Hello Buddies #41

A sunny 1949 beach scene sets the tone perfectly for this 100-page Harvey humor digest — a grinning lifeguard perched atop his red "LIFE" chair is surrounded by a crowd of swimsuit-clad beachgoers, while a bald fellow grins nearby and the lifeguard quips, "Oh, boy, only five more days until I start my vacation!" Gregory D'Alessio's breezy cover art captures that postwar summertime spirit with loose, cheerful linework and a cast of characters packed with comic personality. At a quarter for a hundred pages of cartoons, jokes, and fun, Hello Buddies #41 delivers a genuine good-time package.