Muggsy Mouse #1

When Muggsy Mouse buys a hypnotism book from Swami the Great Hypnotist, he becomes convinced he has the power to control anyone's mind—and immediately sets about putting his newfound abilities to the test. What starts as a scheme to escape a speeding ticket quickly spirals into a series of chaotic mishaps as Muggsy discovers his hypnotic powers work a little too well, with increasingly wild results. A mouse with newfound confidence in his abilities learns some hard lessons about the limits of mind control.

Muggsy Mouse tries to help his friend find a new home in this tale of good intentions gone hilariously wrong. When Jumpy's decrepit house finally collapses, Muggsy convinces him they can build their own dwelling using plans from a magazine—but a series of mishaps and miscalculations turn the construction project into comedy chaos. Between flooded self-cleaning systems, runaway power saws, and pure bad luck, will Muggsy and Jumpy manage to complete a house that actually stands?

When a paroled criminal assumes a new identity to go straight, he discovers that peace and good intentions keep thwarting the vengeful plans of his former associates—who are convinced he double-crossed them. In "Peace, It's Wonderful," Muggsy Mouse finds himself caught between the relentless pursuit of criminals eager for payback and an almost comedic tide of peaceful circumstances that keep getting in everyone's way. This 1958 story is a hilarious clash between violence and serenity, where the harder his enemies scheme, the more spectacularly their plans backfire.