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''My Own Genie'' is a comic strip in the British comic ''
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'', first seen in issue # 3314 on 4 June 2005. It is drawn by artist
Jamie Smart Jamie Smart (born 21 July 1978) is a British comic artist and author best known for his comic series Bunny Vs Monkey, Bunny vs Monkey and his 10-issue comic series Bear (comics), Bear. Most of his modern comics run through The Phoenix (comics), ...
, the creator of ''Bear''. It is about a schoolgirl named Lula who gets her own Genie, called Brian, after she accidentally releases him from a tin of marzipan. The first thing Lula wishes for is a huge cake; she then asks for her pet dog Clive to have the power of speech. The Genie - who looks like a small, floating, furry mammal in a purple robe and fez - is so grateful to Lula for setting him free that he grants her unlimited wishes. However, being a selfish girl, her wishes get ever more bizarre. Clive the dog's wishes are far more sensible than Lula's and mainly consists of
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-type wishes. ''My Own Genie'' became an overnight success with readers of ''
The Dandy ''The Dandy'' was a Scottish children's comic magazine published by the Dundee based publisher DC Thomson. The first issue was printed in December 1937, making it the world's third-longest running comic, after '' Il Giornalino'' (cover dated 1 Oc ...
'' and by issue # 3342 (17 December 2005) the characters graced the front cover for the first time. Despite the huge success of the strip (it regularly topped readers' polls), Jamie Smart decided to rest My Own Genie in order to concentrate on new characters (specifically, a Dandy revival of his older strip Space Raoul). To date the last regular appearance of My Own Genie was in issue # 3378 (26 August 2006), although the characters did re-appear in the 2007 Dandy Summer Special, 2008 Dandy Annual and several random issues of the revamped '' Dandy Xtreme'' in 2007/2008. The strip sometimes breaks the fourth wall, as in the 2008 Dandy Annual, when Lula's pet
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"Simon" ate the title box, leading to a reprimand by Lula. As of issue # 3544, ''My Own Genie'' returned to ''
The Dandy ''The Dandy'' was a Scottish children's comic magazine published by the Dundee based publisher DC Thomson. The first issue was printed in December 1937, making it the world's third-longest running comic, after '' Il Giornalino'' (cover dated 1 Oc ...
'' in reprints, starting from its original episode, first seen in 2005.


Characters

Lula Lula is a schoolgirl of around eight to ten years old, with blonde hair. She is the main
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of the series, and rescued Genie from a marzipan tin. She can be selfish, and is typically seen wearing a pink dress and an orange beanie hat. She does not seem to have any feet, except when in a sitting position. Lula is particularly fond of biscuits. Clive Clive is Lula's dog. In the first instalment of the comic strip, he gains the power of speech. He is always hungry and is typically seen wearing a green flying hat with matching goggles. He rarely wishes, but when he does, they're usually more sensible than Lula's,. Brian the Genie Genie is a small, floating animal of an unknown species who is typically seen wearing a red and orange robe with a matching Fez hat. Genie's name is revealed to be "Brian" in the first instalment, however, this fact is rarely mentioned. He rarely loses his temper as is constantly advising Lula against her more bizarre wishes. He's never wished to himself. Dandy strips 2005 comics debuts 2006 in comics Gag-a-day comics Child characters in comics Jinn in popular culture Comics characters introduced in 2005 Comics about anthropomorphic dogs Comics about talking animals Comics about children Comics set in the United Kingdom Fantasy comics British comics characters Comics about magic Ghost comics Fictional characters who break the fourth wall {{UK-comics-stub