Lily Belle

Splash page from Ernie #22 by Hartley
Splash page from Ernie #22 by Hartley

Lily Belle Cornpone was a Southern Bell type good girl art character who appeared in teen-humor genre comics by Ace Magazines during the Golden Age of Comics. Typically she had multiple boys competing for her affections. Artists Ruth Atkinson & Al Hartley both took turns at drawing the character. An un-credited artist drew her in Ernie Comics #25. Artist Lin Streeter added Lily into a Miss Masque story in Exciting Comics #52.