Romeo Tubbs #27
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeRomeo Tubbs promised both Hildegarde and Daisy that he would take one of them to the school dance, but now must tell one of them she's out of luck. After Romeo awkwardly attempts to break the news to Daisy at the dance, she becomes upset, but Romeo escapes and discovers Hildy at the Bijou Theatre watching a vaudeville show featuring dancing hippos. Romeo then writes an essay for his teacher declaring Miss Grizzly the loveliest and most charming teacher in school, which causes an uproar when the piece is discovered and read aloud in class.
Roméo and Beanie arrive at the beach, where Roméo is distracted by a flirtatious encounter with a woman named Hildegarde, who claims to be waiting for him. As the two men argue over their priorities—baseball versus romance—Hildegarde arrives, leading to a chaotic mix-up that leaves Roméo stunned and Beanie caught in the middle.
Roméo Tubbs is desperate to impress Hildegarde and Daisy, but both girls seem to have suddenly lost interest in him—especially after the arrival of a new, impressively muscular student. When he discovers the girls are now swooning over this "Muscle Man," Roméo enlists his friend’s help to stage a fake fight, hoping to prove he’s still the man they want. But when the plan goes hilariously wrong, Roméo finds himself tangled in a farcical misunderstanding that turns his romantic hopes upside down.
Hildegarde and Daisy, concerned about their recent weight gain, challenge each other to a weigh-in, leading to a humorous rivalry. Romeo Tubbs, determined to help them slim down, devises a series of increasingly absurd exercise routines, each more disastrous than the last. As the day unfolds, their attempts at fitness spiral into chaos—until a shocking revelation about the scale throws everything into doubt.
Romeo Tubbs tries to avoid detention by enlisting Hildegarde and Miss Grizzly in a scheme to pass homework notes, but when his plan backfires, he’s forced to improvise as the school’s strict teacher seems to be suddenly blind to his antics. With time running out and the bell ringing, Romeo scrambles to outwit Miss Grizzly’s eagle eye—only to find himself tangled in a web of his own cleverness.
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Reprinted in Unsane #15 (1954), My Little Margie #9 (1955)
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