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''Little Lulu'' is a
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created in 1935 by American author
Marjorie Henderson Buell Marjorie Henderson Buell (née Marjorie Lyman Henderson, December 11, 1904 – May 30, 1993) was an American cartoonist who worked under the pen name Marge. She was best known as the creator of ''Little Lulu''. Early life Marjorie Lyman Henderso ...
. The character, Lulu Moppet, debuted in ''
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'' on February 23, 1935, in a single panel, appearing as a flower girl at a wedding and mischievously strewing the aisle with
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. ''Little Lulu'' replaced Carl Anderson's ''
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'', which had been picked up for distribution by
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. The ''Little Lulu'' panel continued to run weekly in ''The Saturday Evening Post'' until December 30, 1944. A later variation of the character is ''
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'' from
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. ''Little Lulu'' was created as a result of Anderson's success.
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curator Kathryn Allamong Jacob wrote: :Lulu was born in 1935, when ''The Saturday Evening Post'' asked Buell to create a successor to the magazine’s ''Henry'', Carl Anderson’s stout, mute little boy, who was moving on to national syndication. The result was Little Lulu, the resourceful, equally silent (at first) little girl whose loopy curls were reminiscent of the artist’s own as a girl. Buell explained to a reporter, "I wanted a girl because a girl could get away with more fresh stunts that in a small boy would seem boorish".


History

Marjorie Henderson Buell Marjorie Henderson Buell (née Marjorie Lyman Henderson, December 11, 1904 – May 30, 1993) was an American cartoonist who worked under the pen name Marge. She was best known as the creator of ''Little Lulu''. Early life Marjorie Lyman Henderso ...
(1904–1993), whose work appeared under the
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"Marge", had created two comic strips in the 1920s: ''The Boy Friend'' and ''Dashing Dot'', both with female leads. She first had Little Lulu published as a single-panel cartoon in ''
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'' on February 23, 1935. The single-panel strip continued in the ''Post'' until the December 30, 1944 issue, and continued from then as a regular comic strip. Buell herself ceased drawing the comic strip in 1947. In 1950, ''Little Lulu'' became a daily syndicated series by Chicago Tribune–New York News Syndicate, and ran until 1969. Comic-book stories of the character scripted by John Stanley appeared in ten issues of Dell's ''
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'' before a ''Marge's Little Lulu'' series appeared in 1948 with scripts and layouts by Stanley and finished art by
Irving Tripp Irving Rose Tripp (June 5, 1921 – November 27, 2009), was an American comic book artist, best known as the illustrator of ''Little Lulu'' comics. Irving was born in 1921 in Poughkeepsie, New York. He began working in comics in 1941 when h ...
and others. Stanley greatly expanded the cast of characters and changed the name of Lulu's portly pal from "Joe" to " Tubby", a character that was popular enough himself to warrant a ''Marge's Tubby'' series that ran from 1952 to 1961. ''Little Lulu'' was widely merchandised, Writer/artist John Stanley's work on the ''Little Lulu'' comic book is highly regarded. He did the initial Lulu comics, later working with artists
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and Charles Hedinger (Tripp inking Hedinger before eventually assuming both duties), writing and laying out the stories. He continued working on the comic until around 1959. Stanley is responsible for the many additional characters in the stories. After Stanley, other writers produced the Lulu stories for
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, including
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. The comics were translated into French, Spanish, Japanese, Arabic, Portuguese, and other languages. After Buell's retirement in 1972 she signed the rights to
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. ''Marge's'' was dropped from the title, and the series continued until 1984.


Characters

The main characters of the Little Lulu comic strip include the following. Full details and supporting and minor characters can be found in the main article of Little Lulu characters. Variations from the comic strip and other media representations are discussed in the main article. * Little Lulu – Louise "Little Lulu" Moppet is the main character and Tubby and Annie's best friend. She is very smart, but stubborn and always initiates a battle with the boys to show that the girls are as good as them. Lulu is also very creative and tells stories to Alvin to teach him a lesson with fun. She wears a red dress and hat and has long black curly hair with brown highlights. * Tubby Tompkins – Thomas "Tubby" Tompkins is Lulu's male best friend and her chief opponent in their disputes. He is the leader of the boys' club known as "The Fellers". He is relapsed and always forgets to pay the monthly fee or to fulfill the obligations and his clubmates often take him out of office. He's in love with Gloria, but she's rarely given him a chance, although he never stops trying to win her heart. He has red hair and wears a white sailor's hat, a black collared shirt and light brown/orange pants, making his outfit very similar to a sailor's uniform. See main article:
Tubby Tompkins Tubby Tompkins, generally referred to as Tubby, is a comic book character created by Marjorie Henderson Buell. The character Thomas "Tubby" Tompkins first appeared in the Little Lulu comic panel in ''The Saturday Evening Post'' and went on to appea ...
. * Annie Inch – Lulu's female best friend who is involved in most of Lulu's escapades and adventures. She isn't as smart, but she is a true friend who helps Lulu in her plans. Sometimes she is annoyed at everyone for no reason. Annie is Iggy's sister. She has short black straight hair and wears a blue dress (in the earlier years she wore a yellow dress). * Iggy Inch – Tubby's male best friend and a member of the "Fellers". He is grumpy, mischievous and always doing tricks. Iggy is Annie's brother. He has a shaved head, and wears a white collar shirt and orange pants (in the early years, he wore an orange collared shirt and blue pants). * Willie Wilkins – One of Tubby's friends and the strongest member of the "Fellers". He has short black hair and wears an orange cap, a green shirt, and orange knickers (in the early years, he wore a brown cap, a red shirt and gray knickers). * Eddie Stimson – One of Tubby's friends and the smartest member of the "Fellers". He often creates the boys' plans against the West Side Boys. * Wilbur Van Snobbe – The richest and most charming boy in town. He likes to be loved by the girls, but he is arrogant and petulant, being sweet only with Gloria. Wilbur has no friends, although he sometimes plays with the other kids. He has curly blond hair and wears a purple suit (in the early years, he had red hair and a blue suit). * Gloria ("Goode") Darling – The most beautiful girl in town. She is kind and playful with the girls, who adore her, and the boys, who fall in love with her. Gloria is a rival of Lulu's and she is richer than most of the class, although less than Wilbur. She has long, wavy blonde hair and wears a ruffled pink dress. * Alvin Jones – Lulu's 6-year-old neighbor. He is mischievous, bratty and only stops tantrums when Lulu tells a story. He has red hair with a quiff and wears a white shirt and blue overalls. * Martha and George Moppet – Lulu's parents. Martha is a great cook and George is always targeted by Tubby's pursuit as a detective. * Ellie and Jim Tompkins – Tubby's parents. * The West Side Boys – A gang of stronger, tougher bully boys from across town who are the rival club of the "Fellers" and always try to invade their club. The most frequently seen of the West Side Boys are Butch (the leader), Mickey and Spike, while other individual members include Mike, Slug, Junior and Guggy.


Comic strips and comic books

A daily comic strip, entitled ''Little Lulu'', was syndicated by the
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from June 5, 1950, through May 31, 1969. Artists included Woody Kimbrell (1950–1964), Roger Armstrong (1964–1966), and Ed Nofziger (1966–1969). Little Lulu appeared in ten issues of
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' ''
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'' comic book series (#74, 97, 110, 115, 120, 131, 139, 146, 158, 165), before graduating to her own title: ''Marge's Little Lulu'' in 1948. With the
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/
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split that created
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, ''Little Lulu'' went to Gold Key with issue No. 165. Tubby got his own comic series from 1952 to 1961, first appearing in ''Four Color'' No. 381, 430, 444, and #461; then his own title ''Marge's Tubby'' from No. 5 thru 49. In this series, Tubby had his own adventures without Lulu, especially with the Little Men from Mars. Upon retirement, Marge sold ''Little Lulu'' to Western Publishing. The comic was re–named ''Little Lulu'' with No. 207 (September 1972). Publication of the comics ceased in 1984 (with issue No. 268, the last few under the Whitman Comics name), when Western discontinued publishing comics. Artist
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retained stories intended for #269–270 (scripted by Paul Kuhn) because the artwork was returned to him after the comic was cancelled. Three of these are to be reprinted in the Lulu
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''The HoLLywood Eclectern'' (HE). "The Case of the Disappearing Tutu", slated to be the lead story in ''Little Lulu'' No. 270, appears in HE No. 47 (2008). There were also two giant-sized ''Annual''s (#1–2, 1953–1954), 14 Dell Giants (with seasonal and other themes), a regular-sized unnumbered special on visiting Japan and three Gold Key ''Special''s (two with Lulu on Halloween and summer camp and one with Tubby and the Little Men from Mars). Lulu also appeared in 20 issues of ''
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'' and was reprinted in several '' Golden Comics Digests''. Between 1985 and 1992
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published a hardbound 18-volume set, the ''
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'', collecting the stories in the Four Color issues, plus the regular series through No. 87. While Western Publishing's ''Little Lulu'' stopped being released in 1984, in Brazil new ''Lulu'' stories, penned by local artists, kept being published by
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.
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was responsible for overseeing the production. ''Luluzinha'', Abril's main monthly ''Lulu'' comic series, ended in 1993.


Advertising and merchandising

''Little Lulu'' was featured on numerous licensed products, and she was the centerpiece of an extensive advertising campaign for
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tissues during the 1940s–50s, being the first mascot for
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tissues; from 1952 to 1965 the character appeared in an elaborate animated billboard in
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in New York City. and she was also seen in
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magazine ads during that period.Kleenex Tissues: Little Lulu
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's TV show. Buell (the comics' creator) played an active role in merchandising Little Lulu, often taking a hands-on role in terms and negotiations. Currently, the trademarks on Little Lulu are held by
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(which manages the properties of
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, as well as its parent company,
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).


Adaptations


Short films

Between 1943 and 1948, Lulu appeared in 26 theatrical
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s produced by
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for
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, replacing the ''Superman'' shorts of the 1940s. Paramount went on to create a similar character, ''
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'', after failing to renew the Lulu license (and therefore avoiding the payment of
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fees).Maltin, Leonard (1980, rev. 1987). ''Of Mice and Magic''. New York: Plume. Pg. 312 Lulu was voiced by
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, while Tubby was voiced by
Arnold Stang Arnold Sidney Stang (September 28, 1918 – December 20, 2009)
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. The theme song for the shorts was written and composed by
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, Fred Wise, and
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, and performed by the singing group
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. All musical arrangements were done by
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and
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. List of ''Little Lulu'' cartoons Some of the shorts listed below were released into the
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, and are marked with an asterisk (*) in the original release date column. In the 1960s, Paramount and Famous Studios produced two new ''Little Lulu'' cartoons, "Alvin's Solo Flight" (a ''
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'' cartoon), and "Frog's Legs" (a ''Comic Kings'' cartoon), both based on two of John Stanley's comic stories. Cecil Roy reprised her role as Lulu, but Arnold Stang did not return as Tubby, as by that time, he already left Famous Studios to work at
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where he would perform the voices for ''
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''.


Feature films

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aired two half-hour
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specials based on the comic on Saturday morning as part of
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. ''Little Lulu'' was released on November 4, 1978 and ''The Big Hex of Little Lulu'' on September 15, 1979. The cast included: *
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as Lulu * Kevin King Cooper as Tubby * Lulu Baxter as Annie *
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as Iggy * Annrae Walterhouse as Gloria * Billy 'Pop' Atmore as Willie * Nicky Manfredi as Eddie *
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as Alvin * Nita DiGiampaolo as Margie *
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as Janie


Television adaptations

''Little Lulu'' was adapted for the Japanese TV series '' Ritoru Ruru to Chitchai Nakama'' (Little Lulu and Her Little Friends), was directed by Seitaro Kodama, produced by the Japanese studio
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and written by Niisan Takahashi. the TV series was issued in
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by
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and
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. Lulu was interpreted by
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in the first 3 episodes and
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for the remainder,
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interpreted to
Tubby Tompkins Tubby Tompkins, generally referred to as Tubby, is a comic book character created by Marjorie Henderson Buell. The character Thomas "Tubby" Tompkins first appeared in the Little Lulu comic panel in ''The Saturday Evening Post'' and went on to appea ...
, Alvin was performed by Sachiko Chichimatsu and Annie and Iggy Inch were performed by
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and Yoneko Matsukane respectively. The music was composed by Nobuyoshi Koshibe, The main theme in the
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was composed by and the end theme "Watashi wa Lulu" (I am Lulu) was composed only by
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. An English-dubbed version of the anime was made for the American market by
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in 1978, this same company distributed globally the TV series, the show lasted from 1976 to 1977 with 26 episodes in total. In 1995, ''Little Lulu'' was adapted for ''
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'', an
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with the voices of
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(Season 1) and Jane Woods (Seasons 2–3) as Lulu Moppet. The series was produced by the America's
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(now WildBrain) after
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's death in 1993. The series ended in 1998, but continued to air on Family Channel and as formerly seen on
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in the United States.


Manga-style Brazilian comic

In 2009 '' Luluzinha Teen e sua Turma'' (English: ''Teen Little Lulu and her Gang''), a
Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
ian comic book series depicting Lulu and her friends as teenagers, was launched. The book was created in an attempt to rival ''
Monica Adventures ''Monica Adventures'' (''Turma da Mônica Jovem'') is a Brazilian comic created in August 2008 by Mauricio de Sousa. The series features the characters from ''Monica's Gang'' as teenagers. In January 2019, the series began to be published in the ...
'', another comic book which also adapts a popular franchise (in this case, Brazilian ''
Monica's Gang ''Monica's Gang'' or ''Monica and Friends'' (Portuguese: ''Turma da Mônica''; British English: ''Monica & Friends'') is a Brazilian comic book series and media franchise created by Mauricio de Sousa. The series originated in a newspaper comic ...
'') by using a
manga Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...
style and presenting its original characters now as teenagers. Lulu and Tubby have their first kiss in #50, a commemorative edition. ''Luluzinha Teen e sua Turma'' became very popular in its introduction, being one of the best-selling comics in Brazil for a while, second only to its "rival". Nevertheless, unlike ''Monica Adventures'' (which is still being published), ''Little Lulu'''s teen spin-off was canceled in 2015, after 65 issues.


Later days

Lulu fans hold an annual gathering at the San Diego Comic Con in which they perform a play adapted from a classic Lulu story.


''Little Lulu'' in other languages

*
Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...
– لولو الصغيرة (''Lulu al-Saghyrah'') *
Bulgarian Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * Bul ...
– Малката Лулу (''Malkata Lulu'') *
Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...
– La petita Lulú *
Chinese Chinese can refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of va ...
– 小露露 (''Xiǎo Lùlù'') *
Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...
– Lille Lullu *
Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...
– Lieve Lulu *
English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...
– Little Lulu *
Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...
– Pikku Lulu *
French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
– Petite Lulu *
German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...
– Klein Lulu *
Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
– Η Μικρή Λουλού (''Ee Micrí Lulú'') *
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– ''לולו הקטנה'' * Hungarian – Kicsi Lulu * Icelandic – Litla Lulu *
Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...
– La piccola Lulù *
Indonesian Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to: * Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia ** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago ** Indonesian ...
- Lulu Kecil *
Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...
– リトル ルル (''Ritoru Ruru'') *
Korean Korean may refer to: People and culture * Koreans, ethnic group originating in the Korean Peninsula * Korean cuisine * Korean culture * Korean language **Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Chosŏn'gŭl **Korean dialects and the Jeju language ** ...
– 리틀 루루 (''Liteul Lulu'') * Latvian – Mazā Lulu *
Malaysian Malaysian may refer to: * Something from or related to Malaysia, a country in Southeast Asia * Malaysian Malay, a dialect of Malay language spoken mainly in Malaysia * Malaysian people, people who are identified with the country of Malaysia regard ...
- Lulu Kecil *
Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...
– Lille Lulu *
Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...
– Mała Lulu *
Brazilian Portuguese Brazilian Portuguese (' ), also Portuguese of Brazil (', ) or South American Portuguese (') is the set of varieties of the Portuguese language native to Brazil and the most influential form of Portuguese worldwide. It is spoken by almost all of ...
– Luluzinha *
Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...
– Pequena Lulu *
Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
– Малышка Лулу – ''Malish'ka Lulu'' *
Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
– Lilla Lotta *
Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...
– La pequeña Lulú *
Thai Thai or THAI may refer to: * Of or from Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia ** Thai people, the dominant ethnic group of Thailand ** Thai language, a Tai-Kadai language spoken mainly in and around Thailand *** Thai script *** Thai (Unicode block ...
– ลิตเติ้ล ลูลู่ – ''Litteîl Lūlū'' *
Turkish Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and mi ...
– Küçük Lulu *
Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...
– Маленька Лулу (''Malenʹkа Lulu'') *
Vietnamese Vietnamese may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia ** A citizen of Vietnam. See Demographics of Vietnam. * Vietnamese people, or Kinh people, a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Vietnam ** Overse ...
– Chút Lulu


Reprints


The Little Lulu Library

Published by
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, were a series of six-book box sets released from 1985 to 1992. They were published in reverse order, with Set VI being released first, then counting down to Set I. Each of the six sets contains three volumes, each with about six comics. The comics are printed in black and white; however, the covers are printed in full color. The books are about 9" by 12", with the pages being larger than the original comic book pages.


Dark Horse reprints

In 2004,
Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, and manga publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, Oregon comic book shops known ...
obtained the rights to reprint ''Little Lulu'' comics. 18 black and white volumes, plus an unnumbered color special, were published through early 2008. After a short hiatus, the series resumed in mid-2009 in full color. Volumes 4 and 5 were originally published before the first three volumes, as it was felt that their content was more accessible. #''My Dinner with Lulu'' (reprints ''Four Color Comics'' No. 74, 97, 110, 115, 120) #''Sunday Afternoon'' (reprints ''Four Color Comics'' No. 131, 139, 146, 158) #''Lulu in the Doghouse'' (reprints ''Four Color Comics'' No. 165 and ''Little Lulu'' #1–5) #''Lulu Goes Shopping'' (reprints ''Little Lulu'' #6–12) #''Lulu Takes a Trip'' (reprints ''Little Lulu'' #13–17) #''Letters to Santa'' (reprints ''Little Lulu'' #18–22) #''Lulu's Umbrella Service'' (reprints ''Little Lulu'' #23–27) #''Late for School'' (reprints ''Little Lulu'' #28–32) #''Lucky Lulu'' (reprints ''Little Lulu'' #33–37) #''All Dressed Up'' (reprints ''Little Lulu'' #38–42) #''April Fools'' (reprints ''Little Lulu'' #43–48) #''Leave It to Lulu'' (reprints ''Little Lulu'' #49–53) #''Too Much Fun'' (reprints ''Little Lulu'' #54–58) #''Queen Lulu'' (reprints ''Little Lulu'' #59–63) #''The Explorers'' (reprints ''Little Lulu'' #64–68) #''A Handy Kid'' (reprints ''Little Lulu'' #69–74) #''The Valentine'' (reprints ''Little Lulu'' #75–81) #''The Expert'' (reprints ''Little Lulu'' #82–87) #''The Alamo and Other Stories'' (reprints ''Little Lulu'' #88–93 in full color) #''The Bawlplayers and Other Stories'' (reprints ''Little Lulu'' #94–99 in full color) #''Miss Feeny's Folly and Other Stories'' (reprints ''Little Lulu'' #100–105 in full color) #''The Big Dipper Club and Other Stories'' (reprints ''Little Lulu'' #106–111 in full color) #''The Bogey Snowman and Other Stories'' (reprints ''Little Lulu'' #112–117 in full color) #''The Space Dolly and Other Stories'' (reprints ''Little Lulu'' #118–123 in full color) #''The Burglar-Proof Clubhouse and Other Stories'' (reprints ''Little Lulu'' #124–129 in full color) #''The Feud and Other Stories'' (reprints ''Little Lulu'' #130–135 in full color) #''The Treasure Map and Other Stories'' (reprints ''Dell Giant/Marge's Little Lulu and her Special Friends'' No. 3 and ''Dell Giant/Marge's Little Lulu and her Friends'' No. 4 in full color) #''The Prize Winner and Other Stories'' (reprints ''Dell Giant/Marge's Little Lulu and Tubby at Summer Camp'' No. 5 and ''Dell Giant/Marge's Little Lulu and Tubby Halloween Fun'' No. 6 in full color) #''The Cranky Giant and Other Stories'' (reprints ''Dell Giant/Marge's Little Lulu and Tubby at Summer Camp'' No. 2 and ''Dell Giant/Marge's Lulu and Tubby Halloween Fun'' No. 2 in full color) *''Little Lulu Color Special'' (reprints a selection of stories from ''Little Lulu'' No. 4 through No. 86 in full color) Dark Horse later began issuing ''Giant Size'' volumes; each collects three of their reprint books. #''Giant Size Little Lulu Volume 1'' (reprints ''Four Color Comics'' No. 74, 97, 110, 115, 120, 131, 139, 146, 158, 165 and ''Little Lulu'' #1–5) #''Giant Size Little Lulu Volume 2'' (reprints ''Little Lulu'' #6–22) #''Giant Size Little Lulu Volume 3'' (reprints ''Little Lulu'' #23–37) #''Giant Size Little Lulu Volume 4'' (reprints ''Little Lulu'' #38–53) In 2010, Dark Horse reprinted the companion Tubby series (''Little Lulu's Pal Tubby'') in volumes similar to their ''Lulu'' volumes. #''The Castaway and Other Stories'' (reprints ''Four Color Comics'' No. 381, 430, 444, 461 and ''Tubby'' #5–6 in full color) #''The Runaway Statue and Other Stories'' (reprints ''Tubby'' #7–12 in full color) #''The Frog Boy and Other Stories'' (reprints ''Tubby'' #13–18 in full color) #''The Atomic Violin and Other Stories'' (reprints ''Tubby'' #19–24 in full color)


Drawn & Quarterly reprints

In May 2018,
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announced that they will be reprinting John Stanley's ''Little Lulu'' comics in a multi-volume best-of series, beginning in spring 2019. Drawn & Quarterly reprinted a selection of John Stanley's stories for
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2019. * ''Marge's Little Lulu in World's Best Comic Book'' (reprints a selection of stories from John Stanley's tenure on ''Little Lulu'' in full color for Free Comic Book Day 2019) * ''Little Lulu: Working Girl'' (November 2019), ISBN * ''Little Lulu: The Fuzzythingus Poopi'' (September 2020), ISBN * ''Little Lulu: The Little Girl Who Could Talk To Trees'' (December 2021), In 2009, Drawn & Quarterly printed a volume of John Stanley ''Tubby'' comics as part of their John Stanley Library series. * ''Tubby: The John Stanley Library'' (reprints material from ''Tubby'' #9–12, designed by
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In popular culture

As a
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, ''Little Lulu'' was planned for the 1988 film ''
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'', but rights to the character could not be obtained in time. She was relegated to appear in the planned sequel, which has been indefinitely delayed. In 1994, an organization called Friends of Lulu was founded that lasted until 2011, its name was based on Little Lulu. In 2006, Buell's family donated a collection of Buell's artwork and related papers as ''Marge Papers'' to the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America. She finally makes a cameo appearing on a comic cover in ''
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'' episode "
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" (2007), being read by
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. In Brazil, the expression for "boys' club" (an environment that excludes women) is "clube do Bolinha" (meaning "Tubby's club").


See also

* ''
Little Lulu and Her Little Friends is a Japanese anime television series produced by Nippon Animation, based on Little Lulu comic by US cartoonist Marjorie Henderson Buell (Marge). The series was animated and directed by Fumio Kurokawa. Plot The series follows the everyd ...
'' * ''
The Little Lulu Show ''The Little Lulu Show'' is an animated series based on Marjorie Henderson Buell's comic book character ''Little Lulu''. The series first aired in 1995 after the cartoonist's death in 1993. The series was produced by the CINAR Corporation, in as ...
'' *
Friends of Lulu Friends of Lulu was a non-profit, national charitable organization in the United States, which operated from 1994–2011 to promote readership of comic books by women and the participation of women in the comic book industry. Membership was o ...
, a US organization promoting participation of women in the comic book industry


References


Works cited

* * * * Strickler, Dave. ''Syndicated Comic Strips and Artists, 1924–1995: The Complete Index.'' Cambria, California: Comics Access, 1995. *Taylhardat, Karim. ''The little lulu'' (La grumete huérfana; ensayo, Ediciones Sinsentido, Madrid, 2007)


Further reading

Michelle Ann Abate. "From Battling Adult Authority to Battling the Opposite Sex: Little Lulu as Gag Panel and Comic Book". Chapter 3 in ''Funny Girls: Guffaws, Guts, and Gender in Classic American Comics''. Jackson MS: University of Mississippi Press, 2019. pp. 63–89. Craig Shutt. "Little Lulu, Big Media Star." ''Hogan's Alley'' no.15 (2007), pp. 32–43.


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