Mortie #3
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free# Mortie #3 (1953) This issue features "Mazie's Friend Mortie," a humorous story about teenage misadventures involving Mortie and his friends. In one story, Mortie attempts to impress a girl named Laura by offering her a fig sundae, but she declines in favor of a date with another boy. A separate storyline follows Mortie and a character named Jeanie as they accidentally strike an oil gusher while drilling, leading to comedic chaos when the stranded oil company arrives. In another sequence, Mazie takes a job as an antique clock deliverer, borrowing Flat-Top's cart to transport a valuable Van Plush clock to its destination, though she worries about keeping Mortie away from buying her an engagement bracelet.
Mortie and his friends head to the beach for a fun-filled day, where Mortie’s clumsy antics turn a simple swim into a series of mishaps—complete with a near-drowning, a fake fight, and a chaotic charity auction that spirals into absurd stunts. As the group tries to raise money for a cause, they end up in one ridiculous situation after another, from a fake slave auction to a daring flagpole rescue, all while Mortie remains the unintentional center of chaos.
Mortie and Mazie get caught up in a wild scheme when Mortie's homemade gold finder leads them to an oil well—only to discover they've accidentally tapped into a buried pipeline. As Mortie’s get-rich-quick plan spirals into chaos, the duo faces off with a sheriff, a frantic phone call, and a surprise twist that turns their "gold mine" into something far more unexpected.
Mortie, broadcasting from his ham radio station, accidentally intercepts a message meant for Laura Lacey, claiming she’s inherited $25,000. Overwhelmed by the idea of sudden wealth, he fabricates a story about a London lawyer arriving to take her away, leading to a series of escalating, comedic misadventures as he tries to maintain the ruse.
Mortie, trying to afford a new identification bracelet, lands a delivery job from Mr. Twitch the jeweler. When a chaotic mishap sends an antique clock flying from Jeanie’s car and ends up on the road, Mortie accidentally delivers it to Mr. Van Plush—only to discover the man is thrilled to be rid of the noisy relic.
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