Pat the Brat #21

Pat the Brat #21 delivers the kind of warm, squirm-inducing domestic comedy that made Archie Series titles a staple of 1957 newsstand racks. The cover says it all: young Pat, standing on a bathroom sink in his yellow pajamas, points a gleeful finger at his pop — who is mid-toothbrush with a look of dawning horror — having apparently used dad's toothbrush to shine his shoes. It's a perfectly timed gag rendered with real cartooning charm, and at a dime a copy, this was pure fun for the whole family.