Tom Cat #4

Charlton's scrappy feline star is back in this 1956 all-new issue, and the cover sets the tone perfectly — Tom Cat, rolling in on roller skates and wearing green shorts, squares off with his boxing gloves raised against a scowling, grey-furred dog opponent who's charging in with fists flying and feet spinning up a cloud of dust. It's a wonderfully lively scene that hints at the roller-skating ring showdown promised by the story "Outboxed the Boxer." For ten cents, this is pure animated-style fun from Charlton, with the kind of rubbery, expressive cartooning that makes the whole premise irresistible.