Peter Porkchops #32

The cover of this 1954 DC funny-animal delight sets up a perfectly timed gag: Peter Porkchops peers over a hedge wondering aloud where Wolfie went — completely unaware that the hapless wolf has landed headfirst in a muddy puddle just below, looking thoroughly soggy and indignant. Otto Feuer's clean, expressive linework makes the most of the visual irony, with Wolfie's dripping, grumpy face doing all the comic heavy lifting. At just a dime, Peter Porkchops #32 delivers the kind of cheerful, chase-driven humor that made DC's funny-animal line such a warm corner of 1950s comics.