Joe Palooka Comics #62

Ham Fisher's cover for Joe Palooka Comics #62 pulls you straight into the action: the beloved blond boxing champ is draped across a capsizing canoe in churning white water, desperately reaching down to pull a woman from the rapids, while a second man struggles to keep control with a paddle behind them. The header promises "Joe's Rough Trip on Deadman's Rapids," and the scene delivers every bit of that white-knuckle energy in vivid 1951 color. With over 50,000,000 Palooka fans claimed right on the cover, this monthly installment shows exactly why Joe remained one of comics' most enduring good guys.