The Last Lath #[nn]

In this rare 1947 gem, writer-artist Alan Dunn delivers a quietly surreal moment in The Last Lath #nn: a home builder arrives at a vacant lot to find the plumbing and heating already installed—no house, no foundation, just the bones of a structure that hasn’t begun. The story’s off-kilter logic and precise, hand-drawn detail, both by Alan Dunn, make for a striking early example of domestic absurdity in comics. The cover, also by Dunn, captures the same eerie stillness with its clean lines and unexplained setup.