Li'l Abner: Dailies, Vol. 23: 1957 - Elvis in Dogpatch [Paperback]

Al Capp (Author, Illustrator), Dave Schreiner (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2009

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.] Heavily ghosted during this period by Frank Frazetta. Published in 1996 by Kitchen Sink Press ( KSP ) 12 x 9 horizontal format -- 176 pages ISBN #0-87816-304-2 Mint / Never Read Condition

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Kitchen Sink Press; Comic edition (March 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0878163042
• ISBN-13: 978-0878163045
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 9.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,795,123 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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