Freddy #47

Freddy boasts that he could easily win any Grand Prix race if he had the chance—and when he encounters a damsel with a broken-down racing car, he jumps at the opportunity to prove it. His cocky driving skills (and Stuff's helpful pushing) land him behind the wheel in an actual international road race that very afternoon, where his unconventional techniques and pure luck somehow carry him to victory.

Freddy wins a contest to chauffeur the glamorous Lola Lovejoy for an evening out, but his dream date spirals into chaos when she's asleep half the time, mobbed by autograph seekers, and has an appetite that leaves him drowning in dinner debt. Between her constant demands and his friend's interference, Freddy's big night becomes less "romantic evening" and more "expensive disaster"—though Lola promises to make it up to him at the premiere of her new movie.

Margie attends a fashion show by the renowned designer Luigi Gottacello, hoping to finally find a style that flatters her—and Gottacello himself becomes so enthusiastic about his latest creation that he can barely contain himself. When his masterpiece gets damaged during his exuberant display of admiration, Margie discovers an unexpected solution that turns the disaster into something her father might actually appreciate.

Freddy dreams of becoming wealthy like the miserly Ebenezer Minibux and decides to start saving everything—string, buttons, stamps—to build his fortune. When he accidentally becomes the chauffeur for the notoriously stingy Minibux himself, Freddy and a friend are promised they'll grow rich working on his estate, where the old millionaire has found penny-pinching schemes in everything from goat-powered lawn mowing to dandelion soup. The story unfolds as Freddy learns what Minibux's peculiar path to riches really teaches about money and hard work.

Freddy decides to grow a mustache to impress the girl next door, using his friend Stuff's uncle's hair-restoration tonic—but the pungent potion has an unexpected side effect that threatens to derail his plan just when things seem to be going his way. This 1965 story pokes fun at teenage vanity and the sometimes ridiculous lengths kids will go to for a little romantic attention.