Leave It to Binky #39

DC's teen humor series serves up another winning slice of mid-1950s awkwardness with this May 1954 issue. The cover, penciled and inked by Bob Oksner, captures a candlelit restaurant scene where a glamorous blonde in a pink dress sighs dreamily about the romantic ambiance — while poor Binky, corsage pinned to his tuxedo jacket, sneaks a horrified look at the bill and privately decides the evening feels more like a nightmare than a dream date. For a dime, this cheerful comic delivered exactly the kind of relatable, good-natured comedy that made Leave It to Binky a fun fixture on 1954 newsstands.