Gay Comics
Marvel · 1944 · 1 issue
About the series
A single-issue oddity from Marvel's 1940s heyday, Gay Comics (#1, 1944) is a humor anthology best remembered for the gleefully grotesque cartooning of Basil Wolverton, who wrote and drew the bulk of its content. Though the title name is a period-archaic term for "merry," the issue itself is a straightforward, gag-filled comic showcasing Wolverton's uniquely rubbery, bug-eyed style. It stands as a quirky, obscure footnote in Marvel's pre-superhero history, a snapshot of wartime comedy from one of the medium's most distinctive visual talents.