Barbie Fashion #9

This sun-drenched September 1991 issue of Barbie Fashion captures the perfect beach day right on its cover — Barbie, sunglasses on and reading a copy of her own comic, lounges on a striped towel between two friends: one sipping a drink beneath a pink-striped umbrella, the other listening to a cassette player under a yellow polka-dot umbrella, all framed by a cheerful scatter of shells, a crab, and a starfish in the sand. The cover art is by penciler Amanda Conner and inker Roy Richardson, and their breezy, charming linework makes the whole scene genuinely irresistible. Inside, writer Barbara Slate and artist Gavin Curtis bring their talents to the story "Barbie Is Never Late" — a great package for fans of fun, fashion, and a little summer escape.