Patsy and Her Pals #29

A delightful snapshot of 1950s teen culture, this issue of Patsy and Her Pals features a cover by Al Hartley that captures a generational fashion debate with real comic charm. Patsy and her pals — including a redhead in a stylish red sweater, a girl in a yellow top and hat, and a friend with a polka-dot headscarf — lean against a yellow car, eyeing a couple across the way: a boy in a motorcycle jacket and a girl in dungarees. The speech bubbles say it all, as Patsy's crowd frets about the younger generation while simultaneously congratulating themselves on their own sophistication — a joke that landed perfectly in 1957 and still raises a smile today.