Nuts! #4

Tick Dracy faces his most baffling case yet when a completely invisible criminal mastermind known as the Nothin' leads a band of cutthroats on a crime spree, forcing the legendary lawman to use his detective skills to unmask the mystery. With the help of his favorite comic strip character Tiny Benny Ho-Hum, Dracy closes in on the truth about who the Nothin' really is and what occult method the criminal is using to carry out his nefarious plans. This 1954 satire-parody, inked by Hy Fleishman, delivers a wild ride as Dracy pursues justice against one of his most perplexing adversaries.

Prince Valuable is a swashbuckling medieval romp that sends our eager knight errant to rescue the Princess Alighta from Viking raiders—though his noble ambitions are as confused as his choice of allies, having enlisted the dubious wizard Mureen for magical aid in exchange for a cut of the plunder. With talking swords, yodeling complications, and a wizard more interested in his chocolate egg-cream than the kingdom's peril, this satire gleefully skewers the tropes of King Arthur's realm and the earnest heroism that powers them.

A tongue-in-cheek tour through the glorious history of comics themselves, "Comics Is Wonderful!" takes readers on a wild romp from the primordial swamps to modern advertising, with irreverent reimaginings of classic tales like Romeo and Juliet along the way. With inks by Hy Fleishman, this 1954 humor piece celebrates (and gently skewers) everything comics can do—instruct, entertain, sell breakfast cereal, and more—proving that the medium truly is a marvel worth laughing about.