Horace & Dotty Dripple #35

The cover of this April 1954 Harvey issue is an absolute delight — Horace is lugging an enormous tuba that's somehow blasting a storm of colorful soap bubbles instead of music, while the kids laugh and react with wide-eyed glee all around him. It's the kind of cheerful, absurdist domestic comedy that made Horace and Dotty Dripple a genuine pleasure for young readers, and this bubbly cover captures that spirit perfectly at just a dime a copy.