Humphrey Comics #19

Few comics capture pure slapstick chaos quite like this October 1951 Harvey issue, where the rotund, red-haired Humphrey goes tumbling at full speed while a spotted dog and a black cat race ahead of him — sending a picnic basket, pizza, sausages, and bottles flying in every direction. It's the kind of gloriously silly cover energy that made Ham Fisher's Joe Palooka universe so beloved, with Humphrey's wide-eyed panic front and center. If "Dizzy Decision" inside matches the mayhem on display here, readers are in for a treat.