Popular Jokes #18

This 1965 Marvel humor digest delivers exactly what its tagline promises — "Gems of Mirth, Laughter, Humor, Fun!" — with a cover gag that sets the comedic tone perfectly. The scene shows a grinning businessman cozying up to his blonde secretary at her typewriter, while his visibly unamused wife appears in the doorway, the punchline spelled out in the caption below. At 25 cents, it's a snapshot of mid-'60s workplace comedy with the breezy, cartoonish style that made these digest-sized laugh books a reliable newsstand pick.