Li'l Jinx
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| Li'l Jinx | |
|---|---|
 Li'l Jinx and friends, drawn by Fernando Ruiz | |
| First appearance | Pep Comics #62 (July 1947) |
| Created by | Joe Edwards |
| Hometown | Riverdale |
| In-universe information | |
| Occupation | Riverdale Elementary student |
Li'l Jinx, created by Joe Edwards, is a fictional character in the American comic book series Li'l Jinx published by Archie Comics since the late 1940s. A high-spirited young girl who has humorous misadventures with her neighborhood friends, she first appeared in Pep Comics #62 (July 1947).
Created by Joe Edwards, Li'l Jinx Bubblegum debuted in Archie Comics' Pep Comics #62 (July 1947) and appeared in backup featurettes before landing her own title from 1956 to 1957.[1] 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 young 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.
After already appearing in numerous Archie titles, including the double-sized Little Archie, and Archie Giant Series Magazine Li'l Jinx starred in her first solo series titled Li'l Jinx which began with #1 in November 1956, and continued with #12–16 from January to September 1957. She later starred in another series, Li'l Jinx Giant Laugh-Out, which lasted from 1971 to 1973.
Li'l Jinx strips have been reprinted in the various Archie-published digest magazines (both single-page strips and 5- to 6-page strips) since the 1980s. One That Wilkin Boy story reprint featured Li'l Jinx crossing over briefly (though the artwork was actually edited so that Li'l Jinx replaced an unnamed child that appeared in the original printing of that story). She also made a cameo appearance in the 2007 story, Civil Chores Part 3, in Tales of Riverdale # 24.