Today in Comics History, June 23, 1944: The real baffling mystery is how Heath's suit turned green

Oh no! Heath is a lowly yeller-bellied war deserter coward. Why, I've half a mind to stop eating his delicious toffee covered with chocolate candy bars!


from Baffling Mysteries #11 (Ace, November 1952), pencils and inks by Gene Colan, with Leroy mechanical lettering
I think it would have been funnier in that last panel above if it had been Death saying "That's what you think!" instead.

Oh no! Years later, the comrades he deserted finally catch up with him! But what's the worst they can do? Oh no...aieeeeee! He's going to have to pick up the tab for everybody because the dead don't carry American Express!


Moral of the story: don't do that there thing.

This post was suggested by faithful reader and frequent commenter Blam, who's provided a lot of date references in comics that I'll spotlight throughout 2023 in this series. Thanks, Blam!