Chic Young's Dagwood Comics #58

Chic Young's beloved suburban everyman finds himself in a wonderfully awkward predicament on this October 1955 cover — Dagwood stands wide-eyed and flustered, clutching a small cup of water beside a fish tank whose large, vividly colored angelfish seems to be staring him down with equal intensity. The visual gag is pure Dagwood: even a trip to the water cooler turns into a moment of comedic bewilderment. Harvey Comics delivers another charming slice of domestic comedy that made this series a staple of mid-1950s funny-book shelves.