Chic Young's Dagwood Comics #52

Chic Young's lovable everyman takes a direct hit on this April 1955 Harvey Comics cover, where a soot-faced Dagwood recoils from a big "BOOM!" — a lit match in hand and sparks flying right at his nose. It's a wonderfully expressive snapshot of domestic mishap humor, rendered with the loose, rubbery charm that made Young's work so endearing. At just a dime, issue #52 promises the kind of lighthearted, good-natured comedy that kept Dagwood a household name.