There were parodies, too, most famously the misadventures of Little Annie Fanny, a voluptuous young woman who got in trouble -- and often ended up naked. It first appeared in Playboy in the 1960s.

There were parodies, too, most famously the misadventures of Little Annie Fanny, a voluptuous young woman who got in trouble — and often ended up naked. It first appeared in Playboy in the 1960s.

There were parodies, too, most famously the misadventures of Little Annie Fanny, a voluptuous young woman who got in trouble - and often ended up naked. It first appeared in Playboy in the 1960s.

The first “Little Orphan Annie” strip from Aug. 5, ... There were parodies, too, most famously the misadventures of Little Annie Fanny, a voluptuous young woman who got in trouble ...

Nowadays, the Little Orphan Annie comics that Harold Gray drew from Aug. 5, 1924, through his death in 1968 are less ...

Little Orphan Annie may be famous in comic strips and movies, but she was first near and dear to the hearts of a Hancock ...

Lunchboxes, dolls and other “Annie” memorabilia are on display in “Leapin Lizards! A Hundred Years of Little Orphan Annie,” an exhibition presented by the Lombard Historical Society.

Inspired by the Depression-era comic strip “Little Orphan Annie,” the 1977 musical “Annie” has always been defined by shiny optimism and soaring money notes.