The Kilroys #15
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis issue presents multiple humorous stories featuring the Kilroys family. One story follows Lucky Jackson, who wins a turkey raffle but finds his prize comes with unexpected complications involving an overeager cop and lost fishing licenses. Another tale, "Natch in 'Shoestring Millionaires,'" depicts a character who starts with nothing but a shoestring and attempts to work his way up to wealth through various schemes. Additional stories showcase the family's typical domestic misadventures, including encounters with furniture, household objects, and absurd situations played for comedic effect.
When Pop brings home a young turkey to fatten up for Thanksgiving dinner, the whole family becomes attached to their soon-to-be meal—especially after naming her Gertrude. As the holiday approaches, the Kilroys discover that sentiment and practicality don't always sit well together at the dinner table. A warm domestic comedy about family, sacrifice, and the things we'd rather not think too hard about.
When Jackson and Natch decide to go ice fishing with a borrowed license and a plan to share it by swapping hats, they end up in a forbidden stretch of lake where the real fish are—and where the game warden's patience wears dangerously thin. What starts as a scheming afternoon on the ice spirals into mistaken identity, a frantic rescue attempt, and one very incriminating fish that bites at exactly the wrong moment.
One of the Kilroys reluctantly agrees to sell tickets to a businessmen's barn dance on behalf of Pop, but the kids persuade each other to help move the merchandise—with a creative sales pitch that downplays the "square dance" angle. When the big night arrives and the true nature of the event is revealed, the young folks discover that old-fashioned dancing might just have more kick than they bargained for.
Two amateur entrepreneurs decide to turn a dime into a fortune by buying cheap and selling high, starting with a beat-up inner tube from the junkyard that they transform into rubber bands. Their scheme hits a snag when competing sales pitches and price-gouging drive away their one interested customer, sending their get-rich-quick dreams spiraling downward.
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Reprinted in The Complete Milt Gross Comic Books and Life Story #[nn] (2010)
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