Li'l Abner: Dailies, Vol. 23: 1957 - Elvis in Dogpatch by Capp, Al; Al Capp (Illustrator); Dave Schreiner (Editor) - 2009

Kitchen Sink Press, 2009. reprint. Softcover. Very Good/None. Softcover, 176 pages. 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… Read More

Northampton, Massachusetts, USA.: Kitchen Sink Press., 1996. Book. Illus. by Al CAPP with FRANK FRAZETTA (1928-2010) As Assistant Artist.. FINE++, Almost New!. Soft cover. First Edition By This Publisher,.. **** [ INTERNATIONAL [Non-USA & NON-Canada] ORDERS = SURFACE ONLY Please; SORRY, NO Standard pre-set shipping rates for overseas AIRMAIL Orders can be accepted on this HEAVY BOOK]; (International / Overseas AIRMAIL Orders will gladly be accepted, but you must Contact Us FIRST and be Willing to pay Shipping at our EXACT Costs); WEIGHT = 625 GRAMS; **** 180 Pages including covers. *** From 1954 thru 1962 FRANK FRAZETTA assisted AL CAPP with the Art for the L'IL ABNER Comics Strip. >> This copy has a Paper Band around the book to denote "Featuring the Art of Frank Frazetta"; >>> Classic 1934-1977 Syndicated Newspaper Cartoon series about a Family of Poor Hillbillies living in Kentucky; By 1977 it was syndicated in 900 Newspapers; One of the Greatest Comic Strips of… Read More

Kitchen Sink Press, 2009-03-01. Paperback. Good.