Sugar and Spike #30 is an issue of the series Sugar and Spike (Volume 1) with a cover date of September, 1960.
Synopsis for "The Mystery of the Funny Faces inna Sand!"
Sugar and Spike are at the beach when Spike is shocked to see Sugar's face created in the sand! When she refuses to believe him, he shows her and she turns over to see that Spike's face is also being made in the sand! As the two puzzle about it, they look over to see someone is drawing their portraits in the sand, telling them to sit still so he can keep doing so. They ask how he does so, but the boy merely says he can't help not doing it, even to the detriment of his parents (usually since he makes them on the walls with baby food at least eleven times.) Mrs. Plumm walks up and says that it's an amazing drawing, but the boy insists that they only think he did it well because he hasn't done a portrait of them yet. His father soon arrives, picking him up and revealing this is Scribbly, Jr.! Mr. and Mrs. Plumm are worried Scribbly is due to spank his son for his drawings, but Scribbly points out he does need to: he drew a bad picture of a lifeguard and he punched Scribbly in the eye! His parents offers he explain this to his baby son, but they point out that likely won't work. They ignore that the babies are talking to each other, thinking it is meaningless. Sugar offers if they can be extra naughty, then they won't think Scribbly, Jr. is doing much bad by comparison and teams up with Spike to unleash chaos. They both dump sand on Scribbly, Sr.'s head and he leaves angrily with his son. Later, Sugar and Spike think it's all gone well, but find Scribbly, Jr. in a corner near the lockers, admitting that he tried dumping sand on his father too, which was pretty funny. Sugar and Spike are incensed that he hasn't appreciated their help and they shove a bucket on his head, storming off. Spike says that good deeds are not for some, but Sugar insists to “doll-boy” that they showed him how his Daddy acts when he gets the Sand Treatment, which is good… in a way!
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- Scribbly Jibbet (Final appearance)
- Mrs. Jibbet
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Synopsis for "Baby vs Cat"
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- Pussy the Cat
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Synopsis for "Monkey-Shines"
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Synopsis for "The Pony Tail Strikes Again! (--Or the Day the Ferry Boat Went Sideways)"
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Notes
- The first story in this issue was written in response to a letter from one Mrs. Felicia Marks (Age 26) of Allentown, PA, who recalled Scribbly the Boy Cartoonist existing in her high school youth and asking Sheldon Mayer what became of him, prompting him to write this story:
- At the end, the writer offers in return "Yes, that was me. Scribbly grew up and got married, and as you can see, has a little boy who is worse than he was" - S.M.
- It is not made clear who Scribbly Jibbet's wife is, but is very probable that is his first romantic interest and coworker Red Rigley by the red hair color shown in panel.
- At the end, the writer offers in return "Yes, that was me. Scribbly grew up and got married, and as you can see, has a little boy who is worse than he was" - S.M.
Trivia
- This is essentially the final appearance of Scribbly Jibbet in the form he is now, returning only in nostalgic stories where he is an adult and ones starring his extended superheroic family.
- Despite the cover, neither of the parents are involved in a lobster-to-foot injury, nor do either of the babies try to cause one, likely because neither of them enter the water.
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