Jolly Jingles #12

This Winter 1944 MLJ/Archie anthology brings together a cheerful cast of funny-animal stars — with Super Duck front and center on the cover, cape and all, coolly facing down a rifle-toting Nazi soldier who's clearly getting the worse end of the encounter, a cannonball nearby adding to the absurdity. The cover's left side spotlights the supporting lineup: Snuggy the Bug in the Rug, Woody the Woodpecker, Squoimy the Woim, and more, promising a full book of lighthearted wartime fun. Cover art by Dave Higgins and Theresa Woik delivers the kind of breezy, confident cartooning that made ten cents feel like a genuine treat in 1944.