Patsy and Hedy #2

The April 1952 cover of Patsy and Hedy #2 sets the tone perfectly — Patsy in her green sweater and pink skirt and Hedy in her orange top and black skirt trade razor-sharp compliments on the ice, their smiles just a little too sweet, while a young man sitting on a snow bank laces up his skates and cheerfully declares he's glad the two are "friendly again." Al Jaffee's crisp linework gives the whole scene a breezy wit that makes it clear this rivalry is as much comedy as competition. For a dime, Atlas Comics delivered sharp character dynamics and snappy visual storytelling that holds up surprisingly well.