45. Beyond Mars, c.1954

"Beyond Mars," by Harvey artist Lee Elias (who drew everything from Casper to Chamber of Chills). It ran for 3 years in just one paper: the NY Daily News.

Black Cat Mystery #50 (1954). Art by Lee Elias

44. Olive Oyl, 1940s

43. Worlds collide, 1920s

42. Boob McNutt, 1920s

                                                                       Boob McNutt, c.1925.

41. Three Vampirellas, 1970s

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)

38. Comics cutie, 1950s

Ex-Playmate Madeline Castle (from original contact sheet).

37. Hoofprints of doom, 1960s

36. Funnybook soldier, 1950

Original AP photo with news blurb pasted on verso:

35. Superman rises, 1940

Thanksgiving 1940.

34. Shadow man's sons, 1940s

33. Hippie party (Zap buckle), c.1970

32. Buster Brown and the sign of doom, c.1910

 Note pre-Hitler swastika behind Buster Brown.

31. Marvelmania, c.1966

Daredevil #18, Avengers #'s 28 & 29, Amazing Spider-Man #40, Fantastic Four #'s 52 & 55

Marvelmania posters: Hulk, Spidey, Iron Man, Dr. Strange, Thor, Cap, Sub-Mariner, Human Torch

30. Mad soldier, 1971

Mad Special #3, 1971

29. Super clown, 1940s

28. Popeye posse, 1930s-40s

27. Bête noir, 1952

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

26. Yellow Kid kills Kaiser, 1918

Inscribed on verso: "Nov. 11, 1918. The Elk's float. Kaiser Bill in the coffin, there is a bell in the front which they tolled."