John Stanley
(1914 - 1993)
John Stanley was an American cartoonist and comic book writer, best known for writing the comic book Little Lulu from 1945 to 1959.
While mostly known for scripting, Stanley also drew many of his stories, including the earliest issues of Little Lulu and its Tubby spinoff series.
His specialty was humorous stories, both with licensed characters and those of his own creation.
His writing style has been described as employing “colorful, S. J. Perelman-ish language and a decidedly bizarre, macabre wit (reminiscent of writer Roald Dahl)” with storylines that “were cohesive and tightly constructed, with nary a loose thread in the plot.”
He has been compared to Carl Barks, and cartoonist Fred Hembeck has dubbed him “the most consistently funny cartoonist to work in the comic book medium.”
Captain Marvel co-creator C.C. Beck remarked “The only comic books I ever read and enjoyed were Little Lulu and Donald Duck.”
Bibliography
The Little Lulu Library Volume 17 (1985)
This second volume of the three volume set includes issues 74-80 of Little Lulu magazine.
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The Little Lulu Library Volume 18 (1985)
This third volume of the three volume set includes includes the final issues (81-87) written by John Stanley of Little Lulu magazine.
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The Little Lulu Library Volume 2 (1992)
This first volume includes the elusive first four of ten Little Lulu “One Shot” comics. It is also called My Dinner with Lulu.
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The Little Lulu Library Volume 3 (1992)
This third volume includes the last of ten Little Lulu “One Shot” comics and the first five issues of her own Little Lulu magazine launched in 1948.
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The Little Lulu Library Volume 4 (1992)
The first of three volumes includes issues 6-11 of Little Lulu magazine.
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The Little Lulu Library Volume 5 (1992)
The second of three volumes includes issues 12-17 of Little Lulu magazine.
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The Little Lulu Library Volume 6 (1992)
The third volume of this set includes issues 18-21 of Little Lulu magazine.
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The Little Lulu Library Volume 7 (1989)
This first of three volumes includes issues 22-26 of Little Lulu magazine.
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The Little Lulu Library Volume 8 (1989)
This second of three volumes includes issues 27-31 of Little Lulu magazine.
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The Little Lulu Library Volume 9 (1989)
This third volume of the set includes issues 32-36 of Little Lulu magazine.
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Little Lulu Volume 1 (2005)
The first volume in a black-and-white reprint of John Stanley’s Little Lulu comics.
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Little Lulu Volume 10 (2006)
The tenth volume in a black-and-white reprint of the John Stanley Little Lulu comics contains issues 38-42.
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Little Lulu Volume 11 (2006)
The eleventh volume in a black-and-white reprint of the John Stanley Little Lulu comics contains issues 43-48.
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Little Lulu Volume 12 (2006)
The twelfth volume in a black-and-white reprint of the John Stanley Little Lulu comics contains issues 49-53.
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Little Lulu Volume 13 (2006)
The thirteenth volume in a black-and-white reprint of the John Stanley Little Lulu comics contains issues 54-58.
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Little Lulu Volume 14 (2007)
The fourteenth volume in a black-and-white reprint of the John Stanley Little Lulu comics contains issues 59-63.
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Little Lulu Volume 15 (2007)
The fifteenth volume in a black-and-white reprint of the John Stanley Little Lulu comics contains issues 64-68.
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Little Lulu Volume 16 (2007)
The sixteenth volume in a black-and-white reprint of the John Stanley Little Lulu comics contains issues 69-74.
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Little Lulu Volume 17 (2007)
The seventeenth volume in a black-and-white reprint of the John Stanley Little Lulu comics contains issues 75-81.
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Little Lulu Volume 18 (2008)
The eighteenth volume in a black-and-white reprint of the John Stanley Little Lulu comics contains issues 82-87.
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