Created by Dan DeCarlo and Stan Lee, was My Girl Pearl's Mrs. Lumpkin the mother of Fantastic Four mailman Willie Lumpkin?
\nAfter a successful 46-issue stretch that saw the comic book series outlast every other part of the radio\/tv\/movie franchise, Marvel's licensed comic book title My Friend Irma ended its run on the newsstands in October 1954. Stan Lee and Dan DeCarlo immediately continued My Friend Irma's theme of the misadventures of a beautiful but ditzy blonde and her sensible brunette roommate with a new title, My Girl Pearl. Pearl Dimly worked as a secretary for advertising exec Mr.
There were early signs that the series might be in trouble as the cast of characters was changed after the first few issues. The title was also published sporadically, with issues #1-4 cover-dated 1955, issues 5 and 6 cover-dated 1957, and 7-11 cover-dated 1960-1961. During that final era, the series became a teen humor title, with the characters recast as high schoolers, and Stan Goldberg took over most of the artwork.