Junior [Junior Comics] #14

Junior takes on a paying job watching his father's freshly poured driveway to keep neighborhood kids from carving their initials into the wet cement—but a series of misunderstandings quickly turns his friends and neighbors against him when he keeps them away from the property. As chaos unfolds around his post, Junior finds himself caught between his duty and a growing disaster he can't seem to explain to anyone.

When Junior agrees to help his crush Deena enter a beauty contest by having his uncle take her portrait, he doesn't expect Gwenny and Goofy to invite themselves along—or for the two girls to turn their contest entries into a heated rivalry. Junior enlists Uncle Hypo's help to ensure neither girl wins, but Uncle Hypo's idea of a solution leads to a hilarious public mishap that lands both of them in hot water. It's a lesson in what happens when you try to outsmart a beauty contest.

Junior and Goofy Gordon scheme to make quick cash by washing windows around the neighborhood, figuring it's easy work with good pay—until a series of misunderstandings sends Mr. Dawson chasing Junior through town, convinces neighbors they're witnessing a break-in, and lands Goofy in police custody. What should've been a simple hustle spirals into absolute chaos as each person jumps to the wrong conclusion about what the boys are actually up to.

When Deena Dawson shows up late for dramatic club auditions, she discovers that Goofy Gordon—the playwright and club director—sent her to the wrong room at the wrong time, allowing his favorite, Gwenny Grant, to snag the leading lady role instead. Determined to prove herself, Deena impresses visiting drama school graduate John Dupain with her interpretation of the part, earning the role from Miss Lidicher—but her victory sparks a rivalry with Gwenny that threatens to derail rehearsals when a crucial stage prop goes missing during their first run-through. As accusations fly and chaos erupts, the real culprit's bumbling scheme unravels in the most unexpected way, leaving everyone scrambling to save opening night.