Patsy Walker #49

A delightful slice of 1953 teen romance comedy, this Atlas issue finds red-haired Patsy so swept up in a romantic moment against a tree with her beau that she's just announced she forgot the picnic food — while a thoroughly exasperated Hedy Wolfe sits on the blanket nearby, picnic basket at her side, muttering "Is she kidding?" Al Jaffee's cover art captures the gag with easy charm, balancing Patsy's breezy obliviousness against Hedy's perfectly timed reaction. With 52 big pages for a dime, this is warm, witty romance comics at its most entertaining.