All-American Comics #78

A ten-cent treat from DC's 1946 lineup, All-American Comics #78 promises lively superhero action with "The Giggling Gangsters!" The cover by Paul Reinman captures the fun perfectly: a masked hero in red-and-green costume sends a suited, orange-hatted villain flying into the air with a resounding "ZZIP!", while a stout, wide-eyed henchman in a yellow striped shirt looks on in dismay. It's a wonderfully energetic piece of Golden Age storytelling that makes it easy to see why this anthology title kept readers coming back month after month.