Four Color #19

This 1941 Dell ten-cent gem brings Billy DeBeck's beloved hillbilly characters to life across a generous 68 full-color pages. The cover captures the comedy perfectly: a stylishly dressed woman looks on in surprise as Snuffy Smith recoils from a scalding-hot cup of tea at the checkered table, while a circular inset shows Barney Google doing a frantic, wide-eyed dance after apparently kicking a pepper shaker. DeBeck's loose, expressive linework gives both gags an infectious energy that still makes you smile more than eighty years on.