Atomic Rabbit #9

Charlton's caped cartoon hero takes the adventure to the red planet in this 1957 issue, with cover art by Maurice Whitman putting Atomic Rabbit in a dynamic midair tussle atop a sleek rocket labeled "Mars X-1." The cover tagline — "Atomic Rabbit Meets the Mastermind of Mars" — promises an interplanetary showdown, and Whitman's energetic linework captures the hero's fierce determination as he clings to the speeding spacecraft against a starry background. At just a dime, this Charlton gem delivers the kind of breezy, big-eared heroics that made funny-animal superhero comics such a charming corner of 1950s comics culture.