Li'l Genius #44

This Charlton charmer from 1963 features Jon D'Agostino's cover art at its most delightful — a red-haired little boy, hobo bundle slung over his shoulder, pressing his face right up to a seated teenager's and announcing, "Can I borrow the car? … I'm leaving home!" A red-haired girl peeks in from the top of the cover while a boxy TV set looms in the background, setting the scene for the kind of cheerful domestic comedy that made Li'l Genius a staple of kids' spinner racks. With Joe Gill scripting the interior story "Terror on Thursday," this is a warm snapshot of early-'60s humor comics done with real personality.