Lil Genius (Blue Bird Comics 1959-1964 Charlton) comic books 1963-1965
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Issue #16
Published 1963 by Charlton Press.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.
Published by Charlton as a promotional item for Blue Bird Comics. Reprints issue #41 of regular Charlton series, with Blue Bird logo on front cover and Blue Bird ad on back cover, and an upper front cover imprint of various shoe retailers. 20 pages "Ship Wrecker", 2 page text story "The Big Exception", 3 pages "Marvin the Matador!" penciled and inked by Jon D'Agastino, 1 page "American Pioneer" starring Daniel Boone. Cover price $0.12.
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Issue #17
Published 1963 by Charlton Press.$2.50
Stories and art by Jon D'Agostino and others. Charlton presented this version of the mischievous Ollie Orwell as a promotional item for Blue Bird Comics, handed out at kids' shoe stores as a free giveaway. Ollie's parents are distraught at the prospect of a visit from his cousin Herman, the only kid who's more trouble than Ollie. The two wind up winning a yacht race with their invention, an aquatic go-cart. Ollie and his father visit a farm that is not prepared for the arrival of Li'l Genius. The Visit; The Wrong Stitch; Be Kind to Animals; What the Doctor Ordered; My Hero. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
