Hap Hazard Comics #20

Ben Blowhard dreams he’s a wealthy oil tycoon after a chaotic driving lesson leaves his uncle’s garden in ruins—only to wake up to the reality that his family’s financial worries might actually be solved by a real oil strike beneath the backyard. As the town buzzes with excitement over the supposed discovery, Ben and his relatives scramble to turn the dream into a real business, selling stock and planning their fortune.

Hap Hazard and his band scramble to prepare for the Charm Chick’s dance after their hired orchestra cancels, leading to chaotic rehearsals in a vacant bank loft—only to accidentally trigger a series of mishaps that draw the police and a mistaken robbery alert. When the noise finally draws attention, the group hides in the bank vault, only to be mistaken for criminals before a surprising twist clears their names and lands them a permanent rehearsal space.

In a lighthearted twist, Hap Hazard finds himself caught between two crushes when his teacher, Miss Meek, secretly hopes to be asked to the senior dance—only to be mistaken for a student after a dramatic makeover. With Hap’s help, she tries to win over Mr. Joshup, but her plan spirals into chaos when Hap’s own romantic entanglements with Babs Barrett threaten to unravel everything.

Hap Hazard finds himself trapped in a web of mistaken promises when his father unexpectedly lends him money and the family car to take a girl to the championship basketball game—only to discover he’s been set up to take Marion, the boss’ niece, instead of his girlfriend Babs. As panic sets in, Hap tries to fake illness to escape the date, but his ruse spirals out of control when both girls show up at his door, leading to a chaotic chase and a dramatic (if over-the-top) suicide act to avoid the inevitable confrontation.