Fun Parade #49

A rotund, cigar-puffing man in a bold orange pinstripe suit presents a bouquet of cash to a curvy redhead in a strapless top and polka-dot skirt, while a caption quips, "Why, Mr. Moriarty, what a nice way to say hello to a girl" — setting the playful, knowing tone for everything inside. Bill Wenzel's cover art delivers exactly what the masthead promises: fresh, sassy humor with a wink. For 25 cents in 1951, Fun Parade #49 packed jokes and cartoons from America's leading cartoonists into one cheerfully irreverent package.