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Abbott and Costello Comics #22 (1953)

St. John · 1953 · 36 pages

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ContinueAbbott and Costello Comics #28 →
Contains 5 stories
The Octopus
7 pp · humor
Bud AbbottLou CostelloHerbert

Abbott and Costello devise a clever scheme to reach the beach by disguising themselves as Native Americans to skirt local clothing ordinances—but their beach day quickly unravels when they meet the mischievous young Herbert and his overbearing mother. As misunderstandings pile up and tempers flare, the duo finds themselves on the run from an angry woman convinced they've endangered her son, leaving them to rue ever accepting a child's innocent offer to play.

Pea Soup
5 pp · humor
Bud AbbottLou CostelloHenriPierre

When two ambitious new waiters—Bud Abbott and Lou Costello—take jobs at Pierre's Restaurant, their rivalry over customers and attention gets complicated when a customer orders pea soup and things go hilariously sideways. As the soup flies and tempers flare, Pierre discovers there's more to the chaos than simple waiter incompetence, leading to an unexpected twist involving his competitors across the street.

The Ape
8 pp · humor
Bud AbbottLou CostelloPrunella (an ape)

Bud Abbott lands a role in a Broadway play wearing an ape costume, but when a real ape named Prunella escapes from a circus delivery truck, Lou Costello mistakes the animal for his overzealous scene-stealing partner. What follows is pure slapstick chaos as the two must figure out which "ape" is which before things get completely out of hand.

Gal-Bait
4 pp · humor
Bud AbbottLou CostelloLesterMiss Tish

When Costello's lovesick admiration for Miss Tish prompts him and Abbott to scrape together ten bucks for a used car—a clunker that barely qualifies as roadworthy—their hopes of impressing her take a comedic nosedive. The jalopy's grand entrance becomes an embarrassing disaster, especially once Miss Tish's sophisticated friend Lester shows up with his own ride. It's a classic Abbott and Costello setup where ambition meets mechanical mayhem, and pride gets a humbling comedown.

Window Watchers
6 pp · humor
Bud AbbottLou CostelloGertrude

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello take on window-cleaning duty at the Acme Hotel, but when Lou nearly plummets from a ledge, a group of women mistake him for a peeping tom—setting off a hilarious chain of mishaps involving a fashion show and mistaken identities. As chaos unfolds across the hotel, the bumbling pair somehow stumble into unexpected heroism with surprisingly high rewards.

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