Joker Comics #20

This Fall 1945 issue of Joker Comics serves up a wonderfully breezy slice of wartime humor, with a cover by Frank Carin that captures the playful spirit the series was known for. The scene is a cheerful kitchen standoff: a red-haired fellow in a blue suit sits marooned at the sink doing dishes — wearing an apron, his naval cap tossed aside — while the glamorous blonde Tessie, dressed in yellow and red, strolls confidently out the door on the arm of a smirking Marine. The cover gag ("Let's Go, Tessie — Your Marine Friend Has the Situation Well in Hand!") lands with the light, breezy charm that made Timely's humor comics a welcome escape for 1945 readers.