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Little Lulu: Graphic Novels
Little Lulu, Volume 13: Too Much Fun
Contain every story and strip of 'Little Lulu' originally published between November 1952 and March 1953, this volume captures some of the very best yarns ever to star Lulu, Tubby, Annie, Alvin and the rest of the rambunctious gang.
- GenresGraphic Novels
208 pages, Paperback
First published January 3, 2006
About the author
John Stanley
576 books14 followersJohn Stanley was a comic book creator, best known for his scripting of Little Lulu's comic book exploits from 1945 to approximately 1959. While mostly known for his scripting, Stanley also was an accomplished artist who drew many of his stories, including the earliest issues of Lulu. His specialty was humorous stories, both with licensed characters and those of his own creation. His writing style has been described as employing "colorful, S. J. Perelman-ish language and a decidedly bizarre, macabre wit (reminiscent of writer Roald Dahl)" with storylines that "were cohesive and tightly constructed, with nary a loose thread in the plot". Cartoonist Fred Hembeck has dubbed him "for my money, the most consistently funny cartoonist to work in the comic book medium".
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July 6, 2015
Little Lulu is the nickname for Lulu Moppet, a comic strip character created in 1935 by Marjorie Henderson Buell. The character debuted in The Saturday Evening Post and continued for years in strips, picked up by various artists and writers. John Stanley's work on Marge's Little Lulu from 1945-1959 is highly regarded, I've discovered, and I have read a lot of it but never reviewed any of it so just picked up a random volume which features Stanley's S. J. Perelman/Roald Dahl, with a little edge sometimes. Pretty funny stuff, and done at a pretty high level or decades.
March 23, 2018
When people say that there are no comics for young readers, they clearly haven't read these books, because Lulu are awesome strips. Stanley has a real clear understanding of kids and their adventurous spirits, Tripp's art is clear and strong, and the stories are always inventive, clever and fun. Highly recommended to anyone.
November 26, 2012
Volume 13, issues #54-#58
"Snowjinks": Tubby pretends he hurt his hand to avoid shoveling Lulu's walk as he had promised.
"Tubby's Doll": Tubby receives a doll from his aunt for Christmas and tries to give it to Lulu anonymously.
untitled: Alvin gets stuck in a Christmas wreath.
"Feathered Friends": Lulu is sick and can't feed the pigeouns in the park so they come to her.
"The Leftover Christmas Tree": The boys don't believe Lulu can get .50 for a Christmas tree the day after Christmas.
"That Ol' Witch Hazel and Her Son Calvin": To avoid washing the dishes, Lulu tells Alvin a story about Witch Hazel's son, a giant.
"Camping In": Tubby's friends sleepover and they cathc a burglar pretending to be Santa Claus.
"The Fortuneteller": Lulu tells fortunes to earn money for Gertie Greenbean's get well flowers.
"The Case of the Egg in the Shoe": Lulu gets blamed for sticking an egg in her father's shoe. She claims she's innocent so Tubby, aka The Spider, is on the case. This is the first time Tubby refers to himself as the Spider to Lulu.
"Water Girl": Lulu tricks the boys into letting her join their club but has to pass probation.
"That Witch Hazel Again": Lulu tells Alvin about a little girl who ran away and got turned into a parrot by Hazel the Witch.
"The Chemist": Tubby dreams a formula he created has transformed his friends into dogs.
"The Downfall of Mr. McNabbem": After accusing Lulu of truancy and breaking Mr. Ernest's pipe, Mr. McNabbem gets demoted from truant officer.
"Elephant Ride": An elephant chases the boys after Eddie hit him in the rump with a slingshot and Lulu and Alvin are along for the ride.
"Space Kids": After the boys trick Lulu into thinking they flew to Mars and back, she tricks the boys into thinking a ufo has landed.
"The Tree Fish": A cat steals Lulu's fish and runs up a tree.
"The Little Pink Cloud": Lulu tells Alvin a story about a little girl who wrangles a pink cloud for a prince.
"The Buzzard": Gloria ditches Tubby for Wilbur and Tubby acts as a third wheel on their date.
untitled: Lulu and Tubby challenge each other.
untitled: Wilbur lures the other kids into a locked room in an attempt to eliminate the competion for a $10.00 prize.
untitled: Lulu tries to help Alvin get his shoes back from a dog.
"Law-an'-Order": Officer O'Toole appoints Tubby a junior policeman and Tubby arrests Annie for disturbing the peace.
"Big Boom": The boys trick the girls into believing Tubby created a bomb and blew up an abandoned building, but the girls have the last laugh.
"The Little Pioneer": Lulu tells Alvin a story about a pioneer girl who saves an outpost from an Indian raid.
"The Mascot": The boys make Alvin their mascot then trade him for a goat with the West Side Gang.
"Special Delivery": Lulu and Annie hatch a plan to ask the stork to deliver Annie's new brother to Lulu's house.
"The Case of the Well-bred Worms": Tubby hides his worm ranch under Mr. Moffet's bed. When they go missing, he thinks Lulu's pop stole them.
"Fair Eggschange": Wilbur tricks Lulu into searching for solid gold Easter eggs.
"The Surpirze Fighter": Wilbur cons the West Side Gang and Tubby's club into holding a boxing match.
"The Cowpoke": Tubby plays cowboy and tries to rope Lulu.
That Ol' Witch Hazel and the Poisonous Mushrooms": Lulu tells Alvin how WitchHazel tried to kill a lost little girl with poisoned mushroom soup.
"Tattoo": The boys get fake tattoos which their mothers think are real.
untitled: Tubby plays golf.
untitled: Alvin eats mudpies.
untitled: Tubby and another kid circle each other until the other kids get bored and leave then they stop their fight.
untitled: Tubby gets jealous when other boys flirt with Lulu.
untitled: Alvin blows a bubble.
untitled: Alvin rollerskates down his front steps.
untitled: Tubby picks an apple which Lulu eats before he climbs down from the tree.
"Snowjinks": Tubby pretends he hurt his hand to avoid shoveling Lulu's walk as he had promised.
"Tubby's Doll": Tubby receives a doll from his aunt for Christmas and tries to give it to Lulu anonymously.
untitled: Alvin gets stuck in a Christmas wreath.
"Feathered Friends": Lulu is sick and can't feed the pigeouns in the park so they come to her.
"The Leftover Christmas Tree": The boys don't believe Lulu can get .50 for a Christmas tree the day after Christmas.
"That Ol' Witch Hazel and Her Son Calvin": To avoid washing the dishes, Lulu tells Alvin a story about Witch Hazel's son, a giant.
"Camping In": Tubby's friends sleepover and they cathc a burglar pretending to be Santa Claus.
"The Fortuneteller": Lulu tells fortunes to earn money for Gertie Greenbean's get well flowers.
"The Case of the Egg in the Shoe": Lulu gets blamed for sticking an egg in her father's shoe. She claims she's innocent so Tubby, aka The Spider, is on the case. This is the first time Tubby refers to himself as the Spider to Lulu.
"Water Girl": Lulu tricks the boys into letting her join their club but has to pass probation.
"That Witch Hazel Again": Lulu tells Alvin about a little girl who ran away and got turned into a parrot by Hazel the Witch.
"The Chemist": Tubby dreams a formula he created has transformed his friends into dogs.
"The Downfall of Mr. McNabbem": After accusing Lulu of truancy and breaking Mr. Ernest's pipe, Mr. McNabbem gets demoted from truant officer.
"Elephant Ride": An elephant chases the boys after Eddie hit him in the rump with a slingshot and Lulu and Alvin are along for the ride.
"Space Kids": After the boys trick Lulu into thinking they flew to Mars and back, she tricks the boys into thinking a ufo has landed.
"The Tree Fish": A cat steals Lulu's fish and runs up a tree.
"The Little Pink Cloud": Lulu tells Alvin a story about a little girl who wrangles a pink cloud for a prince.
"The Buzzard": Gloria ditches Tubby for Wilbur and Tubby acts as a third wheel on their date.
untitled: Lulu and Tubby challenge each other.
untitled: Wilbur lures the other kids into a locked room in an attempt to eliminate the competion for a $10.00 prize.
untitled: Lulu tries to help Alvin get his shoes back from a dog.
"Law-an'-Order": Officer O'Toole appoints Tubby a junior policeman and Tubby arrests Annie for disturbing the peace.
"Big Boom": The boys trick the girls into believing Tubby created a bomb and blew up an abandoned building, but the girls have the last laugh.
"The Little Pioneer": Lulu tells Alvin a story about a pioneer girl who saves an outpost from an Indian raid.
"The Mascot": The boys make Alvin their mascot then trade him for a goat with the West Side Gang.
"Special Delivery": Lulu and Annie hatch a plan to ask the stork to deliver Annie's new brother to Lulu's house.
"The Case of the Well-bred Worms": Tubby hides his worm ranch under Mr. Moffet's bed. When they go missing, he thinks Lulu's pop stole them.
"Fair Eggschange": Wilbur tricks Lulu into searching for solid gold Easter eggs.
"The Surpirze Fighter": Wilbur cons the West Side Gang and Tubby's club into holding a boxing match.
"The Cowpoke": Tubby plays cowboy and tries to rope Lulu.
That Ol' Witch Hazel and the Poisonous Mushrooms": Lulu tells Alvin how WitchHazel tried to kill a lost little girl with poisoned mushroom soup.
"Tattoo": The boys get fake tattoos which their mothers think are real.
untitled: Tubby plays golf.
untitled: Alvin eats mudpies.
untitled: Tubby and another kid circle each other until the other kids get bored and leave then they stop their fight.
untitled: Tubby gets jealous when other boys flirt with Lulu.
untitled: Alvin blows a bubble.
untitled: Alvin rollerskates down his front steps.
untitled: Tubby picks an apple which Lulu eats before he climbs down from the tree.
April 8, 2011
very funny book
December 19, 2011
This was a really good book and I thought it was funny.
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