Chic Young's Dagwood Comics #20

This July 1952 Harvey Comics issue puts Dagwood front and center in a wonderfully chaotic scene — a billowing smokestack belches thick black smoke while a bewildered Dagwood reels backward, arms flailing, as an exasperated older gentleman demands to know if he's been smoking soft coal. The cover tagline "Dither's Smokestack Gets Dagwood Down!" perfectly sets up the slapstick energy packed into this special all-new-stories edition. Fans of Chic Young's lovable bumbler will find this a charming snapshot of the mid-century funny-pages humor that made Dagwood Comics such a delight.