The Adventures of Bob Hope #45

A desert-island rescue takes a typically Bob Hope-shaped turn on the cover of this 1957 DC gem, with Owen Fitzgerald's breezy linework capturing the comedic moment perfectly. Bob and a red-haired companion — both dressed in tattered island-survivor clothes — spot a rowboat of grinning sailors arriving to save them, but Bob's deadpan quip ("Great! I hope they take ME along, too!") suggests he's not quite as confident in his own appeal as she is. It's warm, witty humor straight from the era's best comedy comics, and "Fashion Plate" promises more of the same charm inside.