Patsy Walker #51

Atlas Comics' Patsy Walker #51 from March 1954 delivers a charming romantic comedy scenario right on its cover: Patsy and her beau are cozily embraced indoors while, through the window, a dark-haired figure — likely Hedy Wolfe, Patsy's co-starring rival — calls out "Hey! Come on out! You're missing all the fun!" as skaters glide past snowy trees behind her. Patsy's perfectly content reply, "That's what she thinks!", says everything about her priorities. Allan Jaffee's clean, expressive linework captures the warmth and wit of the series beautifully, and at 52 big pages, this issue offers plenty of that breezy teenage fun for a dime.