# German/Euro Dopers--Bild Lilli Comic Collections? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 10, 2009, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-euro-dopers-bild-lilli-comic-collections/488895 "2009-03-10T00:30:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-euro-dopers-bild-lilli-comic-collections/488895/1 "2009-03-10T00:30:46Z")
**Bild Lilli** is the character Barbie was derived from. Apparently, she was a gold-diggin’ broad always on the hunt for a wealthy man. She appeared in comic strips in a German Men’s Magazine…a “stag magazine”, as we in the States might call it. There was a line of merchandise associated with the character. Were there published collections of the comic strip? ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-euro-dopers-bild-lilli-comic-collections/488895/2 "2009-03-10T22:08:06Z")
Hello? ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-euro-dopers-bild-lilli-comic-collections/488895/3 "2009-03-10T22:38:34Z")
Bild Lilli is just the name of the doll, “Lilli” was the name of the comic. I have not heard if there are any collections of those strips, but apparently there are a few shown as examples here and there. There’s a great book about the doll I have seen, I think it has a cartoon or two: > **[Bild Lilli the German Comic Character That Inspired Teenage: Silke Knaak:...](https://www.amazon.com/Bild-Lilli-Character-Inspired-Teenage/dp/1574323172)** > > Bild Lilli the German Comic Character That Inspired Teenage \[Silke Knaak\] on Amazon.com. \*FREE\* shipping on qualifying offers. Bild Lilli the German Comic Character That Inspired Teenage Unfortuntately “Lilli” is too common to Search on. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-euro-dopers-bild-lilli-comic-collections/488895/4 "2009-03-10T22:44:01Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Bild Lilli is just the name of the doll, “Lilli” was the name of the comic. I have not heard if there are any collections of those strips, but apparently there are a few shown as examples here and there. There’s a great book about the doll I have seen, I think it has a cartoon or two: > [Bild Lilli the German Comic Character That Inspired Teenage: Silke Knaak: 9781574323177: Amazon.com: Books](http://www.amazon.com/Bild-LILLI-Character-Inspired-Teenage-Fashion/dp/1574323172/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1236724545&sr=8-4) > > Unfortuntately “Lilli” is too common to Search on. Helpful. 🙂 More ifo floating around? ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-euro-dopers-bild-lilli-comic-collections/488895/5 "2009-03-10T22:50:39Z")
Bill Ward’s Torchy is similar, and there are plenty of collectiosn of her and Ward’s “telephone girls”. Hopefully one of our Germany posters can help you with a link to a comic or two. If you Google Image “Bild-Zeitung lilli Reinhard Beuthien” there are images of the doll and a couple of the cartoon. ---
**Author:** ![\_Undecided\_Adrian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/eada6e/32.png) [@\_Undecided\_Adrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Undecided_Adrian)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-euro-dopers-bild-lilli-comic-collections/488895/6 "2009-03-10T22:51:42Z")
There was an article on Lilli on [Spiegel](http://einestages.spiegel.de/static/topicalbumbackground/3714/blondine_entfuehrt.html) just a few days ago (German).