Gay Comics #34

From 1948, this lighthearted humor title — featuring the trio of Millie, Tessie, and Nellie — delivers a wonderfully silly poolside gag right on the cover. A blonde young woman in a red swimsuit sits poolside, cheerfully reading a book titled How to Hold Your Breath Under Water, completely unbothered as a young man splashes underwater behind her shouting "Hang on, Millie! I'll save you!" while a bystander dryly notes, "She's been under there a long time!" It's the kind of breezy, comedic charm that made Marvel's mid-century humor comics such a fun read, and this issue promises more of that same easygoing wit inside with "Love Thy Labor.