Funny Tunes #23

This fall 1946 issue of Funny Comic-Tunes delivers exactly the kind of wide-eyed, slapstick chaos the series does best — a panicked cartoon pig in a striped outfit clings desperately to a circus rope while grappling mid-air with a wriggling, checkered-suited figure, the two of them tumbling together high above the ring floor where tiny onlookers scramble below. The energy leaping off this cover is pure animated-cartoon spirit, all rubber-limbed mayhem and expressive horror, priced at just a dime in 1946. Whether you're a fan of golden-age funny-animal comics or simply love a cover that makes you grin at first glance, issue #23 is a cheerful reminder of how much fun ten cents could buy.