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Gabby #8 (1954)

Quality Comics · 1954 · 36 pages

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Contains 6 stories
The Play's the Thing
6 pp · humor; teen
Gabby HyattMargie MillerMikePhilip SmedleyTaffy O'Toole

Gabby dreams up a scheme to score free theater tickets by posing as the boyfriend of visiting actress Margie Miller—but when Taffy O'Toole catches them mid-kiss, she's convinced of his infidelity and heads to the show with rival Philip Smedley instead. Now Gabby has to find a way to get backstage and explain himself before the final curtain falls on his romance.

Untitled story
4 pp · humor; teen
Candy O'ConnorTed DawsonTrish TraynorMervinOrville
Psychological Warfare
4 pp · humor; teen
Gabby HyattAlgy Duckworth [also as Algernon Duckworth]CurlyPhilip SmedleyTaffy O'Toole

Gabby is lovesick over Taffy, who's been spending time with the wealthy Philip Smedley, so his pal Algy convinces him to try reverse psychology to win her back. After a successful demo on Curly at the soda fountain, Gabby attempts the same trick on Taffy when she invites him to a lawn party—but the scheme backfires spectacularly when he discovers the real reason she wanted him there.

Beauty vs. Duty
5 pp · humor; teen
Gabby HyattAlgy Duckworth [also as Algernon Duckworth]BruiserEvelyn AdamsFannyMiss PrunepitTaffy O'Toole

Gabby finds himself caught between a rock and a hard place when he's forced to judge a bathing beauty contest—with his girlfriend Taffy competing against Evelyn Adams, whose boyfriend Bruiser isn't shy about threatening him if his girl doesn't win. As the contestants bicker, sabotage each other, and Miss Prunepit unexpectedly enters the fray, Gabby discovers that duty and romance don't always play nice together. This 1954 humor tale from Gabby #8 proves that sometimes the only way to keep the peace is to find a judge's loophole nobody saw coming.

Fair Exchange
4 pp · humor; teen
JonesyCarol LynneWeepy

Jonesy thinks he can save the baseball team from a charming South American exchange student by posing as a fellow countryman—but when he accidentally grabs the wrong piece of paper with Spanish phrases, his romantic scheme spirals into hilariously mixed signals. This 1954 humor tale from Gabby follows a lovesick teen's well-intentioned plan that backfires in the most unexpected ways.

Dirty Politics
5 pp · humor; teen
Gabby HyattPhilip SmedleyPrincipal DuckworthTaffy O'Toole

When Gabby Hyatt throws her hat in the ring to challenge the smug Philip Smedley for G.O. president—with a date to the election night dance at stake—the two candidates launch an all-out campaign. After an unexpected tie forces Principal Duckworth to name them both president, Gabby and Philip abuse their power by passing increasingly absurd laws designed to keep each other away from Taffy O'Toole, only to discover their own schemes have backfired in the most hilarious way possible.

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