McKeever and the Colonel

Don Segall and Tony Tallarico brought the unlikely duo of a wisecracking boy and his curmudgeonly military mentor to life in this short-lived Dell series from 1963. Spanning just three issues, McKeever and the Colonel offered a lighthearted, sitcom-style take on life at a military academy, with Tallarico’s expressive cartooning grounding the humor. Though brief, it’s a charming snapshot of early 1960s all-ages comics, showcasing Segall’s knack for comedic dialogue and a premise that would later echo in other media.