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John Stanley

Born

in Harlem, New York, The United States

March 22, 1914

Died

November 11, 1993

Genre

Comics & Graphic Novels

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John 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 th ...more

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Average rating: 4.23 · 1,984 ratings · 254 reviews · 576 distinct works • Similar authors

	Nancy, Volume 1 4.08 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Marge's Little Lulu: Working Girl 4.36 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Dinner With Lulu (Little Lulu: Graphic Novels: Volume 1) by John Stanley, Irving Tripp 4.30 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Melvin Monster, Volume 1 4.09 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Lulu, Volume 7: Lulu's Umbrella Service by John Stanley, Irving Tripp (Artist) 4.35 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Marge's Little Lulu, Volume 4: Lulu Goes Shopping by John Stanley, Irving Tripp 4.23 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Lulu, Volume 5: Lulu Takes a Trip by John Stanley, Irving Tripp 4.43 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Lulu, Volume 11: April Fools by John Stanley, Irving Tripp 4.50 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thirteen Going on Eighteen by John Stanley, Tony Tallarico 4.02 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Lulu Color Special by John Stanley, Irving Tripp 4.55 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Little Lulu: Graphic Novels (29 books)
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John Stanley's Nancy (4 books)
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“Ha ha ha ha ha ho ho ho!"–Little Lulu”
― John Stanley, Little Lulu, Volume 14: Queen Lulu

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