Homer, the Happy Ghost #7

Homer floats blissfully across a frozen pond on ice skates, halo gleaming, completely unbothered by the "Danger Thin Ice" sign — while a bundled-up kid nearby has already crashed through and looks thoroughly alarmed. Dan DeCarlo's cover art captures the cheerful absurdity that made Atlas Comics' humor line such a delight in 1956, with Homer's angelic obliviousness playing perfectly against his very human, very mortal companion's misfortune. Promising "All Brand-New Laughs," this issue — written by Stan Lee — delivers that warm, light-hearted comedy that keeps Homer one of the most endearing characters in the Atlas stable.