Patsy and Hedy #18

A sun-soaked beach scene sets the stage for this August 1953 Atlas Comics charmer, with Patsy in a patterned two-piece bathing suit drawing admiring — and catty — attention from a shirtless young man and a sharply dressed Hedy in her own green swimsuit. The snappy speech bubbles capture the friendly rivalry between the two leads perfectly, all rendered with Al Jaffee's clean, expressive linework on both pencils and inks. At just a dime a copy and published monthly, Patsy and Hedy #18 delivers exactly the breezy, witty entertainment the series was known for.