Pipsqueak #39

From the Archie Series comes this delightfully silly 1960 installment of The Adventures of Pipsqueak, with cover art by Walt Lardner. The cover sets up the fun perfectly: a confident little cowboy in a oversized hat and red outfit leads a grumpy, helmet-wearing "spaceman" on a chain, while a small dog trots along ahead — and the cowboy's boast that he's "the first cowboy in town to catch a man from outer space, even if it is Knucklehead!" says everything about the charm of this series. At just a dime, this was wholesome, gag-driven comics entertainment done with a light, cheerful touch.