Cindy Comics #27

This 1947 Marvel humor comic delivers a delightful scene of teenage mix-ups, with red-haired Cindy coolly threading a needle to sew on a button for the kneeling Chuck — while bystanders in the background dramatically misread the whole situation as a marriage proposal, one fainting away in mock shock with a drawn-out "Ooooooh!" The cover's speech bubbles do a perfect job of setting up the comedic gap between what's actually happening and what everyone else assumes, making this a charming snapshot of postwar teen-comedy comics at their most playful. Ken Bald's bright, expressive linework gives the characters real personality, and at a dime a copy, Cindy Comics #27 represents the lighthearted fun that kept readers smiling through 1947.