Hap Hazard Comics #22

In a lighthearted hijinks-filled adventure, Hap Hazard and his friend Zip find themselves stranded without circus tickets, so they volunteer to help at the circus grounds—only to end up accidentally flooding an elephant with a fire hydrant. As the duo scrambles to escape the soaked beast and their escalating misadventures, they stumble into a sideshow where their mistaken identities lead to a wild mix-up involving a two-headed man from Mars and a pair of very wet, very embarrassed teens.

Hap Hazard stumbles into a bizarre chain of events after buying a junky model plane for ten dollars, only to find it accidentally launched into the sky—leading to a chaotic chase through town, a near-accident on a rooftop, and a wild ride that lands him in trouble with his boss. When the plane crashes, he’s forced to face the consequences, but a surprising twist at the end turns the whole mess into a moment of unexpected redemption.

In "Hypnonsense," a mischievous Hap Hazard is accidentally hypnotized into believing he’s a bold hero, leading to a series of increasingly absurd chores and a wild detour to a jazz jam session. As he zips through town, trying to impress Rita Vale and fulfill his new "dashing" persona, his friends and rivals react in disbelief—and jealousy—until the spell finally breaks.

Dotty and Clara accidentally switch a bottle of wave lotion for glue at the beauty parlor, leading to a series of mishaps when Dotty tries to help Lester Chadwick prepare for a reunion. As the mix-up unfolds, chaos ensues when Lester arrives, only to find himself tangled in a sticky situation—literally—while trying to impress his friend.

When a radio prank claims a special pigeon named Abigail will deliver $50 for every package of birdseed owned, the Hazards spring into action, mistaking the bird for a money-making miracle. As they chase Abigail through town, their antics draw attention from the Beamishes, who had orchestrated the hoax — but now find themselves outwitted in a twist neither expected.

Hap Hazard is pressured by his girlfriend Babs to prove his strength after her friends' boyfriends boast about their athleticism, leading him to reluctantly agree to face the fearsome wrestler Bruiser Bullski at the Jangling Carnival. With help from his clever uncle Ben, Hap devises a scheme involving a phone trick to outwit the brute, but chaos ensues when a real police officer interrupts the match.