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Alvin

Alvin

44 appearances · Golden Age · 1955–1973
Who is Alvin?

Alvin is a young neighborhood kid from the world of Marge's Little Lulu, a precocious and mischievous little boy who frequently pesters Lulu and Tubby's circle of friends in their suburban comic misadventures.

Alvin stepped onto the Dell Comics scene in 1955, the creation of the legendary John Stanley and Lloyd White, debuting in Marge's Tubby #12 and finding a cozy home in one of the most beloved humor universes of the Golden Age. Over roughly eighteen years, this little character kept lively company alongside Tubby, Kathy, Gloria, and the rest of that wonderfully chaotic neighborhood gang, popping up across Golden Comics Digest and even the sun-soaked pages of Marge's Little Lulu and Tubby at Summer Camp. Stanley's comics have earned a devoted collector following for their sharp wit and warm heart, and Alvin is a genuine piece of that legacy — a small but recurring presence in a corner of Dell's world that continues to charm readers decades later.

★ First appearance
Marge's Tubby #12
Apr 1955

Trivia

  • Lloyd White has drawn more of Alvin's comics than any other artist in our catalog — 30 issues.

Top series

Covers through the years — 1955–1961

Marge's Tubby #12 1955
Marge's Tubby #12
Marge's Tubby #20 1957
Marge's Tubby #20
Marge's Tubby #26 1958
Marge's Tubby #26
Marge's Tubby #32 1959
Marge's Tubby #32
Marge's Tubby #44 1961
Marge's Tubby #44

Appearances

Marge's Little Lulu and Tubby at Summer Camp (1957)
Donald Duck & Co (1948)
Golden Comics Digest (1969)
#29
Herman Hedning (1998)
Donald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene (1998)