Little Lotta #35
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeLittle Lotta #35 (February 1961) is a solid mid-run representative of Harvey Comics' Silver Age humor output, arriving at the precise moment the series had fully settled into its winning formula — Lotta's food-driven superhuman strength played for gentle comedy against the backdrop of the shared 'Harvey universe' of Bonnie Dell. As one of the only ongoing titles of the era headlined by an unconventionally built female protagonist, the series as a whole — and issues like #35 in its center of gravity — offered a quietly counter-cultural alternative to the 'unpopular fat kid' stereotype prevalent elsewhere in pop culture, depicting Lotta instead as confident, kind-hearted, and physically formidable. The issue also continued the established practice of pairing Lotta stories with Richie Rich backups, a cross-pollination strategy that helped build the interconnected Harvey universe that would sustain the publisher through the next decade.
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By issue #35, the Little Lotta series — launched in November 1955 after Lotta's debut as a backup in Little Dot #1 (1953) — was under the editorial oversight of Alfred Harvey as editor-in-chief, with Leon Harvey and Robert Harvey also holding editorial roles, as confirmed by the League of Comic Geeks credits for this specific issue. Stories were written primarily by Warren Kremer and Howard Post, with art by Sid Couchey and Dom Sileo, the same creative team that defined the character throughout her run. Warren Kremer, Harvey's most prolific artist and a central figure in shaping the visual identity of every major Harvey humor title, likely contributed cover work for issues in this period, consistent with his 35-year role as the publisher's art editor.
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- Editorial credits confirmed for this issue: Alfred Harvey (editor-in-chief), Leon Harvey (editor), Robert Harvey (other editorial role).
- The series ran for 120 issues from November 1955 through March 1976, placing #35 solidly in the Silver Age middle stretch of the run.
- Little Lotta (Charlotte 'Lotta' Plump) first appeared in Little Dot #1 (September 1953), co-debuting in that issue alongside Richie Rich; her solo series launched in 1955.
- Stories in every issue of the series were written principally by Warren Kremer and Howard Post, with interior art attributed to Sid Couchey and Dom Sileo across the bulk of the run.
- Each issue of Little Lotta during this era featured Richie Rich backup stories alongside the Lotta lead features — League of Comic Geeks notes that Little Lotta, Little Dot, and Richie Rich appear in every issue of the series.
- The character's defining trait — an insatiable appetite that produces superhuman strength — was the comedic engine of virtually every story and was regularly foregrounded on covers throughout the run.
- A 1992 reprint series (4 issues) recycled material from the original run; Lotta also appeared in the Netflix/DreamWorks animated series Harvey Street Kids (2018–2020), voiced by Lauren Lapkus — her first animated adaptation.
Reprints
↩ Reprints Blondie Comics Monthly #69 (1954)
Reprinted in Harvey Hits #62 (1962), Little Dot Dotland #4 (1963), Little Audrey and Melvin #13 (1964), Richie Rich Dollars and Cents #7 (1965), Casper & Nightmare #8 (1965), Hot Stuff, the Little Devil #66 (1965), Richie Rich Millions #17 (1966), Little Dot Dotland #29 (1967), Devil Kids Starring Hot Stuff #45 (1970), Little Dot #155 (1974), Richie Rich #151 (1977), Richie Rich Fortunes #60 (1982)
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