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Examines the important but long-overlooked cadre of young female protagonists in US comics during the first half of the twentieth century. Michelle Ann Abate treats characters ranging from Little Orphan Annie and Nancy to Little Lulu and Li'l Tomboy - a group that collectively forms a tradition of funny girls in American comics.

Starting with the figure of the bold, boisterous girl in the mid-19th century and ending with the 'girl power' movement of the 1990's, this title provides a critical study of this gender-bending code of female conduct. It traces the literary and cultural transformations that the concept of 'tomboy' has undergone in the United States.