Hello Buddies #40

A full 100 pages of mid-century humor awaits in this 1948 Harvey digest, promising "a riot of laughs by the nation's top cartoonists." The cover sets the comedic tone perfectly: a red-haired woman wearing nothing but a barrel asks "Wanna hear a hard-luck story?" while a smartly dressed blonde and a suited onlooker react with amusement — a spot-on gag illustration that captures the breezy, irreverent spirit of the era. At 25 cents for cartoons, jokes, and fun, Hello Buddies #40 delivers its premise with cheerful confidence.