Binky #80

Summer is in full swing on this bright yellow cover of Binky #80 (DC, 1971), where a beach-day mishap plays out in cheerful cartoon style — one poor fellow takes a spectacular, water-splashing belly-flop off a diving platform while his friends watch from the dock and the shore with a mix of amusement and alarm. The cover also teases a story called "The Sweet Pain of Frank Demme," complete with a photo of the real-life subject tucked in the corner, giving the issue a fun, topical feel unusual for a teen humor book. With the creative team of writer John Albano, artist Stan Goldberg, and inker Henry Scarpelli delivering their signature breezy style, this is a genuinely charming slice of early-'70s all-ages comics fun.