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Lil Genius (1954) comic books

  • Issue #51
    Lil Genius (1954) 51

    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.

  • Issue #52
    Lil Genius (1954) 52

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    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.

  • Issue #53
    Lil Genius (1954) 53

    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.

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    $150 Li'l Genius(Charlton) #53 Oct 1965

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  • Issue #54
    Lil Genius (1954) 54

    Cover by Frank Johnson. Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. 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; Ants in Your Plants. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

  • Issue #55
    Lil Genius (1954) 55
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4331504001
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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 tries to make sense of his friend's new baby sister. Ollie gets a visit from his cousin Li'l Tomboy, who is exactly as much trouble as him, but in girl form. Ollie is a terror while visiting his mother's friend Mrs. Brown. New Baby; On Wings of Song; Lil Lumberjack: Animal Charmer; Visitin; Lil Genius and Lil Tomboy. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.