The Kilroys #28

In "null," Moronica lands a sales job at a department store, only to quickly prove she's ill-suited for the role—her antics are so legendary that both she and the manager who hired her end up out of work. A sharp, funny slice of 1951 workplace chaos, the story captures the absurdity of bad fits with a perfectly timed punchline.

When Edgar and Emma Kilroy scramble to finish their holiday shopping at the last minute, Emma receives an unexpected gift from a neighbor—but in her rush to find a present for that same neighbor, she accidentally gives away a music box that contains Edgar's secret hundred-dollar savings! Now Edgar must watch his hard-earned lunch and cigar money disappear into someone else's Christmas morning while Emma refuses to retrieve it for fear of embarrassment. Meanwhile, the music box winds up traveling through the neighborhood in the most roundabout gift-giving chain imaginable, with each recipient convinced they've struck gold.

When a group of hot rod enthusiasts pushes the Pointfalls Police Department to swap their speed time-trials for a cross-country race—one that demands real driving skill over raw horsepower—a wealthy teen named Wilbur Morton sees his chance to prove himself by hiring a professional driver to wheel his newly purchased championship car. Now Natch Kilroy and his crew will have to rely on their own abilities and mechanical know-how to compete against Wilbur's expert-driven hot rod on the challenging hundred-mile course.