Mutt & Jeff #21

Bud Fisher's beloved comic duo share a bed in this cheerful 1946 DC entry, with the tall, exasperated Mutt in red polka-dot pajamas scolding the shorter Jeff for sleeping with his shoes on — only for Jeff to deliver the perfectly logical comeback, "Horses do!" Cover art by Sheldon Mayer captures the duo's easygoing comic rhythm with bright, inviting colors and a gag that lands the moment your eyes hit the page. At just ten cents, this April-May issue is a warm snapshot of mid-century humor comics at their most disarming.