Atomic Mouse #14

Charlton's Atomic Mouse #14 from 1962 puts the cape-wearing hero in a delightfully absurd spot — wearing a "Judge" badge and gleefully sampling cakes at a Cake Baking Contest, crumbs already dotting his snout, while an enthusiastic fellow mouse looks on beside a spread of entries. Cover art by Pat Masulli and Jon D'Agostino gives the scene a warm, energetic cartoon charm that's hard to resist. Rounding out the package, portrait medallions along the bottom preview a fun roster of Charlton characters — Wyatt Earp, Li'l Genius, Timmy the Ghost, Freddy, and Black Fury — making this a lively sampler of the publisher's early-'60s lineup.