Famous Funnies #78

In 1941, John Dudley consolidates his grip on power as Lord Protector while the young King Edward VI's health deteriorates, and Dudley hatches a scheme to secure his own future. With Lady Jane Grey and Sir Guildford Dudley drawn into his machinations, the stage is set for a dramatic clash of ambition and duty in the Tudor court.

George Vanderbilt, society's youngest and most daring adventurer, makes his living capturing exotic wildlife and performing death-defying stunts for the camera—from battling deep-sea monsters to wrestling jungle beasts across the globe. Learn how this heir to one of America's largest fortunes learned the dangerous art of diving beneath sharks from South Sea natives, and survived harrowing encounters with devil fish and whales that would have ended most men's adventures before they began.

Mescal Ike gets caught up in the New Year's chaos of 1941 when Young 'un decides to settle old scores before turning over a new leaf, and a dog with a dubious reputation leads Pa Piffle on a wild goose chase at the butcher shop. It's frontier humor at its finest, with quick gags and plenty of slapstick to ring in the season.