The Funnies #34

Two wide-eyed kids stand agape before a towering animal skeleton on display at a Museum of Natural History, with one of them delivering the perfectly timed punchline: "Gosh! They don't feed these animals enough!" It's a charming snapshot of 1939 humor — innocent, clever, and immediately relatable. Inside, the issue packs a terrific lineup including Alley Oop, John Carter of Mars, Dick Tracy, Capt. Easy, Wonderland of Oz, and Bosko, among others, making this a wonderfully packed ten-cent package of comics entertainment.