Little Lotta #80

In this playful 1968 tale from Little Lotta #80, Jo finds herself in a lighthearted fix when a police officer’s nightstick gets stuck behind an iron fence. With her trademark strength and a touch of cleverness, she bends the bars open to retrieve it—then carefully reshapes them back to normal.

In "The Secret of Formula I," Lotta accidentally turns invisible after misting herself with Mr. Plump’s mysterious spray, sparking a media frenzy. When a gang of spies catches wind of the formula’s potential for stealthy crime, they make a daring grab for it—leaving Lotta to outsmart them before they can use it for mischief.

In this playful 1968 tale from *Little Lotta* #80, Dot’s aunt Rose calls her drawings “dots,” but Dot insists they’re just dots—nothing more. When Dot proudly crafts a felt dot-shaped item, Aunt Rose calls it a pot holder, leaving Dot utterly dismayed by the mislabeling.

In a playful twist of timing and mistaken assumption, Dot’s simple black dot becomes the center of a mischievous moment when a construction worker lifts a manhole cover—only for a bully to leap through it, convinced the dot was placed there. The joke hinges on a moment of pure, innocent misdirection, all set in the quick, whimsical style of a classic Little Lotta story.

In "The Spy Ring Takes a Prisoner," Lotta uses her trusty spray can to turn invisible once more, hoping to outwit the spy ring. But when she stumbles upon invisible agents robbing a bank, she finds herself caught in a twist neither she nor the spies expected—leading to a daring capture and a new mission in the works.

In "The End of the Invisispies," Lotta finds herself back in her father’s kitchen after a wild chase, where she recounts the day’s antics. With time running out and invisible spies on the loose, she devises a clever trap using a fake invisibility spray—leading to a hilarious showdown at a supermarket parking lot. The plan hinges on a single, sticky moment before the magic fades.

In "Butlers are Tough!" from Little Lotta #80 (1968), when Richie’s plane crashes in uncharted territory, his ever-loyal butler Cadbury surprises him with unexpected strength and resourcefulness. As the two navigate unfamiliar dangers in their quest for shelter, Cadbury’s quiet determination proves that even the most unassuming helpers can rise to the challenge.