In this particular bit of Stanley comic genius, Lulu gets a flute for 11¢, and finds that it has magical properties. Panels showing the effects are hilarious, including those of a cat and dog dancing. The story also shows Stanley’s opinion of the moneyed and powerful.
See Frank Young’s excellent blog, Stanley Stories, for more Stanley.
From Little Lulu #27 (1950):
3 comments:
Love those Lulu/Alvin stories! Was the art by Irving Tripp?
Brad, looks like Tripp to me.
I wonder if this could possibly have been inspired by Harold Knerr's 1913-14 strip "That Irresistible Rag"? It revolves around a character who plays a flute that makes people drop what they are doing and start to dance. Of course the Pied Piper myth might be the root for both.
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