tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157513690234917810.comments2023-06-16T05:57:18.370-07:00STANLEY STORIESFrank M. Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673579882180372546noreply@blogger.comBlogger643125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157513690234917810.post-45918514975532584482022-07-18T15:43:34.891-07:002022-07-18T15:43:34.891-07:00Hi, Hal, this blog is finished, save for whatever ...Hi, Hal, this blog is finished, save for whatever occasional news update I might have. There are close to 300 posts and loads of content, so I hope a deep dive into it will prove enjoyable for you.Frank M. Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673579882180372546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157513690234917810.post-20013200360919509402022-07-18T13:01:08.049-07:002022-07-18T13:01:08.049-07:00I'm late to the party, but I'm a Stanley f...I'm late to the party, but I'm a Stanley fan who is pleased to be here. I look forward to reading your other posts. Will there be more in the future?Hal Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07565561595596749038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157513690234917810.post-12537415559016216462022-05-31T14:41:52.074-07:002022-05-31T14:41:52.074-07:00Thank you, Marco. You're most welcome!Thank you, Marco. You're most welcome!Frank M. Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673579882180372546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157513690234917810.post-49675246843815984742022-05-31T14:27:51.652-07:002022-05-31T14:27:51.652-07:00i love this blog so much...very happy to have stum...i love this blog so much...very happy to have stumbled on to it! huge fanmarco finneganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720540904665921275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157513690234917810.post-754160362111985562022-02-16T19:37:19.551-08:002022-02-16T19:37:19.551-08:00I was wondering why Drawn + Quarterly labelled the...I was wondering why Drawn + Quarterly labelled the third book as their "final" volume without further clarification. Now I understand why there's a halt to the series, and I do hope that the license gets renewed at some point. A real shame that the copyright holders failed to take the initiative. These lineup of books made me appreciate the works of John Stanley and his clever storytelling skills. He takes simple premises and develops them through the personalities of the characters in such a fascinating manner. From the battle of the sexes to dealings with self-image/identity, these comics can resonate with anyone to a great extent. I've enjoyed reading these grounded stories that take place in a regular suburban town, as we see kids react to the world around them. More people should read these types of comics, as the market has been oversaturated with superheroes and villains for years. The Dark Horse books are no longer in print anymore and are becoming relatively expensive, so this has been a great option in reading the highlights of Stanley's 14-year-long tenure on Little Lulu. Thank you for your contributions to this series, it has opened my eyes in learning about John Stanley and other comics from the Golden Age. ChozinFellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15027715514579734708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157513690234917810.post-67339011240980442982022-01-24T03:40:48.392-08:002022-01-24T03:40:48.392-08:00Love these comics. I really hope there is another ...Love these comics. I really hope there is another volume printed in this wonderful hard copy book. There are 29 issues I understand this book has 9 over them.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01086872775710107052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157513690234917810.post-71505183773431748092021-09-29T19:00:38.741-07:002021-09-29T19:00:38.741-07:00The stories are indeed strange, turning and twisti...The stories are indeed strange, turning and twisting abruptly and not in ways that make narrative sense. They resemble dreams more than stories. Stanley's rhythm and timing do show up even through the filter of poor art. Thanks for posting. I had seen only one of his Dell "horror" tales, years ago.drivingovercanaanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07044638847400003359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157513690234917810.post-66482743193707098502021-06-26T21:37:01.104-07:002021-06-26T21:37:01.104-07:00I thought I remembered Oona from old comics when I...I thought I remembered Oona from old comics when I was a child in the 50's but I'd forgotten her name and which comic. I wondered for the longest time if I'd imagined her. I've been searching for "Uma". Thanks to this blog post, I found her. She was my favourite.<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15053818509549460672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157513690234917810.post-50705005748400690242021-06-21T09:56:38.567-07:002021-06-21T09:56:38.567-07:00Amazing, incredible Lulu tale. This story would ha...Amazing, incredible Lulu tale. This story would have warped minds and probably drawn the ire of Frederic Wertham. The Bogyman is pretty inspired if ya ask me. Brilluant stuff! Up there with EC Segar and Gene Ahem. Wheez Von Klawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16384391492252009812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157513690234917810.post-91002900176847469932021-03-30T07:29:59.139-07:002021-03-30T07:29:59.139-07:00Almost biblical. The love of Christ to give himsel...Almost biblical. The love of Christ to give himself as a servant to a ungrateful love..of course then ending is way different😂dmav72https://www.blogger.com/profile/02709013513538664544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157513690234917810.post-11696212320315586982021-02-20T20:07:13.573-08:002021-02-20T20:07:13.573-08:00the heck was that...
I mean, does this mean that ...the heck was that...<br /><br />I mean, does this mean that Toots is a constitutional felon now? Why did Tom feel the need to dress up as a person of color in order to be a slave? I've lost a bit of my respect for Stanley--the theme was...unique...but the dialogue was really stilted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157513690234917810.post-75832361032117220772020-09-29T23:04:25.814-07:002020-09-29T23:04:25.814-07:00One of them was a background artist and the other ...One of them was a background artist and the other was a letterer. Little is known about them. The identity of the comics' colorist remains a mystery. These lower-echelon positions weren't documented. Only the probing of fans in the 1950s and '60s revealed the name of John Stanley as the writer and occasional artist of "Little Lulu."Frank M. Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673579882180372546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157513690234917810.post-85580423125684194062020-09-29T22:28:25.745-07:002020-09-29T22:28:25.745-07:00Is the color in the D&Q reprints reproduced fr...Is the color in the D&Q reprints reproduced from scans of the original Dell books? If so, do you know who that colorist was? If not, do you know who was responsible for the coloring?Lionel Englishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15161747068080831387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157513690234917810.post-18416697431084204062020-09-29T22:27:12.962-07:002020-09-29T22:27:12.962-07:00In the recent second volume of D&Q's Littl...In the recent second volume of D&Q's Little Lulu, Gordon Rose and Al Owens are mentioned on the credits page. I can't find anything about either gentleman. Do you know anything about either of them?Lionel Englishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15161747068080831387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157513690234917810.post-1866285540472982262020-04-12T19:49:25.282-07:002020-04-12T19:49:25.282-07:00Thanks for the contributions you make, I spent a g...Thanks for the contributions you make, I spent a good time on your blog.<br />You might be able to upload the full Little Lulu stories: "Who's Jealous?" and the story that is on the left? those in this post, it would be great.Bashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15641232648259128962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157513690234917810.post-68798974756260018412020-04-12T19:48:55.163-07:002020-04-12T19:48:55.163-07:00Thanks for the contributions you make, I spent a g...Thanks for the contributions you make, I spent a good time on your blog.<br />You might be able to upload the full Little Lulu stories: "Who's Jealous?" and the story that is on the left? those in this post, it would be great.Bashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15641232648259128962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157513690234917810.post-87254215273868738902019-11-11T17:36:15.153-08:002019-11-11T17:36:15.153-08:00YeYeJackohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367782970654853658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157513690234917810.post-90766873666878325962019-08-26T22:25:42.352-07:002019-08-26T22:25:42.352-07:00I hadn't thought of Indians! You're right,...I hadn't thought of Indians! You're right, they show up all over the place. And another thing that had slipped my mind is that these books are specifically aimed at children, under a dedicated children's comics imprint. If it were aimed at an adult readership I'd absolutely call bullshit on it, but the circumstances make it a judgment call. As I've written before, parents expect people who entertain their children to assume parental responsibility. I don't think I'd make that call myself, but I can easily understand the responsible parties concluding it just wasn't worth the aggravation. There was a period of time there where Tintin in the Congo was constructively banned in North America because the licensees considered Tintin books to be children's books full stop, and they weren't going to touch it with a stick. Eventually they sublicensed it to another publisher who brought it out in a hardcover "Collector's Edition" to differentiate it from the official series. Besides, getting back to D&Q and Lulu, these are Canadians, who could simply conclude that they don't want to stand the gaff for our Indian Wars, having troubles of their own. Not to presume they don't share the prevailing sentiment, which I would interpret to be that the indigenous people of the Americas are morally equivalent to Holocaust survivors, and should no more be subject to humorous reference than Holocaust survivors would be. However, unless young people have become very different from what they were in my day, once they find out they've been given a bowdlerized edition, nothing on Earth will stop them from seeking out the dirty version.<br /><br />If I were you, though, I would hold out on the spanking issue as a matter of integrity. Leaving out Cowboys and Indians humor is a matter of selection. Excluding spankings would be to remove an integral part of the sort of childhood that's being depicted, and would constitute materially altering the nature of the author's work. I would imagine handling the issue with a Note to the Reader: "Please be aware that these comics were drawn in the Olden Days when spanking was considered a natural way to punish misbehavior. In these enlightened times we know that being the perfect little devils that you are spanking will do no good, and we have abolished this barbaric practice. Also, be warned that if your parents catch you spanking one of your dollies you've earned yourself a Time Out, Buster."<br />Robert Fiorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06357467040644448167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157513690234917810.post-9730714983962574852019-08-25T09:02:00.666-07:002019-08-25T09:02:00.666-07:00That worked up until Trump's election. That so...That worked up until Trump's election. That societal game-changer amped up the SJW army and began The Great American Hissy-Fit which continues as I write. So be it.<br />The first book will contain the entirety of the three Stanley-drawn issues, and stories such as "The Hooky Team," "Just a Gigolo," "The Kid Who Came to Dinner," "A Problem in Box-Tops," "The Case of the Purloined Popover," "Mountain Climbing" and its sequel "Babes in the Woods," "A Feathered Friend in Need" and Stanley's early masterpiece "The Gourmet," which my afterword discusses in detail. Along with other stories, some Lulus Diry entries and one-page gags are included. The book is 316 pp. cover to cover.Frank M. Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673579882180372546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157513690234917810.post-70149291165151250052019-08-25T06:51:42.464-07:002019-08-25T06:51:42.464-07:00You´d think a little notice such as "this sto...You´d think a little notice such as "this story contains stereotypes that were prevalent ... we do not condone etc. etc." would suffice but no! this may not be enough to appease the PC crowd.<br /><br />The problem is once you go down that road... hey, why stop at Little Lulu or Duck stories or wonderful movies such as Disney´s "Song of the South"? Why not censor Shakespeare, or Plato or The Bible - they´re full of un-PC passages. Shades of some political experiments that did not end well...<br /><br />Anyway, I´d love it if you´d keep us posted on updates of the Little Lulu project. Of course it´s your call and you may not want to give away too much but it would be nice to get regular updates: maybe one comment or two on some of the stories selected, what made you decide on a particular story. Will any of the Tubby stories that were featured in the LL magazine be included - some are certainly among Stanley´s best.Luizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01331049411217726723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157513690234917810.post-27440260212866335692019-08-24T18:30:47.436-07:002019-08-24T18:30:47.436-07:00Any appearance of non-Caucasian characters; any re...Any appearance of non-Caucasian characters; any reference to Native Americans. Reasonably benign stories like "Indian Uprising," "Adventures in Africa" and, say, the entirety of "Tubby" #5 (which is a moot point, since the series doesn't touch on that title) would be met with squawks of disdain by the SJW League. Once you start looking for examples, they're all over the place.<br />It's possible that the use of spanking as a punishment might make their radar light up. I tried my hardest to choose stories judiciously and stay away from hot potato incidents. I believe I did sneak a few spankings in. People need to be reminded that parents regularly walloped their children for most of the 20th century. I still see WalMart People (TM) doing so to their unfortunate children today, but tongues cluck and objections fly--rightfully so, in these instances.<br />The greatest tragedy of this SJW Reichstag is that we no longer have visible reminders of these human shortcomings in our popular culture. Thus, they're virgin territory for future generations to revive. I dearly hope mankind can evolve past the need to hurt other mammals, including themselves. I don't think comic book stories approaching 100 years' age are going to sway anyone one way or the other, but if anyone printed these stories now, they'd be in for a world of trouble. That might be the only reason to hang onto the Dark Horse books, flawed as they are.Frank M. Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673579882180372546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157513690234917810.post-2068999174019941782019-08-24T18:17:38.840-07:002019-08-24T18:17:38.840-07:00So what are some of the anathema? I would hardly h...So what are some of the anathema? I would hardly have thought Little Lulu to be that censorable. Lil' Eightball maybe, but . . .Robert Fiorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06357467040644448167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157513690234917810.post-30510255946743954732019-08-23T11:59:16.984-07:002019-08-23T11:59:16.984-07:00"The Ghost Train," one of my favorites, ..."The Ghost Train," one of my favorites, is in the books. I chose "The Snowball War" from LL #7 among a couple of outstanding snow stories. There are some stories we couldn't run because of their length, like "Alvin's Solo Flight" and "Lulu is Taken for a Ride," but there's always the possibility of a seventh book if the first six do well in the marketplace.Frank M. Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673579882180372546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157513690234917810.post-48548338379847768052019-08-23T11:52:40.801-07:002019-08-23T11:52:40.801-07:00Hi Frank,
Thanks for your prompt and thorough res...Hi Frank,<br /><br />Thanks for your prompt and thorough response.<br /><br />Yes, I can perfectly understand the reasons that led to this decision.<br /><br />I am happy to learn it´s going to be a 6-book series, not 5 as described at Amazon - yay!<br /><br />The ongoing Fantagraphics reprint of Barks´ Ducks will run for 30 volumes - or more! And some Duck stories ("Darkest Africa" comes to mind) may also ruffle a few liberal feathers but I suppose the SJWs just got bolder - and louder! - over the last 10 years or so - a shame. Dark Horse should have got it right the first time around - what a missed opportunity!<br /><br />Here´s hoping some of my favorite stories such as "The Big Snow" and "The Ghost Train" find their way into the series!Luizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01331049411217726723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157513690234917810.post-22684229595187399862019-08-23T09:08:39.710-07:002019-08-23T09:08:39.710-07:00Hi Luiz,
There were two factors in this decision:...Hi Luiz, <br />There were two factors in this decision:<br />1)Due to the influence of social justice warriors, about two dozen LULU stories are no longer acceptable for 21st-century audiences. There was nothing to be done about this. SJWs are rewriting history. The artifacts of our forefathers are pieces of history--not to be repeated, but to be preserved and learned from in the future. The notion of pretending they don't exist and censoring or banishing them I feel is wrong-headed. But such stories would offend a certain percent of the books' audience, and would adversely affect sales.<br /><br />2) The complete series would exceed 30 volumes. With a recession forecast and interest in books waning, there is no way the market would support such a project, and it would end in mid-stream. Six books of carefully chosen stories--which still makes for over 1,000 pages--seemed the right way to go to ensure that the series is financially successful.Frank M. Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673579882180372546noreply@blogger.com