Sugar & Spike #24

Sheldon Mayer's Sugar and Spike hit the beach in this charming September 1959 issue, where the cover finds the chubby, diaper-clad duo in the shallows — Sugar perched atop Spike's shoulders on a small raft, clutching a toy and calling out "Now don't go TOO fast, Doll-boy!" while a water-skier zips along in the background. It's a wonderfully sunny slice of toddler mischief that captures everything lovable about Mayer's baby-talk comedy series. Inside, the story "Sugar's Great-Great-Great Grampa Plumm!" promises more of the warm, giggle-worthy adventures that made this DC series a standout of its era.