Chic Young's Dagwood Comics #76

Domestic chaos reigns in this 1957 Harvey Comics entry, as Dagwood — paint-spattered and wild-eyed, sporting his trademark hair spikes — lunges across a doorway with a dripping red paintbrush, accidentally (or inevitably) smearing it across a startled blonde woman's face while an art palette and scattered brushes lie on the floor below. Chic Young's loose, lively linework captures the cheerful slapstick energy that made the Blondie universe such a staple of American funny-page life. At just a dime, Dagwood Comics #76 delivers a perfectly timed snapshot of suburban comedy at its most gleefully messy.