Sugar & Spike #80

Sheldon Mayer's Sugar and Spike are up to their usual mischief in this January 1968 DC delight, and the cover says it all: Spike has dangled himself from a chandelier to avoid a massive, wide-mouthed green monster lurking inside what appears to be a framed picture or doorway, while little Sugar stands perilously close below — with Bernie the Brain watching the chaos unfold from the corner. The cover dialogue perfectly captures the series' cheerful absurdity, with Spike coolly acknowledging the monster behind him as leverage to coax someone down from his lofty perch. Promising the interior story "Adventure Inside a Monster!" featuring Bernie the Brain, this issue is a warm reminder of why Mayer's all-ages humor charmed readers throughout the Silver Age.