Leroy #3
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free# Leroy #3 (1950) This issue contains multiple humor stories featuring the teen character Leroy. In the main story, Leroy attempts to impress a girl by inviting her father, a famous football player named Piledriver Dexter, to a school football game; the plan backfires when the father doesn't recognize himself and becomes confused about the invitation. In another story, Leroy hides in Kelly's Diner to avoid being identified, but his presence causes chaos when criminals pursue him, leading to a high-speed chase with gangsters shooting at the getaway car. Additional content includes a Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum advertisement presented as a comic strip and a short story titled "The Bangles" involving children and a spare tire swing.
Leroy tries to help his mother by taking on household chores, starting with making breakfast for his father—only to accidentally create a mess. Later, he organizes a housecleaning party with friends, but when they all leave after claiming their favors are settled, he’s left with all the furniture outside and no help in bringing it back in.
Leroy boasts about men’s strength to Janie and Dixie Durbin, claiming that tough jobs should be left to men—until Dixie effortlessly changes a flat tire, proving she’s stronger than he thinks. As Leroy tries to take over, the situation takes a surprising turn when Dixie reveals she’s the world’s strongest girl, leaving him stunned.
Leroy tries on a detective costume for a masquerade, only to be mistaken for an escaped convict when he’s chased by bloodhounds and police after a series of mishaps involving a chain, a stolen police car, and a suspicious crate. As he’s pursued through town—hiding in a diner, a pipe, and even a rose bush—his frantic escape leads to a series of comic misunderstandings before the truth is revealed.
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