Lil Genius (1954) 18

Cover by Frank Johnson. Stories and art by Frank Johnson and George Wildman. Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. Li'l Genius and Half Pint figure out a ventriloquism routine that causes confusion. Would-be cub reporter Eddie Extra gets a photo of a reclusive celebrity. Li'l Tomboy tries to turn her cousin Li'l Genius into a hero. Plus a note from Alfred Fago, the Executive Editor of Charlton, attesting to the "good taste" and so forth of Code-approved comics. Jigsaw; Good Time Ollie; Be Kind to Animals; Li'l Pardner: Cowboys and Kings; A Boy's Best Friend; The Vanilla Kid; Li'l Lumberjack: Bucky, the Tame Deer; Who's the Dummy?; Building Blues; Dog Problem; The Haunted House; Eddie Extra: Camerantics; Daisy Deer's Dream; Can I Keep Him?; Li'l Pardner: War Dance; Li'l Rascal Twins; Heroic Effort; Eddie Extra: Up in the Air; Gym Dandies; Clean Fun. 96 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.