor

Homer discovers that a visit to the local diner comes with some startling price shocks—from the menu board to the produce stand. This one-page gag plays with the frustrations of post-war inflation in the late 1940s, delivering quick laughs through the kind of everyday annoyances that hit home with readers watching their wallets shrink.

The Lady or the Tiger
11 pp · adventure

When a cable snaps and breaks open a circus cage, the killer-tiger Satana escapes during setup—and Tommy and Sue find themselves the only ones who know the dangerous animal has leaped into a truck heading straight into town. Racing against time to warn the driver before tragedy strikes, Tommy must think fast to contain the beast and protect Sue when the tiger's rampage threatens to turn deadly.

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