Little Lit: Folklore & Fairy Tale Funnies #[nn]

(2000)

Fairy Tale Road Rage (Table of Contents)

Little Lit / activity / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Chris Ware

Pencils:

Chris Ware

Inks:

Chris Ware

Colors:

Chris Ware

Letters:

Chris Ware

Content Information

Genre:

fantasy

Indexer Notes

Interior front and back covers and their facing endpapers form a board game complete with cut out pieces and counters to punch out to play a game of story creation.

[Title, Credits and Index Pages] (Table of Contents)

Little Lit / credits / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Various

Inks:

Various

Colors:

Various

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fantasy

Prince Rooster: A Hasidic Parable (Table of Contents)

Little Lit / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Art Spiegelman

Pencils:

Art Spiegelman

Inks:

Art Spiegelman

Colors:

Art Spiegelman

Letters:

Art Spiegelman

Content Information

Genre:

fantasy

Synopsis:

A king tries to find a cure for his son who believes himself to be a rooster.

Humpty Trouble (Table of Contents)

Little Lit / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

William Joyce

Pencils:

William Joyce

Inks:

William Joyce

Colors:

William Joyce

Letters:

William Joyce

Content Information

Genre:

fantasy

Synopsis:

Egg lovers Myron and Ethel Orbly try to figure out how to put Humpty Dumpty together again.

A Knight To Remember (Table of Contents)

Little Lit / activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ever Meulen

Pencils:

Ever Meulen

Inks:

Ever Meulen

Colors:

Ever Meulen

Letters:

Ever Meulen

Content Information

Genre:

fantasy

Indexer Notes

A memory game. Meulen's real name is Eddy Vermeulen.

The Sleeping Beauty (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Daniel Clowes

Pencils:

Daniel Clowes

Inks:

Daniel Clowes

Colors:

Daniel Clowes

Letters:

Daniel Clowes

Content Information

Genre:

fantasy

Synopsis:

Prince charming's mother who is of ogre ancestry tries to eat her daughter-in-law and grandchildren while her son is away.

The Leafless Tree: After an Old Dutch Folktale (Table of Contents)

Little Lit / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joost Swarte

Pencils:

Joost Swarte

Inks:

Joost Swarte

Colors:

Joost Swarte

Letters:

Joost Swarte

Content Information

Genre:

fantasy

Synopsis:

A fairy sends a poor man out to stand on a bridge in Amsterdam where she promises that he will make his fortune.

What's Wrong With This Picture? (Table of Contents)

Little Lit / activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bruce McCall (Painted)

Pencils:

Bruce McCall (Painted)

Inks:

Bruce McCall (Painted)

Colors:

Bruce McCall (Painted)

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fantasy

The Fisherman and the Sea Princess (Table of Contents)

Little Lit / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

David Mazzucchelli

Pencils:

David Mazzucchelli

Inks:

David Mazzucchelli

Colors:

David Mazzucchelli

Letters:

David Mazzucchelli

Content Information

Genre:

fantasy

Synopsis:

A young fisherman saves a turtle's life and as a reward is taken to visit the Sea King; Falling in love with the king's daughter, the fisherman remains for three years before deciding to return to visit his family, but when he reaches land again, he finds that 300 years have passed.

The Two Hunchbacks (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Lorenzo Mattotti

Pencils:

Lorenzo Mattotti

Inks:

Lorenzo Mattotti

Colors:

Lorenzo Mattotti

Letters:

Lorenzo Mattotti

Content Information

Genre:

fantasy

Synopsis:

Two hunchbacks try to devise a way to get rid of their hideous humps with the help of three singing grandmothers.

The Gingerbread Man (Table of Contents)

Little Lit / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Walt Kelly

Pencils:

Walt Kelly

Inks:

Walt Kelly

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fantasy

Synopsis:

The Gingerbread Man can outrun everyone, but can he outfox a fox?

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Fairy Tale Parade (Dell, 1942 series) #6 (May-July 1943)

Indexer Notes

Title page for the story reprints the full cover for Fairy Tale Parade #6 as well as partial covers for 10 other issues from the series.

The Baker's Daughter (Table of Contents)

Little Lit / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harry Bliss

Pencils:

Harry Bliss

Inks:

Harry Bliss

Colors:

Harry Bliss

Letters:

Harry Bliss

Content Information

Genre:

fantasy; children

Synopsis:

A stingy baker's daughter is taught a serious lesson in kindness.

Can You Find the Twins? (Table of Contents)

Little Lit / activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

J. Otto Seibold

Pencils:

J. Otto Seibold

Inks:

J. Otto Seibold

Colors:

J. Otto Seibold

Letters:

J. Otto Seibold

Content Information

Genre:

fantasy; children

Indexer Notes

A matching game.

Jack and His Mom and the Beanstalk (Table of Contents)

Little Lit / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

David Macaulay

Pencils:

David Macaulay

Inks:

David Macaulay

Colors:

David Macaulay

Letters:

David Macaulay

Content Information

Genre:

fantasy; children

Synopsis:

Jack defeats a giant living on a magic beanstalk to win his family's fortune back.

Spookyland (Table of Contents)

Little Lit / activity / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Charles Burns

Pencils:

Charles Burns

Inks:

Charles Burns

Letters:

Charles Burns; Typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fantasy

Indexer Notes

Find the hidden items in the picture.

The Enchanted Pumpkin (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Claude Ponti

Pencils:

Claude Ponti

Inks:

Claude Ponti

Colors:

Claude Ponti

Letters:

Claude Ponti

Content Information

Genre:

fantasy

The Hungry Horse (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Kaz

Pencils:

Kaz

Inks:

Kaz

Colors:

Kaz

Letters:

Kaz

Content Information

Genre:

fantasy

Synopsis:

A farmer mistreats a magic horse he buys from a witch and this cruelty ends up being his downfall.

The Princess and the Pea (Table of Contents)

Little Lit / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Barbara McClintock

Pencils:

Barbara McClintock

Inks:

Barbara McClintock

Colors:

Barbara McClintock

Letters:

Barbara McClintock

Content Information

Genre:

fantasy

Synopsis:

A choosy prince tries to settle on the perfect bride.

Contributor Notes (Table of Contents)

Little Lit / text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Chris Ware

Inks:

Chris Ware

Colors:

Chris Ware

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Genre:

biography

Indexer Notes

Short biographys of the contributors.

Fairy Tale Road Rage (Table of Contents)

Little Lit / activity / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Chris Ware

Pencils:

Chris Ware

Inks:

Chris Ware

Colors:

Chris Ware

Letters:

Chris Ware

Content Information

Genre:

fantasy

Indexer Notes

A continuation of the board game from the front of the book.