Hap Hazard Comics #14

Hap Hazard is accidentally hypnotized into believing he must kiss Mrs. Dean, leading to a chaotic mix-up when the hypnosis goes awry and he insists on kissing her instead of Miss Dean. As his friends and family scramble to make sense of the situation, the truth behind the mistaken command begins to unravel.

Hap Hazard is baffled when a police officer issues him a ticket despite claiming he didn’t break any traffic rules. The officer’s surprising reason? The bicycle Hap’s riding is deemed public litter, and he’s being fined for “littering the public streets with rubbish.”

In a lighthearted twist of fate, Stella the Starlet agrees to a date with Alonzo, only to be called away by her boss, J.B. Goldnyk, who enlists her in a scheme to test the sincerity of two actors pretending to be smitten with her. As the evening unfolds with exaggerated romantic gestures from the "lovers," Stella begins to question whether her feelings are real—or just part of a performance.

Hap Hazard, the self-proclaimed safest driver in town, panics when the principal announces an unexpected safety inspection of all student cars. With his own jalopy in poor shape and only hours to fix it, he secretly studies the principal’s brand-new car to learn how to make his own vehicle pass. The test begins, and Hap’s quick, if unorthodox, repairs are put to the ultimate trial.

In a lighthearted 1947 adventure, Hap Hazard and his friend Zippermouth team up to win a new car by bringing a suit of armor to a radio station contest, leading to a chaotic chase through school halls and a clever ruse involving Hap’s "mechanical man" to avoid getting caught. When the plan backfires and the robot goes haywire, they narrowly escape Miss Norton and Mr. Hoskins before racing to claim their prize — only to discover the car they won is hilariously outdated.

Hap rushes to the annual sidewalk art exhibit to find a unique birthday gift for his mom, settling on a painting of a country scene—only to discover that everyone in his neighborhood, including his friends and even his dog, has bought the same exact painting, each from a different section of Farmer Jones’ field. When the group surprises Mrs. Hazard with their collective gift, she’s delighted, unaware that the "painting" is actually a patchwork of mismatched farm views.

Hap Hazard accidentally swaps a stray dog for the one Mr. Crump left in his care, leading to a series of escalating mishaps when the real dog’s owner returns. The confusion deepens when Mrs. Crump mistakes the replacement dog for a rare Fiji Island Flimflam, much to everyone’s surprise.

In a whimsical 1947 outing from Hap Hazard Comics #14, Zippermouth and Slug stumble into a carnival’s hall of mirrors, where Zippermouth bursts into laughter at his exaggerated reflection—only for Slug to quietly realize he’s staring at a perfectly normal mirror.