Barnyard Comics #22

Sammy Skunk dreams of making friends at a masquerade ball where his identity might stay hidden, but when his cover is blown, he finds himself cast out once again—until a chance to prove his worth to the woodland animals gives him an unexpected shot at belonging. With Beulah Bear as his unlikely partner, Sammy discovers that heroism might open doors that friendliness alone could not.

Snooze finally gets his mail-order detective outfit from the Sherlock Bones school and is itching to put it to work catching crooks. When Barney Rooster and Dizzy Duck play a prank by pointing him toward the local jail, Snooze stays determined—until he overhears about a real jewelry store heist and stumbles right into the crooks' getaway car. Trapped with the gang, our eager but inexperienced detective has to use his instruction book's advice to signal for help and prove he's got what it takes.

Scatty the house cat rebels against a fancy bow his owner insists he wear, but when alley cats convince him to keep it on to avoid troublemaking their way, he's determined to tear the thing off at any cost. This 1949 tale by Harris Steinbrook pits a stubborn feline against the schemes of both his well-meaning relatives and the neighborhood toughs who'd rather see him stay put—all over one small, indestructible ribbon.