Millie the Model Comics #14

Millie the Model #14 delivers the breezy humor that made this 1948 Marvel series such a delight, with a cover gag that lands perfectly: Millie, stylish in her red skirt and music-note blouse (monogrammed purse in hand), gestures toward the hapless Mr. Hanover — a suited fellow whose ears are quite literally on fire as firefighters douse him in the background. Her red-headed companion's wide grin says it all, and Pete Riss's crisp linework gives the whole scene a snappy, screwball-comedy energy that's hard to resist.