Patsy Walker #30

The cover of this September 1950 issue says it all — a mischievous young man proudly gestures at a caricature he's just chalked on a blackboard, declaring it looks exactly like "the old battle-ax," while a horrified Patsy and the very woman in question, fuming in the doorway, make it clear the joke has landed in the worst possible way. Al Jaffee's cartooning brings tremendous comic timing to the scene, with every raised hand and steaming glare perfectly calibrated for maximum embarrassment. Fifty-two big pages for a dime, with "The Dreadful Date!" waiting inside — this one promises the kind of cheerful teen chaos that made Patsy Walker such a delight in 1950.