Sugar & Spike #78

Sugar and Spike are up to their usual mischief in this delightful 1968 DC offering, where the redheaded Spike and blonde Sugar have commandeered a towering purple filing cabinet — complete with a giant magnet and a chaotic umbrella — while a beleaguered adult in green tries to fend off the mayhem and a crowd of self-proclaimed "mice" cowers nearby holding protest signs. Sheldon Mayer's cover promises a wild ride involving Bernie the Brain's latest invention, the Baron's scheming, and a story called "Beware of Froolers!" that sounds wonderfully absurd. At just 12 cents, this issue captures everything charming about Mayer's baby-talk world, where tiny tots consistently outwit the grown-ups around them.