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John Stanley


Born
in Harlem, New York, The United States
March 22, 1914

Died
November 11, 1993

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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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Nancy, Volume 1

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Little Lulu: Working Girl

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Melvin Monster, Volume 1

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Little Lulu, Volume 7: Lulu...

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Little Lulu Color Special

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Melvin Monster, Volume 2

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“Ha ha ha ha ha ho ho ho!"–Little Lulu”
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