Four Color #22

Dell's Four Color series brings Russ Westover's beloved comic-strip heroine to life in this 68-page full-color collection from 1943. The cover, penciled and inked by Westover himself, captures a delightfully baffling moment: a sharply dressed Tillie in a vivid red suit and elaborate netted hat gestures toward a store mannequin head sporting a $10 price tag, while a bewildered fellow in a green plaid suit clutches the display stand and stares up at it with a cascade of question marks floating around him. It's a warm, witty snapshot of the playful humor that made Tillie the Toiler a reader favorite.