Boys' and Girls' March of Comics #280
"Balmy Swami" finds the Stooges in a classic predicament after losing nearly all their money to a dubious auction purchase—Curly-Joe’s impulsive buy of a crystal ball sets off a chain of mishaps that only deepen their financial woes. With art by Joe Messerli and colors by the Western Publishing Production Shop, this 1965 installment delivers the trio’s trademark chaos, all wrapped in a cover by Pete Alvarado that captures their misfortune in bold, playful detail.
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The Stooges lose their last five dollars and ninety-nine cents when Curly-Joe inadvertently buys a crystal ball at a public auction. Their new acquisition only gets them into trouble and deeper in debt.
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