American Century #24

Howard Chaykin and David Tischman's Vertigo series reaches issue #24 with a cover — penciled and inked by Chaykin himself — that drips with period atmosphere: a confident, dark-suited man with a rifle rests in a striped chair while a smiling woman in a pink slip and bold striped stockings stands behind him against a warm, patterned wallpaper backdrop. John Severin brings his seasoned artistry to the interior, and the story title "Even Cowgirls Get the Jews" signals the series' characteristic blend of mid-century Americana and sharp wit. It's a mature-readers snapshot of American Century at its most assured.