I'm Sorry to Hear That You are Sick Here's Hoping That You Get Well Quick! [A Comicraft Card] #T-2002
A heartwarming slice of mid-century domestic charm, this 1950 DC comic card finds a father determined to build a scooter for his son Bobbie—only to be constantly interrupted, leading to a series of playful money exchanges. When Bobbie surprises him with a scooter of his own, crafted from the very coins meant to send him away, the moment becomes a quiet triumph of love and understanding. The story, drawn with warm, expressive lines by Howie Post and Rube Grossman and lettered by Ira Schnapp, ends with Bobbie riding off and sending a cheerful wish for recovery to the reader, all on a cover by Post and Grossman.
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The father decides he is going to build a scooter as a surprise for Bobbie. But Bobbie keeps interrupting him so he keeps giving him money to send him away. By the time the father is finished with the scooter he was building, Bobbie surprises him with the scooter he bought from the money he saved from his father. The last page has Bobbie riding his scooter and saying to the reader "Here's wishing you a speedy recovery!"
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).