Li'l Jinx
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Li'l Jinx is a fictional comic book character published by Archie Comics since the late 1940s. A high-spirited little girl who has humorous misadventures with her neighborhood friends, she was created by cartoonist Joe Edwards first appeared in Pep Comics # 62 (July 1947).
She appeared in backup featurettes before landing her own title from 1956 to 1957. During her peak period, Jinx's stories ranged from three-panel blackout gags to seven-page stories. Jinx was normally depicted as a lovable but mischievous little girl, engaged in a comical battle of wills with her long-suffering father. Like most of Archie Comics' strips of the period, Jinx offered insights into family relationships and children's perceptions of the adult world.
Many of Jinx's friends include Charley Hawse (sometimes called Fat Charley); Greg; Russ; Roz; Gigi and Mort the Worry Wart. Jinx was the daughter of Hap and Merry Holliday, earning her unusual name by virtue of being born on Halloween. Creator Edwards based Jinx's adventures on his own experiences as a parent.
Besides having appeared in two of her own series (Li'l Jinx, 1956-1957; Li'l Jinx Giant Laugh-Out, 1971-1973), Li'l Jinx also appeared in numerous Archie titles, including the double-sized Little Archie.
As of the mid-2000s, Li'l Jinx reprints appear in 5- to 6-panel strips in Archie's Digest and Archie Double Digest magazines.
[edit] References
- Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Li'l Jinx
- The Lambiek Comiclopedia: Joe Edwards
- Associated Press via The New York Times (Feb. 20, 2007): "Joe Edwards, 85, Artist for Archie Comics, Is Dead"
- CBC (Feb. 20, 2007): "Archie Comic Artist Joe Edwards Dead at 85"
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