Hot Stuff, the Little Devil #26

Harvey's pint-sized infernal charmer meets his match on the cover of this 1960 issue, where Hot Stuff — the red, blue-diapered little devil — lies flat on his belly while an enormous, furious mosquito hovers above him, smoke and flames shooting from its proboscis after apparently getting a fiery surprise. It's a wonderfully absurd role-reversal gag, the mighty little devil laid low by one oversized bug, rendered in Harvey's cheerful, bright-yellow cartoon style. At just a dime, Hot Stuff the Little Devil #26 captures exactly the playful humor that made this series such a delight for young readers.