The Pixies #1

This cheerful 1946 Winter Issue from Magazine Enterprises sets the season perfectly: a caped, dark-haired Pixie swoops through the air scattering snowflakes from a yellow bucket, while a gang of tiny companions ski and sled out of an enormous "Sudsy Soap Flakes" box turned instant ski slope. A blonde girl on skis watches the snowy chaos unfold with a delighted wave, making the whole cover feel like a burst of cold-weather mischief. At just ten cents, The Pixies #1 looks like exactly the kind of lighthearted fun that made mid-1940s all-ages comics such a joy.