Josie and the Pussycats #99

Summer stock theater has never looked quite this chaotic — the cover of Josie and the Pussycats #99 finds a red-shirted guy pointing in alarm at a chicken that has just laid an egg on a crate, while a dark-haired girl clutching a "Script" book looks on in amusement. In the background, a blond actor in a blue costume and a group of glamorously dressed women react with theatrical flair in front of a "Summer Stock Theater" sign, and a speech bubble delivers a perfectly timed zinger comparing the chicken's antics to what "Alan M. does on stage." Dan DeCarlo Jr. and inker Jim DeCarlo bring the gang's breezy, laugh-out-loud energy to this 1979 Archie Comics gem, making it a thoroughly fun snapshot of the Pussycats' world at its most delightfully absurd.