Lil Genius (1954) comic books 1961
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Issue #31
Published Feb 1961 by Charlton Comics Group.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
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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Issue #32
Published Apr 1961 by Charlton Comics Group.$3.60
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.
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Issue #33
Published Jun 1961 by Charlton Comics Group.$3.60
- Water damage. Staple rust with migration. Cover detached at one staple.
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.
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Issue #34
Published Aug 1961 by Charlton Comics Group.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
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.
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Issue #35
Published Oct 1961 by Charlton Comics Group.$6.60
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.
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Issue #36
Published 1961 by Charlton Comics Group.$4.00
- Water damage.
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.
