Popular Jokes #4

The May 1962 issue of Popular Jokes — The Big Laugh Magazine! delivers exactly what its subtitle promises, with a cover gag that's pure mid-century comedy gold. A flustered gas station attendant pumps fuel beside a gleaming red car, sheepishly explaining to an unimpressed woman in a form-fitting red dress, "I'm not whistling at you, lady; that's the gas tank signaling that it's full!" At 25 cents, this Marvel humor digest was offering readers a full tank of laughs — and this cover sets the tone perfectly.