Life with Millie #19

Marvel's charming fashion-world comedy series hits issue #19 with a cover that perfectly captures Millie's breezy, good-natured humor. The scene unfolds in a dressing room where blonde Millie sits at a vanity brushing her hair, insisting she needs a full hundred strokes before she's ready to be photographed — much to the exasperation of a glamorous redhead in a green dress and an older woman in blue, both waiting impatiently in the doorway. Stan Goldberg and Sol Brodsky bring the trio to life with delightful warmth, and with Stan Lee writing and "Beauty on Parade!" on the bill, this 1962 gem is a genuinely fun slice of early Marvel's lighter side.