Pun Puzzle Example, and How to Get The Little Hitchhiker Out of Your House.

For at least a few months in 1940 Ahern experimented with pun puzzles. Here's an example.

Either he got tired of them, or he realized they just weren't as funny as some of the other stuff he had already been doing. He soon dropped this formula & went back to focusing the hitchhiker. Here's another great mini-continuity, where the hitchhiker gets invited inside - but then won't leave. I love the strategy for removing him - perfect!