Joe Palooka Comics #84

Harvey's beloved "Champ of Comics" returns in this 1954 installment, with Ham Fisher's cover showing the big, good-natured Joe Palooka leaning cheerfully against the boxing ring ropes in his red robe, his cornerman looking on with a towel in hand while a crowd of enthusiastic fans fills the ringside below. The whole scene radiates the lighthearted, crowd-pleasing charm that made Joe Palooka a fixture "read by millions." Inside, the action centers on "The Big Leviticus Fight" — and with Fisher handling both pencils and inks throughout, this is a polished slice of mid-century boxing comics at its most fun.