Mutt & Jeff #97

This September 1957 DC humor comic finds the long-running comedy duo in fine form, with the cover by Sheldon Mayer depicting the tall, big-nosed Mutt applying make-up at a dressing-room mirror while the short, clown-costumed Jeff looks on skeptically. Mutt boasts that his acting keeps audiences "glued to their seats," and Jeff's deadpan comeback — "That's ONE way to keep 'em there!" — lands with the timing of a seasoned vaudeville act. Al Smith brings the same sharp wit to the interior stories, making this a cheerful ten-cent package of classic comic-strip comedy in DC's reliable tradition.