Pat the Brat #33

From the Archie Series comes this cheerful slice of mid-century domestic comedy — Pat the Brat #33, July 1959. The cover, inked by Bob Bolling, sets the tone perfectly: little Pat stands between a relaxed, cigar-puffing grandfather figure lounging in an armchair and a wide-eyed, flustered dad, delivering the deadpan gem, "When I grow up I'm going to be a retired businessman… if Dad isn't going to be stingy with my allowance!" At just 10 cents, this issue promises the kind of sharp, good-natured kid humor that made Pat such a reliable treat in Archie's 1959 lineup.