Peter Porkchops #25

Peter Porkchops, "America's Favorite Pig," is in full crisis-management mode on this delightful 1953 DC cover by Otto Feuer — our red-hatted hero leans out a window and douses a very dramatic, shouting dog with a bucket of water while flames roar from the neighboring window and cries of "Fire! Fire! Fire!" fill the night air. It's a perfectly chaotic snapshot of the slapstick comedy that made this series such a treat, with a crescent moon keeping calm watch over the whole ridiculous scene. For fans of warm-hearted funny-animal comics from the early 1950s, this ten-cent gem captures exactly why Peter Porkchops earned his spot at DC's lineup.