Little Lulu Doll from The 1960s

       The nostalgic Little Lulu dolls sold by Wards in 1960 were based upon a classic comic strip created in 1935 by American author Marjorie Henderson Buell. The character, Lulu Moppet, debuted in The Saturday Evening Post on February 23, 1935, in a single panel, appearing as a flower girl at a wedding and mischievously strewing the aisle with banana peels. Little Lulu replaced Carl Anderson's Henry, which had been picked up for distribution by King Features Syndicate. The Little Lulu panel continued to run weekly in The Saturday Evening Post until December 30, 1944. 

• See Little Lulu Miniature Doll at the strong National Museum of Play
• American Cloth Character "Little Lulu" by Georgene Novelties

Left, Little Lulu rag doll, that mischievous cartoon character with her impish expression
painted on. Famous black yarn pigtails, red and white dress, simulated shoes, cotton stuffed
body. approximately 15inches, 2 lbs... from Wards catalog Center, cartoon. Right, toys
and accessories from the 1960s.

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