Marge signed an agreement in 1944 with Western Publishing Company for publishing and distributing a variety of books, comics, and other publications which featured Little Lulu and other characters assiciated with her in stories, pictures, or other printed form. This included coloring and other activity books, phonograph records, games, puzzles, and sewing cards. The agreement also included comic panel rights for newspaper publication.
This page contains information about the comic books. In 1945 Western began publishing Marge's Little Lulu comic books. These comics were produced by Western's staff, with the stories initially primarily written by John Stanley and the artwork done by Irving Tripp, under Marge's artistic supervision until 1972, when Marge sold the rights to Western. The comics were initially published under the Dell label; later under Gold Key.
Reprints of Little Lulu Comics
Little Lulu Comics in Other Languages
Stories from Little Lulu Comics
Original Little Lulu Comic Artwork
Other Comic-Related Information
Reprints of Little Lulu Comics
Little Lulu Comics in Other Languages
La Pequeña Lulú: Little Lulu Spanish Comics
LieVe Lulu: Little Lulu Dutch Comics
Pikku Lulu: Little Lulu Finnish Comics
Petite Lulu: Little Lulu French Comics
Lilla Lotta: Little Lulu Swedish Comics
Luluzinha: Little Lulu Portuguese Comics
Note: Norwegian, and Japanese language LL comics were published (other languages?) I haven't found any of them, so if you have images of them, I would love to add them here.
Stories from Little Lulu Comics
Kite Flight from LL 67, January 1954
Little Itch and The Shamrocks from LL 118, April 1958
The Spook Tree from LL 34, April 1951
The Sea Monster with the Tired Ears from Marge's Little Lulu and Tubby at Summer Camp # 2, 1958
The One -Headed Giant from LL #62, August, 1953
The Big Snow from LL #18, December 1949
Ol' Witch Hazel and the Weary Travelers from Little Lulu and Tubby Halloween Fun #6, 1957
Five Little Babies from LL #38, August, 1951
Sandwich Boys from LL #72, June, 1954
Lulu Buys Clubhouse Story from LL #36, June, 1951
Little Lulu Grasshopper Story from LL #24, June 1950
Story in a Barrel - LL Story from LL #10, April 1949
The Rock Candy Mine - LL Story from LL #23
Wet Mumday - LL Story from LL #129, March 1959
Little Itch's Spell - LL Story from LL #86, August 1955
Little Lulu and Tubby in Alaska
Stories from Tubby Comics
The Great Tubbo from Tubby #9, July, 1954
The Captured Flying Saucer from Tubby #10, October, 1954
The Flagoogle from Tubby #13, July, 1955
Other Comic-Related Information
Little Lulu Comics Metal Print Plate
Little Lulu Comic Book Premiums
Little Lulu Comic Book Adult Character Names
Following the ten Four Color comics, Dell began to produce Little Lulu comics regularly, every two months for the first year, beginning with Volume I Issue #1 in January-February, 1948. The comics LL #1 through LL #14 had 36 pages; LL #15 through LL #40 had 52 pages. They sold for 10¢, as did the Four Color comics. They also had the same cover format as did the Four Colors, with the main picture framed by the little Lulus around the sides and bottom.
Marge's Little Lulu #1
January - February, 1948
Here are the front cover, the back cover, the inside front cover,
and the inside back cover.
Marge's Little Lulu #2
March - April, 1948
Here are the front cover and the back cover.
Marge's Little Lulu #5
September - October, 1948
Here are the front cover, the back cover, and the inside back
cover.
Dell Comics 1949 - 1950
After the first year of regular issues, the Little Lulu comics were published monthly, beginning in January, 1949 with issue #7. The comics continued to sell for 10¢. The look of the cover changed: Instead of the frame of Lulus around the sides and bottom of the picture, there was a design that went down the left side. The comics LL #1 through LL #14 had 36 pages; LL #15 through LL #40 had 52 pages.
Marge's Little Lulu #17
November, 1949
Here is the front cover.
Marge's Little Lulu #27
September, 1950
Here is the front cover.
Marge's Little Lulu #28
October, 1950
Here is the front cover. With this issue, the design stripe down
the left side was removed.
The Elusive LL #260
"LITTLE LULU #260 = Whitman 3-Pack issue (9/1980) = Rarest issue in series!"
One of these comics sold at eBay Auction for over $800. They are definitely rare, but I'm wondering how rare they are. I'm conducting an informal survey of Lulu comic collectors to see how many actually have this issue and how many are still missing it.
If you want to participate, please e-mail me and let me know which of the following applies to your collection:
1. I have the entire
Little Lulu comic collection, including #260.
2. I have many of the Little Lulu comics, including #260.
3. I have the entire Little Lulu comic collection except for
#260.
4. I have many Little Lulu comics, but not #260.
5. Other (please explain)
Please send your response to me at dmmaki@MichelesWorld.net
Page last updated 08 Jan 2013.
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