Patsy and Her Pals #19

A fresh-fruit-drinks stand becomes the backdrop for a perfectly timed misunderstanding in this December 1955 Atlas title, with a red-haired Patsy looking decidedly unamused as a young man in a blue blazer delivers his sheepish explanation — "All I did was ask her if she'd like a squeeze!" — while the vendor at the counter looks on in bemused disbelief. Morris Weiss brings a light, breezy charm to the cover art, capturing that mid-fifties teen-comedy tone with confident linework and a knack for expressive faces. Promising all brand-new stories, this issue is a warm slice of postwar teenage life at its most cheerfully comedic.