Mutt & Jeff #84

The long-running comic strip duo comes to life in this January 1956 DC outing, with a cover by Sheldon Mayer that captures the pair's signature dynamic perfectly: the lanky Mutt pedaling furiously on a bicycle while the dapper, top-hatted Jeff gets dragged along, their word balloons trading a priceless gag about forty years of friendship being precisely the wrong qualification for a loan. Al Smith brings his practiced touch to the interior pages, keeping the laughs coming in the tradition that made these two pals a household staple.