Little Dot #139

Harvey Comics' pint-sized polka-dot enthusiast is in rare form on this September 1971 cover, winding up a ferocious pitch that sends a ball screaming toward a wide-eyed, trembling batter clutching his spotted bat in alarm. Dot's polka-dotted outfit, cap, and skirt are perfectly on-brand as she crouches at the pitcher's mound — every inch the determined competitor — while her opponent looks anything but ready for what's coming. "The Dot Demon" is a wonderfully fitting title for a girl who clearly brings the same intensity to baseball that she brings to her beloved dots.