Ideal Comics #4

A cheerful slice of 1946 funny-animal chaos, Ideal Comics #4 features a cast of cartoon dog and elf characters in what looks like a very busy living room — one relaxed fellow rifling through a cabinet, a wide-eyed accomplice by the door, and a small elf in red gleefully clutching a pamphlet titled "How to Catch Robbers." The bright red background and lively expressions set a perfectly mischievous tone for the story "When Heel Meets Heel!" At just ten cents, this Timely Comics gem captures the playful, fast-and-loose humor that made mid-1940s funny-animal anthologies such a delight.