Pinky the Egghead #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeAn anthology featuring Pinky the Egghead in humorous and whimsical tales. "Noodnik in Ringside Nonsense" follows a small character aspiring to become a boxer like his hero, dreaming of earning money for boxing gloves and training. "Pinky Penguin Jr." depicts a young penguin's desire to fly, leading to comic conflict with his father who takes drastic measures to discourage the idea. The issue also includes "Noodnik's Fables," a collection of moral tales such as "The Bundle of Sticks" (illustrating unity gives strength), "The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner" (words may be deeds), and "The Buffoon and the Countryman" (men applaud imitation and hiss the real thing).
Dude and Nuk stumble upon a frozen ship while searching for walruses, only to find themselves adrift at sea when the ice breaks. With no rudder or sail, they improvise using supplies from the cabin, including a flare gun and a makeshift sail, as they struggle to survive the open water.
Nuk dreams of becoming a boxer like his hero, Peanuts Poppemlots, and with the help of his friends Dude and Tooth Insook, sets out to train using a boxing book’s bizarre advice—roadwork, shadow boxing, and even a spar with Blubber Boy. When the plan to win money for gloves backfires, Nuk and his crew devise a clever (and snowy) scheme for their match, leading to a chaotic, slapstick showdown in the ring.
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↩ Reprints Noodnik #3 (1954)
Reprinted in Pinky the Egghead #14 (1963)
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