Comic Comics #2

Captain Kid eagerly seeks membership in the exclusive Fearless Club, only to stumble into what appears to be a den of wild savages intent on making him their next victim. As the hero scrambles to escape their clutches and alert the authorities, the truth behind the elaborate setup slowly unravels in a way that leaves him considerably more humbled than he arrived. It's a tale that proves sometimes the greatest adventure is learning not to overestimate yourself.

Kanvasback Kenny, a punch-drunk fighter managed by Mal Arkey, has blown his last chance with promoter Mike Joseph—he's been knocked down twenty-eight times and needs to win his next bout or he's finished. Desperate to keep his fighter in the game, Mal tracks down Tattoo Tom, an elderly ex-boxer from an old man's home, convinced he's found the one opponent Kenny can finally beat. What happens when these two unlikely fighters step into the ring makes for a genuinely funny look at a sport where pride and desperation collide.

Sam the Sheriff and his assistant Clarence track down the notorious outlaw Snake-Eyed Pete to a remote cave, hoping to claim the hefty reward on his head. When they finally corner their quarry, an unexpected revelation throws a wrench in their plans—one that proves contagious when Sam takes his turn inside the cave. A humorous tale of frontier justice meeting the complications of old acquaintance.

Trader Tom hawks an antique to a curious customer, confidently defending his steep asking price with the logic that fine old pieces command fine old money. When the customer balks at the cost, Trader Tom reminds him that materials and labor don't come cheap—a quick lesson in the economics of the antique trade delivered with a wink and a smile.

When a private detective named Celery King arrives at the Snortville Sneeze newspaper office on a mysterious case, editor Alonzo Fishook reluctantly teams him up with his star reporter Gloria Glamour to investigate a suspicious old lady who's been placing cryptic ads. As Gloria shadows the enigmatic woman through town and a strange telephone booth transformation, the trail leads to a midnight rendezvous at the railroad station where nothing is quite what it seems.

When Ace, a jealous college student, hatches a scheme to embarrass Freddy Freshman and win back his girl Harriet, he tricks Freddy into believing a harmless chemistry solution is actually a dangerous two-way explosive. But when Professor Little's experiment goes catastrophically wrong, Freddy must genuinely save the day—only to discover that his accidental heroics have turned the tables on everyone involved. What starts as a cruel prank becomes a genuine race against time in this four-page romp that proves sometimes the joke's on the jokers.

When second base mysteriously vanishes from every Podunk Valley game—but only when their batters are up—the team calls in private detective Richard Richard and his assistants Ah Choo and Flub Dub to crack the case. As Richard takes to the diamond himself to investigate, he stumbles onto a mechanical trap that's been rigging games all along. It's a spirited romp through a baseball mystery that proves sometimes the best detective work happens when you're not even trying.