Li'l Abner Volume 23 SC by Al Capp (1957)
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| Li'l Abner Vol. 23 (1957)
by Al Capp. A great send-up of '50s youth culture and
Elvis Presley parody (Daisy Mae almost marries
Elvis!) Li'l Abner eats mud mushrooms and becomes
the size of a blimp. The Lizard of Ooze menaces Manhattan
in a spoof of '50s monster movies. And Fearless Fosdick
goes to Paris. Moonbeam McSwine catches Tiny Yokum
in the annual Sadie Hawkins Day Race. Also in this volume:
Lower Slobbovia, Senator Jack S. Phogbound, Lonesome Polecat
and Hairless Joe. Plus a surprise appearance by Phil
Silvers (TV's Sgt. Bilko). And don't miss the very
entertaining introduction by James Vance which focuses
on "cartoonist feuds," a special form of publicity
stunt mastered by Capp, pitting himself publicly against such
fellow creators as Will Eisner (The Spirit), Allen
Saunders (Mary Worth) and Milton Caniff (Steve
Canyon). Harvey Kurtzman ultimately parodied the feud schtick
in a "Hey Look!" strip reprinted here. [See the Volume
17 introduction for Capp's thinly-disguised attack on fellow
cartoonist Ham Fisher.]12" x 9" paperback (176 pages) |
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