Belly Laughs Annual

Avon Books’ Belly Laughs Annual (1955–1958) was a short-lived, two-issue humor comic that collected gag cartoons and lighthearted one-pagers, typical of the era’s digest-style annuals. Though its publisher and format were modest, the series offers a snapshot of mid-1950s American comic humor, with its contributors largely anonymous or uncredited. It matters as a minor but charming artifact of Avon’s foray into humor publishing, reflecting the period’s appetite for gentle, visual comedy.