Lil Genius (1954) 19

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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's string collection is coming along so well, he now has a giant ball that fills the living room. But when he tries to get rid of it, it entangles the entire town. Ollie's anxious Uncle Jitter comes for an ill-timed visit. Plus a note from Alfred Fago, the Executive Editor of Charlton, attesting to the "good taste" and so forth of Code-approved comics. Also, a vintage ad for "Gigantic Dinosaurs," a set of inflatable toys. Stringing Along; Pop's Panic; Operation Nerves; Hold That Tiger; Li'l Farmboy: The Swimming Pool; Planting Antics. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.