Chili #15

Marvel's groovy fashion humor series delivers a delightful scene in this 1970 issue, as the flame-haired Chili strolls past a School of Languages — teaching French, Russian, Italian, Spanish, and Japanese — sending a crowd of admirers into a multilingual frenzy of "Wow!," "Mama Mia!," "Bozhemoi!," "Ohh La La!," "¡Caramba!," and even a Japanese character bubble. Stan Goldberg's cover art (inked with John Verpoorten) captures Chili's breezy confidence in her green mod mini-dress as the assembled students completely forget their lessons the moment she walks by. It's a charming, cheerful snapshot of Marvel's lighter side in the early '70s.