Chic Young's Dagwood Comics #53

Dagwood Bumstead is having another one of those days — the cover of this 1955 Harvey issue sends him tumbling head-over-heels through the air in his signature red jacket, hat flying, while a cheerful porcupine below looks entirely too pleased with itself. Chic Young's loose, expressive linework gives the whole scene an irresistible rubbery energy that translates the beloved newspaper strip perfectly to the comics page. A delightful ten-cent package of domestic slapstick that captures exactly why Dagwood's misadventures kept readers grinning throughout the 1950s.