Chic Young's Dagwood Comics #30

Dagwood is having another one of those days — the cover of this 1953 Harvey issue finds everyone's favorite hapless suburbanite tumbling through a cloud of dust and scattered debris, his feet flying skyward and his expression a perfect portrait of wide-eyed alarm. The bright, energetic artwork captures the cheerful slapstick chaos that made Chic Young's creation such a beloved fixture of mid-century funny-book publishing. At a dime a copy, this was comfort-food comics at its finest.