Hello Buddies #82

Hello Buddies #82 delivers exactly what its "Gals and Gags!" banner promises — a breezy, gag-driven humor comic from Harvey that keeps the laughs light and the situations delightfully absurd. The cover sets the tone perfectly: a glamorous redhead in a flowing red dress strides confidently down the sidewalk, leaving a slack-jawed man so thoroughly distracted that he's completely forgotten the kid beside him waiting with a baseball glove — prompting the priceless speech bubble, "That's just the way I feel about baseball!" A bikini-clad gal perched in the upper corner adds one more wink to the fun, making this an inviting snapshot of mid-century humor comics at their most cheerfully irreverent.