Lil Genius (Blue Bird Comics 1959-1964 Charlton) comic books 1960
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Published 1960 by Charlton Press.$19.00
Stories and art by Frank Johnson and others. Charlton presented this version of the mischievous Ollie Orwell as a promotional item for Blue Bird Comics, handed out at kids' shoe stores as a free giveaway. 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.