Feature Funnies #10

In a delightfully absurd twist of fate, young artist Archie O'Toole accidentally becomes king after a mishap involving the over-the-top monarch King Gil O. Teen, who rules with a strict beard ban. Now, with a kingdom full of whiskered subjects and a throne unexpectedly his, Archie must navigate the chaos of royal life—without even knowing how to sit on a throne properly.

During the second game of the 1909 World Series at Pittsburgh, the brilliant Detroit outfielder Ty Cobb spots an opening—Pittsburgh pitcher Willis takes a long windup, and Cobb makes his daring break from third base. What follows is one of baseball's rarest and most talked-about plays: Cobb's thrilling steal of home, a feat of raw speed and sharp baseball instinct that would cement his legacy as the game's greatest baserunner.

When a young woman's attempt to impress with her new curls goes awry—thanks to a mischievous dog—she learns that a bad hair day is nothing compared to the real chaos the Bungle family can create. In this 1938 installment from Feature Funnies, a simple day spirals into misadventure when water gets shut off for street repairs, forcing the family to navigate the unexpected problem in their own inimitable style.

When the New York Yankees visited Washington for a three-game series in September 1908, they faced a young pitcher in his second major league season who simply overpowered them—allowing six hits in the first game with no runs, then three hits with no runs the second day, and four hits with no runs the third. The big right-hander's blazing fastball kept the Yankees off balance across twenty-seven consecutive innings, a display of speed-ball mastery that would define the career of the incomparable Walter Johnson.