Lee recalls her early influences as children's book illustrator
Kwan Shan Mei (), comics artist
Chan Chi-dor (), American
Don Flowers, creator of the comic strip
Glamor Girls, and imported
Harvey Comics like
Richie Rich and
Hot Stuff the Little Devil.
Richie Rich would become an inspiration for her most famous creation. As a teenager, she won a 1965 children's fashion design contest sponsored by
Tin Tin Daily. Like
Richie Rich, the series focused on her unrealistic, luxurious adventures. Western fashion was a major focus of the series; it is estimated that the first 28 issues featured over 1700 different pieces of clothing. Readers took copies of the comic to tailors to have imitation outfits made. Miss 13 Dot was intended and received as a feminist icon during a time of change for women in Hong Kong; Lee said "can do what she likes, make her own decisions, have her own ideas." At its peak in the late 1960s and early 1970s,
Sapsaam Dim was selling 50,000 copies a month. The series ended in 1980. In 1978, Lee and her husband were artists on a new children's magazine called
Sannei Gogo (
Brother Sunny). In 2005, Lee and the company Dog 9 released a 12-inch Miss 13 Dot doll. She also published a Miss 13 Dot graphic novel,
Lyun-lyun Baa-lai (
Love in Paris), in February 2008. == Death ==