Four Color #6
A 1942 Four Color comic from Dell, written, drawn, and inked by Walter Berndt, features a delightfully absurd workplace farce where Mr. Smith swaps his daily grind for a houseboat and a fake aristocratic identity as Lord Axford. From a complaint box to a rooftop pool, and a tropical island escapade where office workers must impersonate natives, the story unfolds with gentle satire and whimsical charm. The cover, also by Berndt, captures the lighthearted spirit of the tale.
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Mr. Smith buys a houseboat and gets a job impersonating wealthy Lord Axford. Mr. Bailey puts up an office "Complaint and Suggestion Box". Smitty wins over miserly Old Man Pinch and teaches him the value of Christmas and family. Mr. Bailey remodels the office and installs an office swimming pool. Mr. Bailey and Smitty travel to a remote island for peace and quiet and must pose as natives to keep a yacht-load of rich tourists at bay. As Mr. Bailey lays low after his colleagues see embarrassing film of him in his native disguise, Smitty is named temporary boss of the office.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).