63. Birth of the pantin' public, 1940s

62. Comics fix, 1946

61. Ten thousand comics, 1946

60. Black Terror vs Dick Cole, 1946

59. Mountains of mags, 1946

58. Sanctum sanctorum, 1946

53. Mexican newsstand, or La Pequeña Lulú sings a different tune, c.1950

51. New Religion, 1940s

50. Mad love, 1965

Mad #95, 1965. Mom and dad. Study for an unfinished Pieta.

40. Flapjacks of fear, 1953

 

                                                        Baffling Mysteries #14, others. 1953.

39. Harlem horror, 1949

Adventures into the Unknown #5, one of the first horror comics.  Inscribed in Yiddish on verso:

"This is my store. You can see the counter that I made. Harlem, NY." (Translation courtesy Yivo Institute)

36. Funnybook soldier, 1950

Original AP photo with news blurb pasted on verso:

34. Shadow man's sons, 1940s

27. Bête noir, 1952

Black Cat Mystery #40
Cover by Joe Simon, co-creator of Captain America

25. Fantastic Comics, 1940

Fantastic Comics #12 (featuring psychotic Stardust story by Fletcher Hanks)

23. The Seventies (Kung Fu & Coors), 1976

Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #27, 1976

22. Western boy, 1947

Gene Autry #6, 1947

12. Comic strip tease, 1951

Little Lulu #38, Planet Comics #65, Looney Tunes #118, Walt Disney’s Comics & Stories #131, Andy Panda (Four-Color #345), Porky Pig (Four-Color #342), Little Iodine #7, Bugs Bunny (Four-Color #347), Bugs Bunny’s Vacation Funnies #1, Paul Terry’s Comics #88, Zane Grey’s King of the Royal Mounted (Four-Color #340), Wilbur #38, Laugh #46

11. NYC newsstand, 1952

Crime Does Not Pay #111, others.

10. More Fun, 1937

More Fun Comics #25