Dexter's Laboratory #18

Dexter is having an absolutely terrible, no-good moment on the cover of this February 2001 DC/Cartoon Network issue — the boy genius is mid-wail, tears flying, belting out a giant "WAH!" while a couple of stray balls roll forgotten on the ground nearby. Bill Wray's cover art captures the show's rubbery, expressive energy perfectly, making it hard not to smile at the sheer drama of it all. With a story titled "Doot-Doot-Doot!" inside, written by Andy Merrill with art by Matt Jenkins, this issue promises the kind of gloriously silly fun that made Dexter's Laboratory such a beloved part of the Cartoon Network lineup.