Marge's Lulu and Tubby Halloween Fun #6 [1] for Sale - First Appearance of Little Itch - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Marge's Lulu and Tubby Halloween Fun (Dell, 1957 series)
Issue: #6 [1]
Publication date: [October] 1957
Key date: 1957-10-00
On-sale date: 1957
Indicia publisher: Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price: $0.25
Pages: 100

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Little Itch - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Irving Tripp; inks: Irving Tripp	Little Itch First, Little Lulu, Lulu Moppet, Tubby, Witch Hazel
1	-	activity	1	pencils: Irving Tripp; inks: Irving Tripp
2	Ol' Witch Hazel and the Weary Travelers	comic story	6	script: John Stanley; pencils: Irving Tripp; inks: Irving Tripp
3	Little Itch and the Shrunken Pumpkins	comic story	5	script: John Stanley; pencils: Irving Tripp; inks: Irving Tripp
4	Delivery Service	comic story	6	script: John Stanley; pencils: Irving Tripp; inks: Irving Tripp
5	The Magician's Helper	comic story	6	script: John Stanley; pencils: Irving Tripp; inks: Irving Tripp
6	Little Itch and the Frozen False Face	comic story	7	script: John Stanley; pencils: Irving Tripp; inks: Irving Tripp
7	Lulu's Halloween Pie	activity	1	letters: typeset
8	Pumpkin Pie	comic story	0.5	script: John Stanley; pencils: Irving Tripp; inks: Irving Tripp
9	Costume Party	comic story	0.5	script: John Stanley; pencils: Irving Tripp; inks: Irving Tripp
10	The Prize Winner	comic story	5	script: John Stanley; pencils: Irving Tripp; inks: Irving Tripp
11	The Headless Horse	comic story	10	script: John Stanley; pencils: Irving Tripp; inks: Irving Tripp
12	Pin the Hat on Witch Hazel's Head!	activity	2	letters: typeset
13	-	comic story	1	script: John Stanley; pencils: Irving Tripp; inks: Irving Tripp
14	Dress Rehearsal	comic story	4.5	script: John Stanley; pencils: Irving Tripp; inks: Irving Tripp
15	Marshmallow Pumpkin	comic story	0.5	script: John Stanley; pencils: Irving Tripp; inks: Irving Tripp
16	The Case of the Missing Mask	comic story	5	script: John Stanley; pencils: Irving Tripp; inks: Irving Tripp
17	Can You Help Alvin Locate All 30 of the Goodies that Lulu has Hidden for Him to Find?	activity	1	letters: typeset
18	The Pocket Clubhouse	comic story	11	script: John Stanley; pencils: Irving Tripp; inks: Irving Tripp
19	Tonight's the night...	activity	1	letters: ?; typeset
20	The Halloween Party	comic story	12	script: John Stanley; pencils: Irving Tripp; inks: Irving Tripp
21	Treasure Hunt	activity	1	letters: typeset
22	Ol' Witch Hazel's Sleepless Night	comic story	10	script: John Stanley; pencils: Irving Tripp; inks: Irving Tripp
23	Little Itch	activity	1	pencils: Irving Tripp; inks: Irving Tripp
24	Let's Make a Halloween Mask	activity	1	letters: typeset

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Golden Comics Digest #33	1973	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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