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Abbott and Costello Comics #17 (1953)

St. John · 1953 · 36 pages

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Contains 5 stories
The Far Far East
8 pp · humor
Bud AbbottLou CostelloPrince Hari-KariSim Sam

Stranded in the Far East with no money, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello scheme to borrow clothes from a hotel guest to escape their predicament—but their disguise lands them smack in the middle of a royal mix-up when they're mistaken for an arriving prince and swept into a ceremonial wedding. When the real Prince Hari-Kari arrives to expose the con, chaos erupts across the city streets, and our heroes find themselves running for their lives and their ship home.

The Terrors of Turpentine
6 pp · humor
Bud AbbottLou CostelloMr. Burlap

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello land a painting job they're woefully unprepared for, working under the stern eye of building manager Mr. Burlap—and what starts as a comedy of errors with ladders and paint buckets quickly spirals into chaos when a forgotten shower valve turns their workspace into a disaster zone. This 1953 Abbott and Costello tale is a masterclass in slapstick escalation, where one small mistake leads to another until nobody's happy and everybody's soaking wet.

Lou Flies Off the Handle
1 pp · humor
Lou Costello
Searchez La Femme!
7 pp · humor; detective-mystery
Bud AbbottLou CostelloClarissa TippetMandyMr. BodkinsProfessor Abercrombie TippetTommy Tippet

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello take on a missing-person case when Professor Abercrombie Tippet hires them to find his wife Clarissa, who's been gone for two weeks—though the absent-minded professor can barely remember reporting her disappearance. As the bumbling detectives search the professor's cottage and question the household staff, their investigation descends into comic chaos, with misunderstandings, toy guns, and physical comedy piling up faster than actual clues. It all comes down to one simple explanation that Abbott and Costello should have seen coming from the start.

Roman Around
5 pp · humor
Bud AbbottLou CostelloMr. Magruder

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello land what they think is their big break in show business, courtesy of a friend in the theatrical business—but when their suits go missing at the cleaners and a hastily arranged costume delivery lands them in a hotel room occupied by a nervous fugitive, the pair's path to stardom takes an unexpected detour. Mr. Magruder has other plans for the pair at the Bijou, and it turns out their "glorious career" is something rather different from what they imagined. With their regular clothes stuck at the cleaners for a week, the two have no choice but to see the job through.

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