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Ooh, I like the pitcher-calling-it theory...

...a brief break in the WTFery....

You went and read Punch 16 didn't you? Cover to cover. And you wondered who bought the tie.



v This guy.

Splash Waters?? Really?!?

I like how the cop is just enjoying seeing a guy get reamed out by a hot woman in a fancy dress. Preparing to sweep in?

And that's mighty formal dress wear for the middle of the day.

So, apparently IW specialized in basically illegally reprinting other companies comics!

So, now I'm wondering if "Splash Waters" was originally published by someone else.

Yeah, but will you kiss me in the dark, Baby?

Century Publications (a Canadian company) - 1946:

Century was part of Superior Publishers Limited : "A Canadian publisher who mostly reprinted American comics from the same time period. Also published a number of original series that were distributed in the United States."

Haven't found info about a comic titled Splash Waters or other mention of a story (in an anthology book) with him as a character, although we know it exists. No sign of his identical cousin Pound Sand either.

Baseball cover still mysterious too.

GCD page for Full of Fun. It's clear FoF reprints the story Exy posted. GCD notes: "Most likely Bernard Baily Studio material from the mid-40s."

Okay, sentients, back to work! You can kiss Jerry in the dark later.

What is going on here? The multi-scoop ice cream cone sort-of resembles the man's multiple hats, but is that really a gag?

And what's up with that guy? Who is he calling to? Why does he have 4 hats on his head? Why does he have a pair of trousers over his arm? Where are they?

I suppose the man could be a clothier. I am reminded a bit of this cover:



...but what's the Henry gag?

Hey! These comic book mysteries aren't going to solve themselves!

My impression is that we're supposed to assume that the 4-hatted guy inspired Henry to get a 4-scoop cone. But that doesn't answer your questions.

Teeds, do you know what year this is from? I think I remember seeing this cover way back in my childhood.

Henry #32: Jul/Aug 1953

All Funny Comics #9: Winter 1945

Thanks. It preceded my birth, but maybe it crossed little LT's path somewhere later.

I read it that Henry just happens to have four scoops and sees a man with four hats. The man is too busy to notice the similarity, but Henry seems surprised--an example of kids being more aware of what's going on than adults, perhaps.

Why the man is wearing four hats to begin with is anyone's guess. Perhaps the cover is supposed to make the reader who is wondering the same thing pick up the issue.

What's up with these kids? The usual pantomime for "sleepwalker" is to have both arms out. If that's what it's supposed to be -- kids faking sleepwalking so they can get a look at Santa -- why is only one of them actually peeking?

The others are actually sleepwalking. The message: It's more naughty to see Santa than it is to sleepwalk. Never mind the dangers of sleepwalking. Notice how Santa isn't concerned at all with the kids' safety; he's only put out that one is peeking.

As for the extended arms, maybe they're Hitler Youth?

The one with an eye open is subliminally controlling the other sleepwalking chiddren, and is going to use them to overpower Santa and steal his sack of toys!

Unfortunately, Lil' Miss Ginger Wave McPeeksalot was unaware that her orphanage was the *last* place Santa visits every year, and that the only toys left in his sack was whatever leftover junk at the bottom of the pile (mostly factory seconds, pre-owned toys donated to charity and 'distressed merchandise') he was going to leave them anyway before heading back to the Pole.

That disappointing revelation will be the dramatic turn that leads to her turn to *real* super-villainy, as she hijacks his sleigh and, with her army of mind-controlled orphans, takes over Santa's Workshop!

So, Set, you're saying that's the secret origin of

Not so secret know that we've told everyone!

She thought she could hide her perfidy, but *now* the story can be told!

She's already on it.

In this case, I have no problem with the general premise: Elmer is surprised to find Daffy in the ice cream freezer. Daffy's in there because he's daffy! Fine.

My question is about Elmer's "6" pin. Does that mean something? Are they at Six Planets?

Elmer's part of a satanic trio. I'm guessing Sylvester the Cat and Yosemite Sam have the other two "6" pins.