Funny Folks #19

Nutsy Squirrel takes center stage on this charming 1949 DC offering, sitting cross-legged in the yard and playing a trumpet — apparently attempting the Hindu rope trick, judging by the coiled rope, the open instruction book at his feet, and the laundry flapping magically on the clothesline above. Rube Grossman's cover art captures the gag with delightful energy, the musical notes drifting through the air while a laundry basket sits nearby, completing the cheerful domestic chaos. At 52 pages for just ten cents, Hollywood Funny Folks #19 is a warm snapshot of postwar funny-animal comics at their most playfully absurd.