Candy #51

Quality Comics' long-running teen humor series returns with this thoroughly charming 1954 beach gag: Candy stands on a seaside towel in her patterned two-piece swimsuit, one side of her body lobster-red from a lopsided sunburn, announcing to a horrified Ted — hand clapped over his face in disbelief — "I fell asleep on my left side, Ted!" A portable radio and a sandal on the sand set the lazy summer scene perfectly, while the dramatic sunset sky behind them only adds to the comedy. At just a dime, Candy #51 captures the breezy, relatable humor that made "America's Favorite Teen-Age Girl" such a delight throughout the early fifties.