The first in a five-volume best-of series, featuring an introduction
from Margaret Atwood!
Lulu Moppet is an outspoken and brazen young girl who doesn't follow any
rules--whether they've been set by her parents, the neighborhood boys,
or society itself. In 2019 D+Q begins a landmark full-color reissue
series collecting five volumes of Lulu's funniest suburban hijinks: she
goes on picnics, babysits, and attempts to break into the boys'
clubhouse again and again. Cartoonist John Stanley's expert timing and
constant gags made these stories unbelievably enjoyable, ensuring that
Marge's Little Lulu was a defining comic of the post-war period.
First released in the 1940s and 1950s as Dell comics, Little Lulu as
helmed by Stanley remains one of the most entertaining works in the
medium. In this first volume, Little Lulu: Working Girl, we meet the
series' mainstay characters: Lulu, Tubby, Alvin, and oodles more
neighbourhood kids. Little Lulu's comedy lies in the hilarious dynamic
between its cast of characters.
Lulu's assertiveness, individuality, and creativity is empowering to
witness--the series is powerfully feminist despite the decades in which
the stories were created. It's the character's strong personality that
made her beloved by such feminist icons as Patti Smith, Eileen Myles,
and more. Lovingly restored to its original full color, complete with
knee-slapping humor and an introduction by Margaret Atwood that explains
the vitality of Lulu herself, Little Lulu: Working Girl is a delight
for classic comics fans and the uninitiated.
