Sugar & Spike #37

Sheldon Mayer conjures up the Halloween spirit beautifully on this November 1961 cover, where Sugar and Spike — dressed in their trick-or-treat costumes — find themselves cowering before a looming jack-o'-lantern scarecrow in the dark. Their "Trick or Treat" bags in hand, one of the toddlers nervously suggests going back to ringing doorbells, making it clear this particular stop on their Halloween rounds isn't going as planned. It's a warm, wonderfully spooky slice of all-ages fun that perfectly captures the imaginative charm Mayer brought to DC's most endearing baby duo.