Bettie Page #5

Dynamite's Bettie Page #5 conjures up something genuinely enchanting with a cover by John Royle and Jagdish Kumar that reimagines the pin-up icon as a genie, rising in a swirl of golden fire and cool blue smoke from an ornate brass lamp below. Bettie's signature dark bangs and radiant smile are front and center as she poses triumphantly in jeweled, Arabian Nights–style costume — it's a playful, glamorous image that captures the series' spirit of adventure perfectly. Writer David Avallone and artist Jordan Michael Johnson continue their run with "Chapter Five: Loch and Key," and this 2019 Dynamite release makes a strong case that this series knows exactly how to have fun with its leading lady.