Lil Genius (1954) comic books 1960-1969

Cover by Frank Johnson. Stories and art by Frank Johnson and others. Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. Ollie and his cousin Li'l Tomboy find the welcoming fund for the governor's visit, and use it to buy gigantic fireworks instead. Ollie discovers just how dangerous a boomerang can really be. Li'l Tomboy wants to be a cop, so she starts patrolling the neighborhood for crime. Welcoming Committee; Wild and Woodsy; Monroe Niner Meets Etko the Elephant; Return Trip; Li'l Tomboy: Just Child's Play; Pops a Sport. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Frank Johnson. Stories and art by Frank Johnson and George Wildman. Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. Ollie and his cousin Li'l Tomboy imagine they're being trailed by jewel thieves, so they take action. An artist ill-advisedly hires Ollie to safely deliver his new painting. A stage magician comes to regret choosing Li'l Tomboy to be the volunteer from the audience. Don't Worry, Pop!; Handle with Care; Watch the Washing Watch; Li'l Tomboy: Presto!; Atom the Cat: A Rut Is a Rut; Bottle of Fun. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Frank Johnson. Stories and art by Frank Johnson and George Wildman. Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. Ollie tries to invent a remedy for unwanted visitors while visiting his Uncle Smart's lab. Woodland animals escaping from the rain hide in Ollie's tent - including beaver, bear, a moose and an elephant. Ollie and Tomboy, sometimes called "The Li'l Rascals," visit their cousin Artie, who is a comic-book artist. How Discouraging!; Tenting Troubles; Goofy Rabbit: Tree House or Bust; Timmy the Timid Ghost: Some Days You Can't Win; Skoonie the Skunk; For Artie's Sake. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Frank Johnson. Stories and art by Frank Johnson and George Wildman. Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. While experimenting with their bubble wands, Ollie and Li'l Tomboy accidentally enter Bubble Land and get captured by the Bubble People. Ollie's dad ill-advisedly sends Ollie to be a caddy during his boss's golf game. Uranium-carrot-powered Atomic Bunny leads a hungry fox on a merry chase. Bubble Happy; Very Helpful Caddy; Chumpo the Chimp; Atomic Bunny: Emergency Carrots; A Rare Bird. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Frank Johnson. Stories and art by Frank Johnson and F. Sarlo. Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. Ollie and Li'l Tomboy try to find a burglar to rob their house, so they can become heroes and get their names in the paper. Li'l Tomboy's parents dare to hope she's found her feminine side when she starts dabbling in makeup, in a story with a surprisingly modern ending. Plus a fanciful story of how dogs got to be dogs, by cartoonist F. Sarlo. Friendly Burglar Wanted; Hello, Hello!; Li'l Tomboy: Let's Make-Up; Bowo the Bookworm; The Cocky Rooster; Doggie. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Frank Johnson. Stories and art by Frank Johnson and others. Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. Ollie and Li'l Tomboy destroy a movie set while trying to clean up their town. Then they get enlisted as unknowing lookouts for a couple of house breakers. While exploring the Arctic, they build the world's biggest snowman, and run afoul of a polar bear. Mighty Tidy; Path Puzzle; He-Man Pop; How Many Things Can You Find in This Picture That Start with the Letter D?; Cops and Robbers; Pencil Point Fun; What's New at the Zoo?; Arctic Capers; Sonny Jim: Be Glad You're You! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. Ollie wins a contest to be the manager of a movie theater for a day. He means well, but manages to destroy yet another dinner with his dad's boss. Then he applies his usual destructive logic to the roller-skating rink. Theater Manager; Home Movies; Nervous Buddies; Beat the Bass?; Lester Pooch: 2 Lessons to Learn; Museum Madness. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jon D'Agostino. Stories and art by Jon D'Agostino and others. Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. Ollie gets the part of the dragon in the school play, but they really shouldn't trust him with open flames. Ollie and his father go hunting, and Nature trembles. A great blue heron lands on the roof of the house. Dragon Daze; Well, Bowl Me Over; The Great Protector; Good For Sometheeng; Wise Worm; Squawk. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jon D'Agostino. Stories and art by Jon D'Agostino and others. Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. Despite his parents' misgivings, Ollie gets a job with the circus, in a four-part, issue-length story. After taming the wild cats and running away with the elephant, he gets a chance to be a clown. Leon the lizard can't get the other animals to believe he's descended from dinosaurs. Lion Tamer; Catch a Thief; Be My Guest; Hummer The Hummingbird; Leon the Scrawny Little Lizard; Clowns and Gondoliers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jon D'Agostino. Stories and art by Jon D'Agostino and others. Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. Ollie dreams that he's a sailor on a whaling ship during the time of Moby Dick. On a camping trip, Ollie encounters Russian spies and mistakes them for local Natives. Sailing! Sailing!; Ramon and Coliflor: Maybe Not So Loco; Paulo Puppini's Puppets; The Mystery of the Green Sheep. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jon D'Agostino. Stories and art by Jon D'Agostino and others. Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. Ollie's dad gets roped into one PTA meeting, and the next thing he knows, he's running for president. Champy gets recruited from the city zoo to be a test-chimp for early spaceflight, in a story that's a sign of its times. Alice thinks Japanese culture borrows too much from US pop culture, an interesting contrast with modern times. Pop for President; Champy the Space Chimp; A Little Suburb of America. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jon D'Agostino. Stories and art by Jon D'Agostino and others. Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. Ollie creates snowy mayhem at a ski resort. A puppy goes to extremes to win over a spoiled, jaded rich kid. Ollie's mom soon regrets taking him on a tour of the candy factory. Down Hill; How to Win a Little Boy; Three Mistakes; Candy Village. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jon D'Agostino. Stories and art by Jon D'Agostino and George Wildman. Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. Ollie creates outdoor mayhem during his first trip to summer camp, in an issue-length story. The fox figures out how to swindle Atomic Bunny out of the uranium-carrots that give him his superpowers. Only for a Week; Croco the Crocodile; Atomic Bunny: Just a Poor Ol' Rabbit. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jon D'Agostino. Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. Ollie's dad thinks he can fix the car himself, until Ollie decides to give him a hand. Ollie gets separated from his mom while Christmas shopping, and ends up on top of the city clock tower. Wealthy Welby wants to woo Sue, but she thinks he's dull as dishwater. Plus a great vintage ad for a "Giant 10-foot Inflatable Boa Constrictor." Mechanics' Helper; Hildegarde: Strange Antics; Old Smokey: ...A Success!; Wealthy Welby; Dotty The Diving Dolphin; Shopping Spree. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jon D'Agostino. Stories and art by Jon D'Agostino and others. Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. To place his jelly-bean order, Ollie goes searching for the Easter Bunny...in the woods, at night. Atomic Mouse has some advice for a young mouse, but maybe he should have been more specific. Clarence the house-elf wants credit for all the things he secretly does around the house. Plus a great vintage ad for a "Giant 10-foot Inflatable Boa Constrictor." Jumbo Jelly Beans; Spring Is in the Air; Atomic Mouse: There Are Ways and Ways!; Clarence Wants His Due. 32 pages, Full Color.

Cover by Jon D'Agostino. Stories and art by Jon D'Agostino and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. Ollie takes in a lost dog over his mother's protests. It turns out to be a wealthy woman's lost poodle, and getting him back to her is the challenge, in an issue-length story. Plus a comics biography of American patriot Nathan Hale. Another Boarder; The Hippo Twins; Words of Advice; Lest We Forget: Nathan Hale. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Jon D'Agostino. Stories and art by Jon D'Agostino, Maurice Whitman and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. A tour of a Naval warship leads to Ollie creating a mass panic over "enemy U-boats." Marvin the Matador has a career crisis when the latest bull he's fighting can talk. Plus a cautionary tale about drifting into juvenile delinquency, in the Cold War public service announcement What You Do in Your Spare Time. ("The time is past when our nation could afford street-corner loafers!") And a comics biography of American frontiersman Daniel Boone. Ship Wrecker; Your Role in the Cold War; The Big Exception; Marvin the Matador!; American Pioneer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Jon D'Agostino. Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. Ollie wins a cow at a county fair, but then there's the question of getting it home in his dad's new convertible. The issue-length tale includes the hilarious image of the family (and the cow) in the convertible at the drive-in. Tiny the elephant seeks a place where he won't wreck everything. A Cow Around the House; The Duel at Dry Gulch; A Real Talent. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Jon D'Agostino. Stories and art by Jon D'Agostino and others. Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. A flying ride at the fair gives Ollie the urge to be a pilot. His dad convinces him to build model airplanes instead, but that's no improvement. New parents can't decide what to name the baby. Woozy Wings; Billy the Bear; The New Name. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Jon D'Agostino. Stories and art by Jon D'Agostino and others. Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. When it's grocery day for Ollie's mom, the store staff goes into combat mode. But they're still not prepared for the promotional balloons that lift him up to the ceiling. Mischievous young bears get up early from hibernation and sneak outside. Terror on Thursday; Map Without Yeast; A Quarter to Spring. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Jon D'Agostino. Stories and art by Jon D'Agostino and others. Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. When Ollie has to get his tonsils removed, he makes the most of the situation: His parents find themselves catering to his every childish whim. Ollie tries to make breakfast in bed for his parents' anniversary, and the kitchen will never be the same. Tonsil Tale; Ali Kat; Idea Day; Breakfast in Bed. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Jon D'Agostino. Stories and art by Jon D'Agostino and others. Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. Ollie's parents are distraught at the prospect of a visit from his cousin Herman, the only kid who's more trouble than Ollie. The two wind up winning a yacht race with their invention, an aquatic go-cart. Ollie and his father visit a farm that is not prepared for the arrival of Li'l Genius. The Visit; The Wrong Stitch; Be Kind to Animals; What the Doctor Ordered; My Hero. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Jon D'Agostino. Stories and art by Jon D'Agostino and others. Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. Ollie's dad decides to teach him horseback riding to expend his excess energy. But Ollie can only think of cowboys, even when they go fox hunting. A performing seal and a trained dog form a backstage rivalry. Rowdy Rider; Noah's Bark: An E-Slop Foible; Captain Corey's Curiosity Corner; Witch Watchers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Jon D'Agostino. Stories and art by Jon D'Agostino and others. Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. Ollie runs away from home and meets Chappy, who lives in a wildlife reserve. Li'l Tomboy visits for Ollie's birthday and helps him appreciate the joys of not growing older. A Change of Heart; Peppermint Yipes; The Turning Turtle; Not a Day Older. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Jon D'Agostino. Stories and art by Jon D'Agostino and others. Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. Ollie's dad takes him to the gym to teach him self-defense, thinking he's been in a fight. But the reason for Ollie's black eye is another thing entirely. A starch-related accident leaves Randy the dog with rigid ears, when they should be floppy. Black-Eyed Boner; Tennis Menace; Captain Corey's Curiosity Corner; A Stiff Story. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Jon D'Agostino. Stories and art by Jon D'Agostino and others. Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. Ollie's supposed to be on his best behavior while visiting his grandmother, but she's wild enough for both of them. After roller skating and breaking furniture, she shows him how to do tricks on a bicycle. Boots, a gigantic dog, has problems much like the later Clifford, but his size comes in handy when the dam breaks. An Open and Shut Case; Boots, the Big; Anty the Anxious Ant; Who's Got the Money, Honey? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Jon D'Agostino. Stories and art by Jon D'Agostino and others. Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. Ollie wants to be a major-league baseball player, but he's concerned that none of them have red hair like he does. Ollie learns the wrong lesson about generosity. Ollie wants to get a job and earn some money like the neighborhood teens. Carrot Top; Every Dog Has His Day; The Lesson; Polite Penguin; The Forlorn Maple Tree; Ollie's Ark. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Jon D'Agostino. Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. Ollie decides to build a kite with things around the home, but he should have checked with his parents about which things to use. Ollie tries to warn his dad about an angry bee. Poor man's Casper Timmy the Timid Ghost goes camping in the rain with his friends, Wilma the Witch and Maxie, but they've got different ideas about "roughing it." Go Fly a Kite; Strings and Things; Feero the Firefly; Daddy, Daddy!; Timmy the Timid Ghost: Pad in the Sky. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Jon D'Agostino. Stories and art by Jon D'Agostino and others. Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. Ollie must choose between getting a license for his new dog or riding the elephant at the circus. Ollie has a dream in which he imagines his family during caveman times. Run For One; Captain Corey's Curiosity Corner. Final issue under this title; the series continued as Summer Fun (1966 Charlton) #54. The numbering resumed 30 years later with Lil Genius (1954) #54. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.