Jeanie Comics #17

Jeanie, the self-proclaimed "Queen of the Teens," makes one unforgettable entrance in this 1948 Marvel humor comic — sliding down a banister in a pirate costume straight into a crowd of equally costumed partygoers, including a bewildered knight in full armor, sending the whole room into delightful chaos. A clown at the bottom of the stairs looks on in wide-eyed dread, while a glamorous red-clad figure nearby seems blissfully unaware of the mayhem unfolding around her. With "romance-packed, mirth-filled" fun promised right on the cover, issue #17 is a cheerful snapshot of postwar teen comedy at its most gleefully anarchic.