Mutt & Jeff #45

Bud Fisher's beloved odd-couple duo is front and center in this 1950 DC offering, with the tall, blue-suited Jeff puffing up proudly at a white picket fence while the short, top-hatted Mutt asks if he really runs things at home — and a laughing woman leans over the fence to deliver the delicious punchline about vacuum cleaners, washing machines, and lawn mowers. Sheldon Mayer's cover art captures the strip's signature warmth and gentle domestic humor with clean, expressive linework. At a dime for 52 big pages, this issue is a cheerful snapshot of mid-century funny-page comedy at its most charming.