Fawcett's Funny Animals #75

Fawcett's Funny Animals #75 brings the slapstick energy with a wild tennis match on the cover — a green duck in a red cap winds up for a massive swing, sending the ball smashing into the net with an explosive burst that sends a cat scrambling backward, while a small yellow chick watches the chaos unfold from the sideline. The autumn backdrop and the pure physical comedy of the moment capture exactly the kind of cheerful, anything-goes fun this long-running Fawcett anthology delivered to young readers in 1952. Stamped with the "Wholesome Entertainment — Approved Reading" seal and priced at just a dime, this is a fine snapshot of mid-century funny-animal comics at their most playful.