Joe Palooka Comics #47

The August 1950 issue of Joe Palooka plunges Harvey Comics' beloved boxing champ into an entirely different arena — the deep blue sea. Al Avison's cover depicts a tense underwater scene: a blond diver, spear gun in hand, struggles against a large swordfish while a treasure chest spilling gold coins gleams nearby on the ocean floor, with a motorboat visible on the surface above. Billed right on the cover as "Joe's Breathtaking Underwater Battle," this issue promises the kind of pulse-quickening adventure that made Ham Fisher's lovable heavyweight one of 1950's most entertaining comics heroes.