Atom the Cat #14

This January 1959 Charlton charmer finds Atom the Cat caught in a rainstorm outside a window, clutching an umbrella and looking thoroughly miserable, while another cat indoors cheerfully marks up a tic-tac-toe game on the wall. It's a wonderfully silly slice of mid-century funny-animal humor, with cover art by Pat Masulli and Jon D'Agostino delivering expressive, rubbery character work that makes the gag land instantly. At a dime a copy, "Two Little Prizes" promises the kind of lighthearted mischief that made Atom the Cat such a delight in 1959.