Mutt & Jeff #25

Bud Fisher's beloved comic duo brings their signature absurdist humor to the football field in this December–January 1946 DC issue, with cover art by Sheldon Mayer. The cover says it all: Jeff has driven a military tank straight through the goalposts and is popping out of the hatch in full football gear, cheerfully arguing with a baffled referee — "Whaddaya mean — FOUL? I crossed the goal line, didn't I?" — while flattened players in red uniforms lie scattered across the field behind him. It's the kind of gloriously silly gag that made Mutt & Jeff a staple of American humor for decades, and at ten cents, this issue was an absolute bargain for a laugh.