Sugar & Spike #26

DC's beloved toddler duo brings their wide-eyed wonder to the holiday season in this charming Christmas issue, with Sheldon Mayer's cover showing red-haired Spike and blonde Sugar standing bewildered before a decorated Christmas tree, its branches hung with colorful ornaments and a star topper. Sugar clutches a little "Merry Xmas" stocking while their thought bubbles capture the pair's delightfully baffled take on yuletide traditions — a tree indoors? Lollipops where feet belong? — suggesting a holiday full of cheerful chaos. A warm, funny snapshot of 1959 DC at its most endearing.