Little Orphan Annie

Harold Gray’s Little Orphan Annie began its life as a beloved newspaper strip before Cupples & Leon collected the early years into nine sturdy hardcover volumes from 1926 to 1934. Gray wrote and drew every page, establishing the plucky, optimistic orphan’s Depression-era adventures with a clean, expressive style that defined the character for generations. These collections preserve the strip’s formative stories, capturing the resilience and moral clarity that made Annie an enduring icon of American comics.