The Adventures of Bob Hope #46

DC's long-running comedy series finds Bob in prime form on this 1957 cover, decked out in loud diamond-patterned swim trunks and flippers at the pool's edge, trading quips with a skeptical blonde in a black swimsuit. The gag practically writes itself — she calls swimming lessons for fish "silly," while Bob fires back that sardines are proof skipping class has consequences. Owen Fitzgerald's breezy, expressive linework gives the poolside banter an easy charm that made this series a reliable laugh for 1950s readers.