Blondie #156

Chic Young's beloved domestic comedy gets the Giant Size Harvey treatment in this 1963 installment, and the cover says it all: poor Dagwood has just sat down on the family cat, launching himself — wide-eyed and flailing — straight out of the yellow armchair while an alarmed Blondie looks on. The left-side character panel reminds readers that the full cast — Dagwood, Blondie, Mr. Dithers, Herb Woodley, and Col. Potterby and the Duchess — are all along for the fun, and a bonus Toy-Hobby Section sweetens the deal. At 25 cents, this is a cheerful snapshot of Young's warm, slapstick humor at its most effortlessly charming.