Fun Parade #39

A hundred pages of jokes and cartoons from America's leading cartoonists — Fun Parade #39 delivers exactly what its cover promises: "Fresh! Sassy! Riot of Humor!" Don Flowers' cover art sets the tone perfectly, depicting a long-legged redhead in a red dress frantically working the telephone while rattling off a list of men's names — "Is it Andy, Bill, Charlie, Dave, Ed, Fred, Gil, Harry — Wait, don't hang up!" — as a cool blonde seated on the sofa looks on with knowing amusement. For a quarter in 1948, this oversized humor anthology was a genuine bargain in breezy, illustrated comedy.