Algie #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis is an anthology comic featuring humor stories centered on the teenage character Algie Adams. "Algernon's Automatic Laundry" depicts Algie's mishap when he attempts to use a new self-operating laundry machine that malfunctions catastrophically, destroying his house and competing with a neighbor's laundry service. "Gramps' Zero Hour" follows Algie's conversation with his grandfather Gramps about being a dismal failure—broke and unable to take his girlfriend Jennifer out—leading to Gramps sharing a story about his own first job where he and coworkers suggested digging a well but found no water. "Algie: Nurse to You" shows Algie's mother bringing in a visiting nurse for a preliminary checkup, after which Algie and his friends humorously debate whether they need a doctor or nurse and send the nurse away on house calls.
Algie, broke and desperate, takes a job delivering laundry for a rival service, only to discover the "automatic" machines are still in transit and the whole operation is a mess. With a last-minute idea, he rigs up a makeshift laundry system on his back porch, but the chaos quickly spirals out of control as the machines roll down the hill—just as his date arrives.
Algie nervously tries to impress Mr. Piddle, the school’s stern authority figure, by pretending to be calm and confident—only to panic when tasked with handling a valuable electric typewriter. As Mr. Piddle pretends to be Algie to test his nerves, the boy’s fear turns every simple task into a chaotic disaster, revealing how his anxiety shapes his reactions.
In a lighthearted 1953 teen humor tale, Algie and Jennifer play a silly game during a blackout, waiting for lights to go out so Algie can kiss Jennifer—only to be caught by the super, who throws him out. The story captures their playful antics and the misadventures of two boys who dream of being sailors but end up washing dishes instead.
A visiting nurse arrives at school to conduct preliminary checkups, causing a stir among students who eagerly line up—some genuinely concerned, others just eager for attention. When the nurse announces she’ll only examine the most serious cases, the students scramble to appear ill, leading to a chaotic and humorous scene that ends with the nurse sending a psychiatrist instead.
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