Frank Merriwell at Yale #4

This 1956 Charlton publication puts All-American hero Frank Merriwell right in the thick of gridiron action, as the cover — penciled by Dick Giordano and inked by Vince Alascia — captures two football players in a fierce mid-field clash, with a third teammate closing in behind them beneath a Yale pennant-filled sky. The energy of the collision between jersey #17 and #20 practically leaps off the page, conveying all the hard-fought drama of college football at its most spirited. At just ten cents, this fourth issue is a fine showcase for Charlton's affectionate take on one of American fiction's most enduring collegiate athletes.