Funny Stuff #39

This November 1948 DC humor comic delivers a perfectly timed gag right on its cover: a wide-eyed cartoon bird stares into a "Magic Mirror" with a question mark floating over its head, only to find the mirror shattering at the sight — while a sneaky frog lurks behind with a slingshot, the real culprit behind the cracked glass. Otto Feuer's cartooning is warm and expressive, wringing every drop of slapstick charm from the setup, and the mirror's cheeky tagline — "If it breaks when you look in it, you're REALLY UGLY!" — sets the playful tone perfectly. At 52 pages for just ten cents, this is a delightful slice of postwar funny-animal comics at its most cheerful.