Sugar & Spike #10

DC's delightful toddler duo are at it again in this September 1957 issue, with Sugar and Spike stationed in the backyard making a gleeful discovery about garden hose faucets — Spike turning the spigot while Sugar sputters through a mouthful of water, both rendered with Sheldon Mayer's wonderfully expressive charm. Their older counterparts peek mischievously over the fence above, and the speech bubbles ("Glub! Splut! Hey!" / "Aha! So THAT'S what that turning thing is for!") capture exactly the wide-eyed, cause-and-effect logic of the very young. It's a warm, laugh-out-loud snapshot of childhood curiosity that makes this tenth issue every bit as endearing as the series' best.