(September 1969)

Harvey, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1969-06-15
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Harvey Publications Inc.
Brand
Giant Size Harvey Comics [Jack-in-the-box]
Editing
Leon Harvey (credited) (editor); Sid Jacobson (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1969 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

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Little Lotta / cover / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop
Genre
children
Characters
Lotta Plump [Little Lotta]
Synopsis
Lotta catches popcorn in her mouth as it flies from two pots she is holding.

Indexer Notes

This cover scene is the same as the second panel of the first story sequence in this issue.

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Little Lotta in Foodland / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm going to pop some corn!
Genre
children
Characters
Lotta Plump [Little Lotta]; Mrs. Plump; Mr. Plump
Synopsis
Who needs a vacuum to clean up a huge pile of popcorn when you have Lotta around?

Indexer Notes

This story gives a bit of background to image shown on the front cover.

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Little Lotta / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hot dog, please!
Genre
children
Characters
Lotta Plump [Little Lotta]; Gerald; hot dog vendors
Synopsis
Lotta finds an alternative to eating one small hot dog at a time.

It Was Something She Ate (Table of Contents: 3)

Little Lotta / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Whiccup! Good gravy!
Genre
children
Characters
Lotta Plump [Little Lotta]; Mr. Plump; Mrs. Plump; Dr. E.E. Burpley; Dempster Building tenants
Synopsis
Lotta's super-loud hiccups become destructive.
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Bobbie the Baby Sitter / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gee, Honey, I'm tired! Do we have to go out tonight?
Genre
children
Characters
Bobbie [Bobbie the Baby Sitter]; Mr. Smith; Mrs. Smith; Junior
Synopsis
Bobbie plays a lullaby to put Junior to sleep, but his parents are the ones who doze off.
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Jerry the Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hold still!
Genre
children
Characters
Jerry [Jerry the Jinx]; Jerry's father
Synopsis
Jerry's dad tries several times to take a picture of him, but Jerry keeps moving and ruining the shot. In frustration, his father gets his movie camera, then complains that Jerry is standing too still.
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Jungle Girl (Table of Contents: 6)

Little Lotta / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gee, Lotta, your laryngitis is awful. Are you sure you want to play jungle with us?
Genre
children
Characters
Lotta Plump [Little Lotta]; Dot Polka [Little Dot]; Red; hunters; Mrs. Plump; TV announcer; cameraman
Synopsis
Lotta, stricken with laryngitis and wearing a "jungle" outfit, becomes lost in the woods and is mistaken by two hunters for a feral child.
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Indexer Notes

TV station "WSID" could be a reference to Harvey editor Sid Jacobson.

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Little Dot / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Thank you, Mrs. Flatbush!
Genre
children
Characters
Dot Polka [Little Dot]; Mrs. Flatbush; Mrs. Polka
Synopsis
Dot exchanges three dollar bills for 300 dot-like pennies.

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Bobbie the Baby Sitter / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Ah, here's the address! I never sat for Mrs. Jones before!
Genre
children
Characters
Bobbie [Bobbie the Baby Sitter]; Mrs. Jones; Mr. Jones; Jones children
Synopsis
Bobbie has a clever idea to get eight young boys in her charge to go to bed.
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Indexer Notes

Two of the Jones boys look suspiciously like other Harvey characters - Freckles Friendly and Jerry the Jinx.

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Jerry the Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oboy! A high one my way!
Genre
children
Characters
Jerry [Jerry the Jinx]; baseball player; Mr. Grumpy
Synopsis
Jerry prevents a window from getting broken by a stray baseball; but Mr. Grumpy still yells at him.
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Richie Rich / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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He's so tall! I'm going to make Richie jealous!
Genre
children
Characters
Richie Rich; Gloria; Dennis McTennis
Synopsis
Gloria pretends to like the new boy in town, Dennis McTennis.
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Outdotting Dot (Table of Contents: 11)

Little Dot / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dot and her ever-lasting dots! Chee! I wish I could make her sick of dots!
Genre
children
Characters
Dot Polka [Little Dot]; Mr. Polka; Mrs. Polka; Hot Stuff (cameo, in comic book); Mr. Ledger
Synopsis
Dot's father tries to "cure" her of her dot obsession by going overboard with dots himself.
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A Slight Misunderstanding (Table of Contents: 12)

Little Lotta / text story / 1.5 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Lotta never did like her schoolmate, Butchie McSlugg and his three tough pals, Slapsie Smith, Oinionhead Peterson, and Kookie Cook, who were bullies.
Genre
children
Characters
Lotta Plump [Little Lotta]; Butchie McSlugg; Slapsie Smith; Onionhead Peterson; Kookie Cook; Dot Polka [Little Dot]
Synopsis
Lotta chases after Butchie McSlugg when she thinks he called her an elephant.
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Pleasure Hunt (Table of Contents: 13)

Richie Rich / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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This is fun playing like we're digging for treasure!
Genre
children
Characters
Richie Rich; Freckles Friendly; Pee Wee Friendly; Reggie Van Dough; Harkins
Synopsis
Reggie tries to trick Richie and his pals by creating a fake treasure map, but Richie sees Reggie watching them and turns the tables on him once again.
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[Seesaw] (Table of Contents: 14)

Little Lotta / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
children
Characters
Lotta Plump [Little Lotta]; bully; young boy
Synopsis
Lotta turns the tables on a bully who keeps a boy up high in the air on a seesaw.

Indexer Notes

This story contains no dialog.

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Little Lotta / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Boy! I've saved up $16 from babysitting!
Genre
children
Characters
Lotta Plump [Little Lotta]; waitress; restaurant customer
Synopsis
When Lotta gets some spare money, she likes to treat someone she likes - herself!
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Little Lotta / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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I hate to beat you in a race, Dot, but I want to win that trophy!
Genre
children
Characters
Lotta Plump [Little Lotta]; Dot Polka [Little Dot]
Synopsis
Dot beats Lotta at a swimming meet.
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Acro-Batty (Table of Contents: 17)

Little Lotta / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Boy, is it exciting to have a circus star for an uncle! I've been so looking forward to this visit!
Genre
children
Characters
Lotta Plump [Little Lotta]; Sleezy; Bugs Caterpillar Gang; Uncle Swinger; policeman
Synopsis
Lotta thinks a gang of robbers are circus performers.
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Little Lotta / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Just put it over, Charlie!
Genre
children
Characters
Lotta Plump [Little Lotta]; baseball players; umpire; coach
Synopsis
Lotta strikes out, but only because she swings so hard that the balls go through the bat.
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Little Lotta / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Lotta, I know you don't like squab, but maybe this five dollar bill will make it taste better!
Genre
children
Characters
Lotta Plump [Little Lotta]; Mr. Plump; J.J. Van Cashby; Mrs. Van Cashby; butler
Synopsis
Lotta eats food she doesn't like to make a good impression with her father's client.
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Go Beddy Bye-Bye (Table of Contents: 20)

Little Lotta / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Now, Lotta, you remain in bed until I hear from our doctor! You know he said that the best cure for a cold is to stay in bed!
Genre
children
Characters
Lotta Plump [Little Lotta]; Mrs. Plump; elderly pedestrian; amusement park patrons
Synopsis
Lotta has an adventure all over town without ever getting out of bed.
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Forces of Nature (Table of Contents: 21)

Little Lotta / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Awp! Thats's only my daughter, Lotta, Professor Ponder!
Genre
children
Characters
Lotta Plump [Little Lotta]; Mrs. Plump; Professor Ponder; pedestrians
Synopsis
Professor Ponder tells Lotta about powerful natural forces, then learns that Lotta is a force unto herself.
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Strictly from Hunger (Table of Contents: 22)

Little Lotta / text story / 1.5 pages (report information)

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"Your grandfather is in fine shape," Dr. Kiljoy told Lotta as the old man buttoned up his shirt.
Genre
children
Characters
Lotta Plump [Little Lotta]; Gramps Smith [Plump]; Dr. Kiljoy; sandwich maker; cigar store clerk; waiter
Synopsis
Dr. Kiljoy recruits Lotta to keep Gramps from smoking, and he recruits Gramps to keep Lotta from overeating.
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The Handy Bag (Table of Contents: 23)

Richie Rich / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Thanks for the demonstration, Dad! I bet Gloria will love it!
Genre
children
Characters
Richie Rich; Richard Rich; Gloria Glad
Synopsis
Richie gives Gloria a new hand bag that can transform into many different items.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop"]
    Little Lotta
  2. 1. ["I'm going to pop some corn!"]
    Little Lotta in Foodland
  3. 2. ["Hot dog, please!"]
    Little Lotta
  4. 3. It Was Something She Ate
    Little Lotta
  5. 4. ["Gee, Honey, I'm tired! Do we have to go out tonight?"]
    Bobbie the Baby Sitter
  6. 5. ["Hold still!"]
    Jerry the Jinx
  7. 6. Jungle Girl
    Little Lotta
  8. 7. ["Thank you, Mrs. Flatbush!"]
    Little Dot
  9. 8. ["Ah, here's the address! I never sat for Mrs. Jones before!"]
    Bobbie the Baby Sitter
  10. 9. ["Oboy! A high one my way!"]
    Jerry the Jinx
  11. 10. ["He's so tall! I'm going to make Richie jealous!"]
    Richie Rich
  12. 11. Outdotting Dot
    Little Dot
  13. 12. A Slight Misunderstanding
    Little Lotta
  14. 13. Pleasure Hunt
    Richie Rich
  15. 14. [Seesaw]
    Little Lotta
  16. 15. ["Boy! I've saved up $16 from babysitting!"]
    Little Lotta
  17. 16. ["I hate to beat you in a race, Dot, but I want to win that trophy!"]
    Little Lotta
  18. 17. Acro-Batty
    Little Lotta
  19. 18. ["Just put it over, Charlie!"]
    Little Lotta
  20. 19. ["Lotta, I know you don't like squab, but maybe this five dollar bill will make it taste better!"]
    Little Lotta
  21. 20. Go Beddy Bye-Bye
    Little Lotta
  22. 21. Forces of Nature
    Little Lotta
  23. 22. Strictly from Hunger
    Little Lotta
  24. 23. The Handy Bag
    Richie Rich
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steve Coates
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Jean-Francois Masse
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Craig Richardson