Tessie the Typist Comics #12

Tessie takes center stage at a "Bathing Beauty Contest" on this bright 1947 cover, strutting confidently in a bold black-and-red polka-dot swimsuit while several other contestants parade across a raised platform behind her — much to the wide-eyed delight of the formally dressed judges seated below. Morris Weiss brings a lively, comedic energy to the scene, with the flustered judges practically tumbling over each other in admiration. It's a cheerful snapshot of postwar humor that makes this issue of Tessie the Typist Comics an endearing piece of 1947 Marvel fun.