Lil Genius (Blue Bird Comics 1959-1964 Charlton) comic books
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Issue #3
Published 1959 by Charlton Press.$10.00
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 tries to help a carpenter who's building a garage, but only makes him regret becoming a contractor. After Ollie's dad gets a fur coat, Ollie builds a pit bear-trap in the back yard. But when Ollie decides to start his own ant farm, that's when his dad really comes face-to-face with raw nature. Hardly Helpful; Snappy Trapping; Moving Scenes; Rescue Party; Captain Coreys Curiosity Corner; Ants in Your Plants. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #6
Published 1960 by Charlton Press.$15.00
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.
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Issue #10
Published 1961 by Charlton Press.$4.40
Cover by Frank Johnson. 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 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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Issue #17
Published 1963 by Charlton Press.$2.50
Stories and art by Jon D'Agostino 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'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. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
