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Little Lulu: Graphic Novels
Little Lulu, Volume 28: The Prize Winner and Other Stories
Break out your swim trunks and your Halloween costumes, because comedic geniuses John Stanley and Irving Tripp are back with two more hilarious Little Lulu Giants.
On top of the thousands of wonderful pages of the monthly Little Lulu comic produced by Stanley and Tripp, the duo also created a series of Lulu 100-page Giants, some of the most acclaimed and sought-after humor comics of all time.
Continuing Dark Horse's complete reprinting of Stanley and Tripp's Little Lulu, this essential full-color volume features some of the pair's funniest work, seen here for the first time in decades!
On top of the thousands of wonderful pages of the monthly Little Lulu comic produced by Stanley and Tripp, the duo also created a series of Lulu 100-page Giants, some of the most acclaimed and sought-after humor comics of all time.
Continuing Dark Horse's complete reprinting of Stanley and Tripp's Little Lulu, this essential full-color volume features some of the pair's funniest work, seen here for the first time in decades!
- GenresGraphic Novels
200 pages, Paperback
First published August 31, 2011
18 people want to read
About the author
John Stanley
564 books15 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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November 11, 2012
Volume 28 contains every comic from Marge's Lulu and Tubby at Summer Camp (Little Lulu Giant#5) and Marge's Lulu and Tubby Halloween Fun (Little Lulu Giant #6)
Marge's Lulu and Tubby at Summer Camp
"Three to Get Ready": Lulu, Annie, and Gloria pack for summer camp.
"Four to Go": Tubby tries to convince his mother to send him to camp.
"Camp Sha-ka-tot": On their first day at camp, Lulu and Annie make friends with Ada Bump and get lost in the woods.
"High Dive Expert": When Tubby accidentally falls off the high dive the other campers think he's an expert.
"Paddle Your Own Canoe": Annie is partnered with Gloria in a canoe race.
"Package From Home": Everyone thinks Tubby's mom has sent him a cake.
"How to Handle Girls": The girls' camp, Camp Sha-ka-tot, vists the boys' camp, Camp Alamo.
"Little Itch's Singing Lesson": While sitting around the campfire, Lulu tells Alvin a story about Itch's experience at camp.
"Suprise Visit": Mr. and Mrs. Moppet visit Lulu at camp.
"Stormy Night": The boys' cabin roof springs a leak during a nasty storm.
"The Lost Mumday": Mumday falls on the day the boys will be visiting the girls' camp so Iggy and Tubby volunteer to take the younger boys on a hike to avoid going.
"Voo Dood It?": While visiting the girls' camp, Tubby finds a doll Lulu made for him and thinks it's a voo doo doll.
"Night Noises": The katydids keep Lulu awake at night.
"Summer Souvenirs": The kids trade keepsakes.
untitled: Tubby's parents are so happy to have him back from camp that it takes awhile for them to get angry over his usual antics.
Marge's Lulu and Tubby Halloween Fun
"Ol' Witch Hazel and the Weary Travellers": Lulu tells Alvin a story about how the Poor Little Girl rescued people from Witch Hazel's magic spell.
"Little Itch and the Shrunken Pumpkins": Alvin demands another story and Lulu tells him how the Poor Little Girl retrieves her stolen pumpkins from Itch and Hazel.
"Delivery Service": Lulu pays Tubby .25 to pick up her Halloween costume from the store.
"The Magician's Helper": Mysto the Magician asks Tubby to help him with a trick during his magic show.
"Little Itch and the Frozen False Face": Lulu tells Alvin a story about the Poor Little Girl winning a costume contest after Itch plays a mean trick on her.
"The Prize Winner": Alvin enters a Halloween window painting contest.
"The Headless Horse": Gloria and Wilbur scare Tubby with a Halloween story and prank but get their just desserts.
"Dress Rehearsal": Tubby tries to scare Lulu dressed as a ghost.
"The Case of the Missing Mask": Lulu can't find her Halloween mask so Tubby, aka The Spider, is on the case.
"The Pocket Clubhouse": After Tubby helps the Little Men from Mars fix their ship, they help him protect the clubhouse from the Westside Boys.
"The Halloween Party": Tubby tries to prank Lulu at her Halloween party but winds up missing out on donuts and cider.
"Ol' Witch Hazel's Sleepless Night": Lulu tells Alvin a story about With Hazel's attempt to get a good night's sleep despite a lousy magician's poor spellcasting.
Marge's Lulu and Tubby at Summer Camp
"Three to Get Ready": Lulu, Annie, and Gloria pack for summer camp.
"Four to Go": Tubby tries to convince his mother to send him to camp.
"Camp Sha-ka-tot": On their first day at camp, Lulu and Annie make friends with Ada Bump and get lost in the woods.
"High Dive Expert": When Tubby accidentally falls off the high dive the other campers think he's an expert.
"Paddle Your Own Canoe": Annie is partnered with Gloria in a canoe race.
"Package From Home": Everyone thinks Tubby's mom has sent him a cake.
"How to Handle Girls": The girls' camp, Camp Sha-ka-tot, vists the boys' camp, Camp Alamo.
"Little Itch's Singing Lesson": While sitting around the campfire, Lulu tells Alvin a story about Itch's experience at camp.
"Suprise Visit": Mr. and Mrs. Moppet visit Lulu at camp.
"Stormy Night": The boys' cabin roof springs a leak during a nasty storm.
"The Lost Mumday": Mumday falls on the day the boys will be visiting the girls' camp so Iggy and Tubby volunteer to take the younger boys on a hike to avoid going.
"Voo Dood It?": While visiting the girls' camp, Tubby finds a doll Lulu made for him and thinks it's a voo doo doll.
"Night Noises": The katydids keep Lulu awake at night.
"Summer Souvenirs": The kids trade keepsakes.
untitled: Tubby's parents are so happy to have him back from camp that it takes awhile for them to get angry over his usual antics.
Marge's Lulu and Tubby Halloween Fun
"Ol' Witch Hazel and the Weary Travellers": Lulu tells Alvin a story about how the Poor Little Girl rescued people from Witch Hazel's magic spell.
"Little Itch and the Shrunken Pumpkins": Alvin demands another story and Lulu tells him how the Poor Little Girl retrieves her stolen pumpkins from Itch and Hazel.
"Delivery Service": Lulu pays Tubby .25 to pick up her Halloween costume from the store.
"The Magician's Helper": Mysto the Magician asks Tubby to help him with a trick during his magic show.
"Little Itch and the Frozen False Face": Lulu tells Alvin a story about the Poor Little Girl winning a costume contest after Itch plays a mean trick on her.
"The Prize Winner": Alvin enters a Halloween window painting contest.
"The Headless Horse": Gloria and Wilbur scare Tubby with a Halloween story and prank but get their just desserts.
"Dress Rehearsal": Tubby tries to scare Lulu dressed as a ghost.
"The Case of the Missing Mask": Lulu can't find her Halloween mask so Tubby, aka The Spider, is on the case.
"The Pocket Clubhouse": After Tubby helps the Little Men from Mars fix their ship, they help him protect the clubhouse from the Westside Boys.
"The Halloween Party": Tubby tries to prank Lulu at her Halloween party but winds up missing out on donuts and cider.
"Ol' Witch Hazel's Sleepless Night": Lulu tells Alvin a story about With Hazel's attempt to get a good night's sleep despite a lousy magician's poor spellcasting.
October 9, 2011
Reprints Little Lulu Giant #5-6 (April 1957—October 1957). Lulu and Tubby are off to camp for a summer of fun and then return for a Halloween spectacular.
The Dark Horse collections of Little Lulu are pretty ambitious. The series was long lived and to try to collect and print them all in the sort digests seems like it would be impossible. This story only collects two complete John Stanley and Irving Tripp issues, but it also goes to show how big a comic book could be back in the day with each issue being about 100 pages (all for 25¢).
Little Lulu also shows that there were good kid alternatives to Disney and the Casper the Friendly Ghost and family. Little Lulu is also pretty interesting in that the character swings from good to bad quite quickly and that she and her friend Tubby can almost be Dennis the Menace type of characters.
The two issues presented here have stories revolving around central themes. The first issue is actually titled Little Lulu and Tubby at Summer Camp and involves Lulu and her friends’ adventures at Camp Sha-Ka-Tot and Tubby and his friends at Camp Alamo. It has the standard camp events like hikes, ghost stories, and rivalries between the camps.
The second comic is a holiday issue and titled Little Lulu and Tubby Halloween Fun. In this issue, Little Lulu, Tubby, and their friends are preparing for Halloween and have costume parties, ghost stories, and all the things kids look forward to. This issue also is pretty heaving on Lulu stories to Alvin about Witch Hazel and Little Itchy.
Little Lulu is a great addition to any collection, but also would make great gifts for younger children to introduce them to comics. Like the Disney or Casper books, the book is fun and light and the stories are quick to read. If you don’t like one, the next might be more suited to your liking. Check out these great printings of a classic series and a classic character that you might not be familiar with.
The Dark Horse collections of Little Lulu are pretty ambitious. The series was long lived and to try to collect and print them all in the sort digests seems like it would be impossible. This story only collects two complete John Stanley and Irving Tripp issues, but it also goes to show how big a comic book could be back in the day with each issue being about 100 pages (all for 25¢).
Little Lulu also shows that there were good kid alternatives to Disney and the Casper the Friendly Ghost and family. Little Lulu is also pretty interesting in that the character swings from good to bad quite quickly and that she and her friend Tubby can almost be Dennis the Menace type of characters.
The two issues presented here have stories revolving around central themes. The first issue is actually titled Little Lulu and Tubby at Summer Camp and involves Lulu and her friends’ adventures at Camp Sha-Ka-Tot and Tubby and his friends at Camp Alamo. It has the standard camp events like hikes, ghost stories, and rivalries between the camps.
The second comic is a holiday issue and titled Little Lulu and Tubby Halloween Fun. In this issue, Little Lulu, Tubby, and their friends are preparing for Halloween and have costume parties, ghost stories, and all the things kids look forward to. This issue also is pretty heaving on Lulu stories to Alvin about Witch Hazel and Little Itchy.
Little Lulu is a great addition to any collection, but also would make great gifts for younger children to introduce them to comics. Like the Disney or Casper books, the book is fun and light and the stories are quick to read. If you don’t like one, the next might be more suited to your liking. Check out these great printings of a classic series and a classic character that you might not be familiar with.
May 14, 2012
Funny stories both big and little. Good camping and Halloween stories.
May 7, 2013
i liked everything about this book. i like that the went to overnight camp. i am going to overnight camp.
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