Joe Palooka #112

Harvey Comics' long-running boxing champion steps into a brawl that goes well beyond the ropes in this 1959 entry. The cover — signed by Fisher — shows the blond, boxing-gloved Joe Palooka throwing a fierce punch at a suited man inside the ring, while a heavyset shirtless fighter and another figure crowd the scene, stars flying as the action erupts before a packed arena crowd. With the tagline "Ring around the Dirty Dealers!" promising ringside corruption and Joe squarely in the thick of it, this ten-cent issue makes a strong case for why the strip boasted over 60,000,000 readers.