To millions of
daily readers spanning five decades, Al Capp was the man who made
them laugh as he injected "Lower Slobbovia," "the double whammy,"
and "Sadie Hawkins Day" into our popular lexicon. To Nobel-laureate
John Steinbeck, he was "very possibly the best writer in the world
today." This book proudly launches the first comprehensive archives
of Li'l Abner, with the Sunday pages restored to their
original beauty.
Li'l Abner Vol. 1: 1934-1936
by Al
Capp
Edited & Designed by Dean Mullaney, Essay by Bruce Canwell.
Introduction by Denis Kitchen.
Head for the hills! Next stop: Dogpatch, the sleepy little home of Pansy and Lucifer Ornamental Yokum and their 19-year-old son, Li’l Abner! Volume 1 of Al Capp’s comedy masterpiece starts at the beginning and includes all the full-color Sunday pages never before collected in book form. Li’l Abner moves to New York to live with his rich aunt and has to dodge both kidnappers and grasping socialites! Back home in Dogpatch, Marrying Sam works to get Abner and gorgeous Daisy Mae to the altar, while shiftless Hannibal Hoops schemes to split them apart! Then it’s a classic case of mistaken identity when Li’l Abner’s evil twin, the ruthless criminal Gat Garson, comes to town…
Oversized 9.25" x 12" full
color hardcover-with-dustjacket, 288 pp.,
$49.99.ISBN: 978-1-60010-611-8.
Li'l Abner Vol. 2: 1937-1938
by Al
Capp
Edited & Designed by Dean Mullaney, Essay by Bruce
Canwell.
The big news in the second volume of the
Complete Li'l Abner is Al Capp's creation of the first
Sadie Hawkins Day, in which the womenfolk chase the menfolk, and
whosoever gets caught is brought to the altar before Marryin’
Sam himself. Presenting the daily strips and color Sundays from
1937 and 1938.
Oversized 9.25" x 12" full
color hardcover-with-dustjacket, 288 pp.,
$49.99. ISBN 978-1-60010-745-0.
Born in New Haven, Connecticut in 1909, Al Capp was arguably the most famous cartoonist of his generation. He was a frequent and outspoken guest on NBC's Tonight Show, spanning hosts Jack Paar, Steve Allen, and Johnny Carson. He was also a guest, panelist, and sometimes host on late '40s and early '50s television programs and even briefly had his own show. The prolific satirist also wrote a syndicated newspaper column, had his own syndicated radio show, and was a frequent guest lecturer at campuses nationwide.