Marmaduke Mouse #13

Marmaduke Mouse #13 from Quality Comics brings the laughs right on the cover, where a little mouse, a cheerful buck-toothed fellow in checkered pants and a bow tie, and a crown-wearing lion named King Louie share a punchy exchange about teeth that's equal parts groan-worthy and charming. The speech-bubble gag — comparing King Louie's mismatched chompers to Pullman car berths — captures exactly the kind of warm, goofy humor that made funny-animal comics such a delight in 1949. It's a bright, inviting slice of mid-century cartoon fun that's hard not to smile at.