Hello Buddies #96

Hello Buddies #96 delivers exactly the kind of lighthearted domestic comedy this long-running Harvey humor title does best. Bill Wenzel's cover shows a flustered fellow in a tuxedo sitting on a couch with a vacuum cleaner at his feet while a glamorous red-haired woman in a blue dress leans in and insists — via speech bubble — "For the tenth time — I know how it works!" A cheerful pin-up figure waves from the corner beneath the "Gals and Gags!" banner, setting the playful tone for everything inside. At just 25 cents in 1959, this is breezy, good-natured fun drawn with Wenzel's characteristically expressive, rubbery linework.