Kathy #9

Kathy, "The Teen-Age Tornado," lounges lazily on the couch dreaming aloud to her friend Liz about a winter vacation — while Liz, standing beside the TV with arms akimbo, fires back with a skeptical "You kiddin'? A vacation from what?" Stan Goldberg's cover art captures that easy, breezy teen-comedy energy perfectly, with the cozy living room setting and snappy back-and-forth making the joke land before you've even opened the book. With Stan Lee scripting the interior story "Ricky Strikes Out!," this 1961 issue is a charming snapshot of Marvel's lighter, laugh-out-loud side.