Alvin #26

The October 1972 Dell issue of Alvin sets a perfectly spooky seasonal mood, with Alvin sprinting wide-eyed toward the reader in his signature red outfit while Simon and Theodore scramble behind him — all three fleeing a pair of swooping ghosts near a creepy green haunted house with bats circling overhead. It's a charming Halloween-flavored cover that captures the chipmunk trio's endearing mix of mischief and panic. "Alvin and the Ghosts" promises exactly the kind of lighthearted fright-night fun that made this Dell series a treat for young readers.