The predicaments confronting a certain acquaintance of lil abner, who joins the navy, are in the highest traditions of dogpatch humor. Lil abner was created in 1934 by cartoonist al capp. Scroll down to add issues to your want list and well email you when they arrive. The comic strip abounded in stereotypes of appalachia.
Please enter search termssearch terms must be less than 50 characters long. Lil abner on the cover of life magazine, 31mar1952 i was 7 on. The strip debuted in august 1934 and at its peak, it had an estimated readership of over 60 million people regularly. Plus a onepage story, lil abner fights for his rights, condemning comicbook censorship in whimsical dogpatch fashion. Lil abners hero, the dick tracylike fearless fosdick, is assigned to catch the killer named anyface, a master of disguise. Eisner awardwinning editordesigner dean mullaney and biographical writer bruce canwell return to dogpatchs roots in volume 1 of the complete lil abner, containing al capps comedy masterpiece from 19341936, including fullcolor sunday pages never before collected in book form. Lil abner is a satirical american comic strip that appeared in many newspapers in the united states, canada and. A study in american satire by arthur asa berger twayne, 1969 contained serious analyses of capps narrative technique, his use of dialogue, selfcaricature and grotesquerie, the strips overall place in american satire, and the significance of social criticism and the graphic image. Al capp is at his inventive best in the story, and highly entertaining. Here is a little book that will delight thousands of lil abner fans. Lil abner moves to new york to live with his rich aunt and has.
In the 43year run of his satiric comic strip lil abner, al capp not only launched iconic american characters abner, daisy mae, mammy. Lil abner comic books 1947 series all regular issues are out of stock. Lil abner was also the subject of the first booklength, scholarly assessment of a comic strip ever published. This is the home page of the lum and abner comic strip by donnie pitchford. The characters of lum and abner were created by chester lauck and norris goff. In addition to the enormous popularity of his comic strip, capp was arguably the most famous cartoonist of his generation. Lil abner golden age comics 19381955 for sale ebay. Here you may read and listen to a new comic strip every week. Just how bitter, petty, and tragic was comicstrip genius al capp. Perfect for those who want an enjoyable selection of the justifiably famous strip, but dont want to collect the whole. Home books calendars comic prints your cart checkout. Comic strip creators have been pulling the wool over our eyes for quite some time jennifer suggs. Lum and abner comic strip national lum and abner society.
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