Abbott and Costello Comics #28

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello's night is ruined by a noisy alarm clock, and the next morning brings a rush to the office—but when Abbott returns home late with a replacement clock, a simple misunderstanding about what "noiseless" means leads to another tardy morning and exasperation. A quick comedic lesson in the importance of clear communication.

Justin Tyme, the world's best grocery clerk, wins a contestant ticket to the radio quiz show "Define or Find It" and faces an unusual challenge: he must find three gorillas within 45 minutes to claim the prize. What follows is a madcap scramble through the city as Justin encounters Gorilla Grogan at the Bruisers Social Club, meets Nicholaus—a guerrilla fighter touring the country—and locates an actual gorilla at the zoo. Will Justin make it back to the studio in time with his unlikely trio?

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello scheme to throw a golf game with the wealthy Mr. Bondsinvault so he'll be in a generous mood to fund their invention—but when Lou accidentally scores a hole in one on his first shot, the plan falls apart and the mob boss is furious. As chaos erupts and schemes spiral into mistaken identities and kitchen mishaps, the duo find themselves caught up in something far more sinister than they bargained for.

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello visit the zoo while Lou sports an explorer's outfit and insists on feeding the animals his questionable "bicarb biscuits"—much to Bud's dismay. When the zoo's recently acquired and notoriously finicky rare ape refuses to eat, the pair are mistakenly identified as animal experts and Lou is thrust into the creature's cage, leaving Bud convinced his partner has met a terrible fate. It turns out Lou's mysterious biscuits are exactly what the ape needed, with hilarious—and domestic—consequences.