Patsy Walker #38

A wonderfully witty January 1952 entry in Marvel's teen romance series, with Al Jaffee handling both the writing and art throughout all 52 pages. The cover sets the comedic tone perfectly: a dark-haired young woman in red sits alone on a bench, reacting with exasperated amusement ("They're telling me!!") to a newspaper headline about a "Manpower Shortage Critical" — while just a few feet away, red-headed Patsy Walker and co-star Hedy Wolfe are each happily surrounded by attentive young men with floating hearts all around them. It's a clever, instantly relatable visual gag that captures the light romantic comedy charm this series was known for.