Patsy and Hedy #36

This sun-soaked Atlas romance title delivers a breezy slice of mid-1950s teenage rivalry, with a cover by Al Jaffee showing Patsy and Hedy each clinging to the same grinning young man in swimwear on the beach — while a watchful boy and a dark-haired girl perched on a rock observe the scene with knowing skepticism. The cover's speech bubbles spell out the situation perfectly: everyone claims the two girls are the best of friends, but nobody's buying it when a fellow named Buzzy is involved. For fans of lighthearted romance comics, this issue promises exactly the cheerful, competitive fun that made Patsy and Hedy a reliable treat in 1955.