The Roman Holidays (Gold Key) 3

The Roman Holidays (Gold Key) 3 is the third issue of the comic book series by Gold Key Comics. The issue date is August 1973 and the cover price is twenty cents.

Switch Is Which

 * (Adapted from the episode of the same name)

Summary: Overworked Gus Holiday stays up late to finish his blueprints, then falls asleep at his desk. In the morning, Laurie can't wake him, even with the help of Brutus, so she and Precocia deliver them to the Forum Construction Company. Mr. Tycoonius is upset because their biggest client, Mr. Amalgamated, is coming, and he threatens to fire Gus if he doesn't come to work.

Meanwhile, Mr. Evictus bursts in on a sleeping Gus and Brutus and threatens to evict them for the wild party he thinks they had last night.

Laurie pastes on a mustache, dons a hardhat, and pretends to be Gus. When Amalgamated starts to question Gus' work, Precocia asks Tycoonius to cause a distraction, after which Amalgamated decides he likes the blueprints after all and gives Holiday a raise.

When Gus finally wakes up, he realizes he's late and dashes to the work site. He arrives to find a stranger has delivered blueprints, and received a raise. He is livid until Laurie removes her disguise.

Precocia suggests they throw a party to celebrate. Gus is reluctant until Hap says he saw Evictus board the bus to Pompeii for landlords meeting. He changes his mind and says, "Let's invite everybody!" and Brutus darts out the door. When the party is in full swing, Brutus returns carrying Evictus in his mouth. The landlord notices the party and is about to erupt, but Laurie saves the day again by telling him it's a surprise party.

Lost but Not Leashed
Summary: Snobovia's yapping poodle Snitsycus scares Brutus, but she claims it's the other way around. Her father, Mr. Evictus demands that the lion go, or they go. When Gus suggests selling him to the Coliseum, he runs away. He boards the African Queen, a boat bound for his homeland Africa, but a stowaway mouse chases him off it. He spies a door marked "Entrance Local Talent Only" and goes in to find a job, but it's really the Coliseum. He outruns Taurus the bull and becomes a hero. His fans parade him through town, right past the Venus de Milo Arms. He wants to go home, but Evictus arrives too. Surprisingly, he rolls out the red carpet for the champion lion, and tells Snobovia to quiet her pest of a dog. He erects a banner and charges tourists a dollar to see the "Home of the Champ." When he doubles the Holidays' rent for the privilege of living with a celebrity, Gus demands that the lion go!