Buddies #3

A bright yellow cover sets the lighthearted tone for this wartime humor anthology, promising a generous 84 pages of "gals and gags" — plus 20 extra pages for good measure. The cover scene captures the fun perfectly: a red-haired woman in a USO dress draws the admiring attention of two soldiers, while a grinning GI and another redhead in the foreground deliver the punchline — "She's around camp so much you'd think she was drafted!" At 15 cents in 1942, Army & Navy Buddies offered servicemen and home-front readers alike a cheerful escape with a "Keep 'Em Smiling" spirit front and center.