One of my favorite comic book panels ever.

I pondered building up to a reveal of this panel, explaining why I liked it before presenting this scan, but it's just too awesome and eye-catching (if my scan doesn't totally ruin it) to avoid.

This is of course from Spider-Man's debut story in "Amazing Fantasy" #15. A crook just raced by and got away scot-free because Spidey decided it wasn't hs concern and didn't bother trying to stop him. Of course, since Webhead doesn't carry a gun, and since he's not even really a superhero yet, you have to wonder if he really deserves a reprimand for not pursuing an apparent dangerous criminal.

No matter, though. The point is that when the cop scolds him, Spider-Man gives him the hand! This panel may well be artist Steve Ditko's apex. Check out the body language: The tensed posterior, the arm flexed and bent behind him, and of course that back of the hand. Clearly Ditko is anticipating the sassy "Talk to the hand" posture that would become popular decades later.

Peter Parker's words are disdainful enough, but I like to think that immediately after this little rejoinder, he adds an emphatic "MM-HMM," snapped the fingers on that left hand, and sashays his way off panel.