Laugh Riot

Across thirty issues from 1961 to 1966, Marvel’s Laugh Riot was a lively humor anthology built around the gag-cartoon talents of Bill Ward, Bill Wenzel, and Dan DeCarlo. Featuring a rotating cast of one-off jokes and short, character-driven strips, the series captured the breezy, slapstick energy of early-1960s comic relief. While it never launched a lasting franchise, it remains a fond snapshot of Marvel’s pre-superhero era, showcasing the clean, expressive cartooning that defined the company’s funny-animal and teen-humor output.