Mutt and Jeff #104

This Dell offering from 1958 brings Bud Fisher's beloved odd-couple duo to life in a charming scene penciled and inked by Al Smith — the towering, mustachioed Mutt stands with notepad and tailor's tape in hand while the short, top-hatted Jeff eyes a full-length mirror with characteristic grumpiness, his red suit practically vibrating with indignation. The contrast between the lanky, self-satisfied Mutt and the stout, scowling Jeff captures everything that's made this pair so enduring. Promising "all brand-new stories," including "The War of the Hoses," this issue delivers a fresh round of the comic misadventures that fans of the strip have always loved.