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including Abner. She once expresses the desire to have a family of her own and discusses the matter of trapping a husband with Abner. In one strip, it is revealed that Moonbeam was in love with Abner when they were children. In the same strip, it is shown that Moonbeam's disposition for filth was born out of a failure to understand Abner's interests when he was a child. She actually disliked hogs as a child, but after seeing Abner ignoring the openly romantic advances of a clean Daisy Mae, she dived headfirst into a mud hole where some hogs were wallowing to earn his love, believing that if Abner didn't like clean girls, he must like them dirty. Much to her disappointment, this failed to capture his attention. Moonbeam is also unknowingly the star of a horror movie directed by Rock Pincus, head film director of a species called the Pincushions, from planet Pincus 7. This venture ends when Rock is unknowingly grilled, put into a hot dog bun and devoured while still alive.

2756:, based on Capp's work and with his support. The gift shops sold souvenirs like corncob pipes and moonshine jugs. In addition to the newly constructed rides and attractions, many of the buildings in the park were authentic 19th-century log structures purchased by general manager James H. Schermerhorn. The logs in each building were numbered, cataloged, disassembled and reassembled at the park. Dogpatch USA was a popular attraction during the 1970s, but was closed in 1993 due to mismanagement and financial difficulties. Several attempts have been made to reopen the park but it remains abandoned. As of late 2005, the area has been stripped by vandals and souvenir hunters, and is today slowly being reclaimed by the surrounding Arkansas wilderness. There were plans for it to reopen in 2018, but they fell through. 5226: 1807:, but he was careful afterward to keep its location generic, probably to avoid cancellations from Kentucky newspapers. He then referred to it as Dogpatch, USA, and did not give any specific location. Many states tried to claim ownership of the town (like Georgia, Tennessee, and Alabama), yet Capp did not confirm any of these. Dogpatch's distinctive cartoon landscape became as identified with the strip as any of its characters. Later, Capp licensed and was co-owner of an 800-acre (3.2 km), $ 35 million 357:, Pappy is the patriarch of a family. Pappy is so lazy and ineffectual he doesn't even bathe himself. Mammy is regularly seen scrubbing Pappy in an outdoor oak tub ("Once a month, rain or shine"). Ironing Pappy's trousers falls under her purview as well, although she doesn't bother to wait for Pappy to remove them first. Pappy is dull-witted and gullible (in one story he is conned by Marryin' Sam into buying vanishing cream because he thinks it makes him 8662: 1624:

Idiot J. Tolliver, Battling McNoodnik, Mayor Dan'l Dawgmeat, Slobberlips McJab, One-Fault Jones, Swami Riva, Olman Riva, Sir Orble Gasse-Payne, Black Rufe, Mickey Looney, "Ironpants" Bailey, Henry Cabbage Cod, Flash Boredom, Priceless and Liceless, Hopeless and Soapless, Disgustin' Jones, Skelton McCloset, Hawg McCall, "Good old" Bedly Damp, and more.

669:). The senator was Al Capp's parody of a blustering, self-serving Southern politician. Before 1947, Phogbound was known as Fogbound, but in that year Phogbound "blackmails his fellow Washington senators to appropriate two million dollars to establish Phogbound University" and its brass statue of Phogbound, both reminiscent of self-aggrandizements by 770:). Li'l Abner becomes embroiled in many globetrotting adventures with Bullmoose over the years. Despite his adamantine exterior, General Bullmoose is capable of a kind of capitalist gallantry. "Those Slobbovians have done me out of a hundred thousand dollars!" he once exclaimed, after falling victim to fraud. "Nearly an hour's income, bless 'em!" 2637:. Fosdick's profile on advertising displays became a prominent fixture in barbershops across America — advising readers to "Get Wildroot Cream-Oil, Charlie!" A series of ads appeared in newspapers, magazines and comic books featuring Fosdick's battles with Anyface, a murderous master of disguise. Anyface was always given away by his 5387:, "We chose the name from Li'l Abner Yokum, the comic strip character who was a big brute, but not very smart, because we believed that computers, which can be big and do brute-force operations, aren't very bright either. They can only follow simple instructions but can't think for themselves." ABNER was originally given 15 simple 3833: 2113:— Insatiable creatures that look like a cross between a hog and a teddy bear. They eat garbage and cannot be touched, as they are red-hot, living incinerators. Mammy leads them to America's major polluted cities, where they devour all the garbage. When the garbage runs out, they begin to consume everything and everyone in sight. 3011:, 1969) contained serious analyses of Capp's narrative technique, use of dialogue, self-caricature and grotesquerie, the strip's overall place in American satire, and the significance of social criticism and the graphic image. "One of the few strips ever taken seriously by students of American culture," wrote Berger, " 454:. Cute, lovable and intelligent (arguably smarter than Abner, Tiny or Pappy), she is accepted as part of the family ("the youngest", as Mammy introduces her). Gourmet experts claim she is an insanely valuable 100% "Hammus alabammus" — a fictional species of pig, and the last female known in existence. A plump, juicy 2661:

tumblers, coin banks, greeting cards, planters, neckties, suspenders, belts, curtains, and fountain pens. In one year, Shmoo merchandise generated over $ 25 million in sales. Close to a hundred licensed Shmoo products from 75 different manufacturers were produced, some of which sold five million units each.

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reversal. Women and girls take the initiative in inviting a man or boy out on a date — almost unheard of before 1937 — to a dance. When Capp created the event, it wasn't his intention to have it occur annually on a specific date. However, due to its enormous popularity and the numerous fan letters he

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The child version of Earthquake McGoon, Ralphie is Dogpatch's neighborhood bully. Exceedingly large for his age, Ralphie always wears a cowboy outfit that is several sizes too small. In one storyline, after Ralphie beats up every boy in Dogpatch at the same time, Pantless Perkins and Honest Abe trick

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Prudent Cousin Silent never utters a word unless it's vitally important. Consequently, he hasn't spoken in 40 years. The arrival of Silent in Dogpatch signals earthshaking news on the horizon. Capp would milk readers' suspense by having Silent "warm up" his rusty, creaking jaw muscles for a few days,

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Civil Aviation Chief. He is never photographed without his World War I spiked helmet on his head. He wears it to cover the hole in his head from being shot "clean through th' haid, in a dogfight over Flanders Field in 1918" by Cap'n Eddie Ricketyback. Nonetheless, the two old enemies eventually patch

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in April 1946. Ruled by Good King Nogoodnik (sometimes known as King Stubbornovsky the Last), the Slobbovian politicians are even more corrupt than their Dogpatch counterparts. Their monetary unit is the "rasbucknik",: one was worth nothing and a large quantity is worth even less, due to the trouble

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consists mostly of ramshackle log cabins, turnip fields, pine trees, and hogwallows. Most Dogpatchers are shiftless, ignorant scoundrels and thieves. The men are too lazy to work, and Dogpatch girls are desperate enough to chase them. Those who farm their turnip fields watch turnip termites swarm by

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Lena is so ugly that anyone who sees her is immediately driven insane. After weeks of hiding Lena's face behind "censored" stickers and strategically placed dialogue balloons, Capp invited fans to draw Lena in a nationwide contest in 1946. Lena was ultimately revealed in the winning entry (as judged

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known for "Cornpone's Retreat", "Cornpone's Disaster", "Cornpone's Stupidity", "Cornpone's Misjudgment", "Cornpone's Hoomiliation", and "Cornpone's Final Mistake". Cornpone was such an incompetent military leader that he came to be considered an important asset of the opposing side. According to the

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has a perpetually dark rain cloud over his head. Instantaneous bad luck befalls anyone in his vicinity. Though well-meaning and friendly, his reputation inevitably precedes him, so he is lonely and thus associates himself with the Scraggs, except in World War II when Joe decides to associate himself

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and he picks a fight with his nemesis Earthquake McGoon), but not completely without guile. He had a predilection for snitching "preserved turnips" and smoking corn silk behind the woodshed — Mammy catches him doing so, much to his chagrin. After his lower wisdom teeth grow so long that they squeeze

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as "Liverachy". Liberace had his lawyers threaten to sue. Capp changed the name and went ahead anyway. Nicknamed the "Sweetheart of the Piano", Loverboynik is a blonde, dimpled pianist and TV heartthrob. According to Capp, Liberace was "cut to the quick" when the parody appeared. Capp insisted that

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Capp intended for suffering Americans in the midst of the Great Depression, to laugh at the residents of Dogpatch even worse off than themselves. In his words, Dogpatch was "an average stone-age community nestled in a bleak valley, between two cheap and uninteresting hills somewhere." Early in the

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under her arms to save them from going extinct, wondering if humanity would ever be good enough for them. She also tells Abner to stop worrying about being a father. Moonbeam seems to have an interest in romance as in some strips, she is seen flirting with and even kissing various male characters,

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years old — despite being 7-foot (2.1 m) tall. Tiny is unmentioned in the strip until September 1954, when a relative who has been raising him reminds Mammy that she'd given birth to a second child while visiting her 15 years earlier. (The relative explains that she would have dropped him off

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ran until November 13, 1977, when Capp retired with an apology to his fans for the declining quality of the strip, which he said had been the best he could manage due to advancing illness. "If you have any sense of humor about your strip — and I had a sense of humor about mine — you knew that for

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The local geography is fluid and complex; Capp continually changes it to suit the current storyline. Natural landmarks include (at various times) Teeterin' Rock, Onneccessary Mountain, Bottomless Canyon, and Kissin' Rock. Local attractions include the West Po'k Chop Railroad; the "Skonk Works", a

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names that would render further description unnecessary. This includes recurring characters Tobacco Rhoda, Joan L. Sullivan, Hamfat Gooch, Global McBlimp, Concertino Constipato, Jinx Rasputinburg, J. Sweetbody Goodpants, Reactionary J. Repugnant, B. Fowler McNest, Fleabrain, Stubborn P. Tolliver,

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at gunpoint, they try to kill Li'l Abner but are beaten up by both Abner and Mammy Yokum. Mammy then banishes the Scraggs to Skonk Hollow with a dividing line between Skonk Hollow and Dogpatch, with the understanding that although the Scraggs can't cross the line, any member of Dogpatch who does

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During the peak of the strip, Capp's workload grew to include advertising, merchandising, promotional work, comic book adaptations, and public service material in addition to the regular six dailies and one Sunday strip per week. Capp had a team of assistants in later years who worked under his

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circulation climbed to 253 newspapers, reaching over 15,000,000 readers. Before long he was in hundreds more, with a total readership exceeding 60,000,000." At its peak, the strip was read daily by 70 million Americans with a circulation of more than 900 newspapers in North America and Europe.

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has been well documented, and Capp maintained creative control over every stage of production for virtually the entire run of the strip. Capp originated the stories, wrote the dialogue, designed the major characters, rough penciled the preliminary staging and action of each panel, oversaw the

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made a line of Schmoo apparel — including "Shmooveralls", Shmoo dolls, clocks, watches, jewelry, earmuffs, wallpaper, fishing lures, air fresheners, soap, ice cream, balloons, ashtrays, comic books, records, sheet music, toys, games, Halloween masks, salt and pepper shakers, decals, pinbacks,

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had 300,000 visitors. Admission was $ 1.50 for adults, and half price for children. Al Capp's son Colin Capp worked at the park that year, and met and married Vicki Cox, the actress portraying Moonbeam McSwine. Capp had previously spoofed the idea of a theme park based on his characters in

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The son of General Cornpone. A former commander of army mules, he becomes Commander of all U.N. Forces against Invaders from Outer Space, despite being the most incompetent general of all time. He is given the job because no other general would take it. Cornpone falls in love with Princess

2624:. The ads usually featured Daisy Mae calling for help against a threat — Earthquake McGoon, a gorilla, a grizzly bear, a rampaging moose, an attack from a Native American, or a natural disaster. Abner is dispatched to rescue her, but not before enjoying an enriched bowl of Cream of Wheat. 2942:, January 1954) literary critic Hugh MacLean classified American comic strips into four types: daily gag, adventure, soap opera, and "an almost lost comic ideal: the disinterested comment on life's pattern and meaning." In the fourth type, according to MacLean, there were only two: 578:

elixir of such potency that the fumes alone have been known to melt the rivets off battleships, possibly inspired by a real patent medicine named "Kickapoo Indian Sagwa" although it was produced in Connecticut. Concocted in a large wooden vat by Lonesome Polecat (of the "Fried Dog"

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The lonely "inside man" at the "Skonk Works" — a dilapidated factory located on the remote outskirts of Dogpatch. Scores of locals are done in yearly by the toxic fumes of concentrated "skonk oil", which is brewed and barreled daily by Barnsmell and his cousin ("outside man"

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sweater to hide this fact. In one storyline, he helps Honest Abe find the long-lost lover of a millionaire in return for a pair of pants. Unfortunately, the prospective groom drops dead after tasting the terrible cooking of his bride-to-be, and Pantless remains without

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sooner, but waited until she happened to be in the neighborhood.) Capp introduced Tiny to fill the bachelor role played for nearly two decades by Li'l Abner, until his 1952 marriage threw the dynamic of the strip out of whack for a period. Pursued by local lovelies

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An avaricious entrepreneur always available for a price. He has many side businesses, including minding babies ("Dry" for 5¢, "Other kinds" for 10¢). He provides anything from safety pins to battleships, but his most famous "provision" is his cousin, Stupefyin'

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statues of Dogpatch characters was manufactured by Artrix Products in 1951, and Topstone introduced a line of 16 rubber Halloween masks prior to 1960. After the introduction of the Shmoos, they were licensed everywhere in 1948 and 1949. A garment factory in

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Not taking anything away from Kurtzman, who was brilliant himself, but Capp was the source for that whole sense of satire in comics. Kurtzman carried that forward and passed it down to a whole new crop of cartoonists, myself included. Capp was a

950:. A "whammy", as he calls it, can stop a charging bull in its tracks. A "double whammy" can fell a skyscraper, leaving Fleagle exhausted. His dreaded "triple whammy" can melt a battleship but would practically kill Fleagle in the process. The 1469:, so Kickapoo Joy Juice is poured into a Union statue, which results in both statues annihilating each other. At Mammy Yokum's urging, the statue pieces are put back together with glue. The general is the namesake of a musical number in the 395:" strip. He eventually acquires a couple of supporting character friends for his own semi-regularly featured adventures in the strip. In one story, he lives up to his nickname when there is a nationwide search for a pair of socks sewn by 1968:— Imported from the Slobbovian embassy, Shtoonks are sharp-toothed, hairy, flying creatures which are sneaky, smelly, surly, and inedible. Shtoonks love human misery so much that they enjoy bringing bad news. They temporarily replace 1373:

A iconic Dogpatch regular often glimpsed in passing or featured in crowd scenes. The ample widow is always holding three or four naked newborns under each arm carried backside forward, with a large brood of children following behind

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Dogpatch's mercenary, black-hearted grocer, the ironically named Soft-Hearted John gleefully swindles and starves his clientele and looks disturbingly satanic. He has an idiot nephew who sometimes runs the store in his stead, named

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champion of the town of Dogpatch. She married Pappy Yokum in 1902; they produced two sons twice their own size. Mammy dominates the Yokum clan through the force of her personality and dominates everyone else with her fearsome right

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was a political satire of communist nations and foreign diplomacy. Its residents are perpetually waist-deep in several feet of snow, and icicles hang from their frostbitten noses. The favorite dish of the starving natives is raw

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The mysterious Mose is reportedly hundreds of years old, and lives like a hermit in a cave atop a mountain, refusing to "kick the bucket", which is positioned just outside his cave door. His wisdom is absolute ("Ole Man Mose —

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magazine's March 31, 1952, issue. Once married, Abner becomes relatively domesticated. Like Mammy Yokum and the other women in Dogpatch, Daisy Mae does all the work, domestic and otherwise — while the men generally do nothing

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Creatures that breed exponentially, consume nothing, and eagerly provide everything that humankind wants. They produce milk (bottled) and eggs (packaged), and taste like pork when roasted, chicken when fried, and steak when

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In one storyline, Dogpatch's Cannonball Express train, after 1,563 tries, finally delivers its cargo to Dogpatch citizens on October 12, 1946. Receiving a 13-year stack of newspapers, Li'l Abner's family realizes that the

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from Pineapple Junction, whose attempts at romancing women are frustrated because of the Civic Improvement League tattooing a warning about him on his forehead. He decides to go after Dogpatch women when he discovers that

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things up; Cap'n Ricketyback persuades the Count to settle in the States. "Jah!" cries the Count. "I got a cousin in Milvaukee!" Von Holenhedt is the only person able to properly play the "pfschlngg", a complexly-shaped

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Daisy Mae is hopelessly in love with Abner throughout the entire 43-year run of the comic strip. During most of the run, the dense Abner exhibited little romantic interest in her. She is curvaceous and sports a famous

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Li'l Abner hair part always faces the viewer, no matter which direction Abner is facing, and Capp answered questions by saying he parts his hair on both sides. Capp claimed that he found the look for Li'l Abner from

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satirized the comic strip business in general, as a denizen of Central City tries to murder cartoonist "Al Slapp", creator of "Li'l Adam". Capp was also caricatured as an ill-mannered, boozy cartoonist (Capp was a

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is the rarest and most vital ingredient of "ecstasy sauce", an indescribably delicious gourmet delicacy. Consequently, Salomey is frequently targeted by unscrupulous sportsmen, hog breeders and gourmands (like

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Created by Al Capp in June 1953, Bashington T. Bullmoose is a mercenary, cold-blooded, capitalist tyrant tycoon. Bullmoose's motto (see Dialogue and catchphrases) was adapted by Capp from a statement made by

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when he reached middle age. At one extreme, he displayed consistently devastating humor, while at the other, his mean-spiritedness came to the fore — but which was which seems to depend on the commentator's

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are always doomed to failure. Aunt Bessie virtually disappears from the strip after Abner and Daisy Mae's marriage in 1952, having conceded defeat in her attempt to remake Abner in her own image as a social

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who specializes in $ 2 weddings. He also offers the $ 8 "ultra-deluxe" special, a ceremony which he officiates while being drawn and quartered by four rampaging jackasses. He cleans up once a year — during

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Other fictional locales included Skonk Hollow, El Passionato, Kigmyland, the Republic of Crumbumbo, Lo Kunning, Faminostan, Planets Pincus Number 2 and 7, Pineapple Junction and the Valley of the Shmoon.

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Li'l Abner and Daisy Mae's son is born in 1953 "after a pregnancy that ambled on so long that readers began sending me medical books", wrote Capp. Initially known as "Mysterious Yokum" (there was even an

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The bloated, self-styled "Pork King" is a greedy, unscrupulous business tycoon. Incensed to find that Dogpatch casts a shadow on his breakfast egg, he has the whole community moved for his convenience.

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on November 8, 2008, Lazarus called his experience at Toby "the five funniest years of my life." Lazarus cited Capp as one of the "four essentials" in the field of newspaper cartoonists along with

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Stanislouse is a brutal gangster with a childish fondness for TV superheroes (like "Chickensouperman" and "Milton the Masked Martian"). Part of a virtual goon squad of comic mobsters that inhabit

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point of view. From beginning to end, Capp was acid-tongued toward the targets of his wit, intolerant of hypocrisy, and always wickedly funny. After about 40 years, however, Capp's interest in

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is happening and that banks will close; they race to take their money out of the bank before realizing they have no money to begin with. Other news from the stack includes the inauguration of

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the strips' creators. And virtually all cartoonists remain content with their diluted share of any merchandising revenue their syndicates arrange. When the starving and broke Capp first sold

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calendars of the day. Capp designed her in a caricature of his wife Catherine, who had also suggested Daisy Mae's name. In one comic, it is revealed that she bears a striking resemblance to

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enemies: the bloodthirsty Scraggs. When Capp finally gave in to reader pressure after 18 years and allowed the couple to tie the knot, it was a major media event, even making the cover of

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A cadaverous, outwardly peaceable mountaineer with a menacing grin and shotgun, who prefers things "quiet" to the point of silence. Zack's moniker is a reference to another comic strip,

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were produced. The storylines and villains were mostly unique to the show. Among the original TV characters were Mr. Ditto, Harris Tweed (a disembodied suit of clothes), Swenn Golly (a

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made its debut in 1934, the vast majority of comic strips were designed chiefly to amuse or thrill their readers. Capp turned that world upside-down by routinely injecting politics and

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Mammy's encounter with these unpopular Dogpatch outcasts first appears in 1956 as a thinly-veiled appeal for racial tolerance. It was later issued as an educational comic book — called

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when it was America's largest corporation. In 1952, Wilson told a Senate subcommittee, "What is good for the country is good for General Motors, and vice-versa." Wilson later served as

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his clients. McGenius is given to telling long-winded jokes with forgotten punch lines, as well as for spells of hiccups and belches (borne of a fondness for gassy soft drinks like "

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trainer and hanger-on named Benjamin "Evil Eye" Finkle. Finkle and his famous "hex" were a ringside fixture in New York boxing circles during the 1930s/40s. Fleagle was portrayed by

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doll marketed under this name) due to a debate regarding his gender (he is stuck in a pants-shaped stovepipe for the first six weeks), he is renamed "Honest Abe" (after President

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Upon his retirement in 1977, Capp declared Mammy to be his personal favorite of all his characters. She is the only character capable of defeating Abner in hand-to-hand combat.

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Other promotional tie-ins included the Lena the Hyena Contest (1946), the Name the Shmoo Contest (1949), the Nancy O. Contest (1951), and the Roger the Lodger Contest (1964).

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One of a series of predatory, sexually aggressive sirens who pursue Li'l Abner prior to his marriage, and even afterward, much to the consternation of Daisy Mae. One of many

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versions of the strips. In her autobiography, Baez said about it that "Mr. Capp confused me considerably. I'm sorry he's not alive to read this, it would make him chuckle."

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has commented that Capp's "use of language was both unique and universally appealing; and his clean, bold cartooning style provided a perfect vehicle for his creations."

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episode 2, "Funny Money", Ralph Kramden tells his wife Alice, "I didn't start this, Mammy Yokum did" in an argument concerning a comment made by Ralph's mother in-law.

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included photos of two of his employees, whose roles in the production were detailed by Capp. This irregular policy has led to the misconception that his strip was

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in 1934, he gladly accepted the syndicate's standard onerous contract. But in 1947 Capp sued United Feature Syndicate for $ 14 million, publicly embarrassed UFS in

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characters speak in a wide range of caricatured dialects as well. Capp has credited his inspiration for vividly stylized language to early literary influences like

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and his hoary jackass mount. They are usually too feeble to handle the sacks of timeworn, cobweb-covered letters marked "Rush" at the Dogpatch Express Post Office.

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Before Capp introduced Li'l Abner, his comic strips typically dealt with northern urban American experiences. However, Li'l Abner was his first strip based in the

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A late addition to the strip, Pantless Perkins is Honest Abe's brainy friend from a series of kid-friendly stories in the 1970s, probably created to compete with

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issued figures of Abner, Daisy Mae, Fosdick, and the Shmoo in 2000 as part of their line of Classic Comic Characters — statues #8, 9, 17 and 31, respectively.

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Bashby amasses his colossal fortune by always betting on sure things and betting with fools. However, Abner always wins bets against him through foolish luck.

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Capp is one of the great unsung heroes of comics. I've never heard anyone mention this, but Capp is 100% responsible for inspiring Harvey Kurtzman to create

1940:— Also known as bad Shmoos. Nogoodniks are sickly green, have small red eyes, sharp yellow teeth, and are the sworn enemies of humanity. Frequently sporting 1358: 513:. He isn't above chicanery to achieve his ends and is warily viewed by Dogpatch men as a traitor to his gender. Sam was prominently featured on the cover of 1357:, frying the brain of any boy who kisses her. Declared a walking health hazard, Marcia wears a public warning sign ("Do Not Kiss This Girl, by Order of the 551:. She is usually showcased luxuriating among the hogs, somewhat removed from the main action of the story, in a deliberate parody of glamour magazines and 5113:

never sold as a TV series despite several attempts (including an unsold pilot that aired once on NBC on September 5, 1967). Capp appeared as a regular on

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is worth studying...because of Capp's imagination and artistry, and because of the strip's very obvious social relevance." The book was reprinted by the

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season when bachelors are dragged to the altar by their prospective brides. Sam, whose face and figure were reportedly modeled after New York City mayor

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proclaimed, "On Sadie Hawkins Day Girls Chase Boys in 201 Colleges". By 1952, the event was reportedly celebrated at 40,000 venues. It became a rite of

2462:, often coordinating with national magazines, radio and television. In 1946, Capp persuaded six of the most popular radio personalities (Frank Sinatra, 327:(sometimes known as her "Goodnight, Irene" punch), which helps her uphold law, order and decency. She is consistently the toughest character throughout 246:— a paragon of innocence in a sardonically dark and cynical world. Abner has no consistent profession but was a "crescent cutter" for the Little Wonder 5000:

on November 15, 1956, and had a run of 693 performances, followed by a nationwide tour. Among the actors originally considered for the title role were

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for racial and religious oppression. Capp's surviving preliminary sketches of the Kigmies make this apparent, as detailed in the introductory notes to

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heir to the Van Lump fortune, Dumpington can only utter one syllable ("Urp!") until he sees Daisy Mae for the first time. His favorite book is called

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with absurd names like Rattop, Anyface, Bombface, Boldfinger, the Atom Bum, the Chippendale Chair, and Sidney the Crooked Parrot, as well as his own

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over the next 35 years. Gould was also personally parodied in the series as cartoonist Lester Gooch — the small and occasionally deranged creator of

969:. Battery-operated, the wearer could pull a string and produce a flashing light bulb "whammy". Fleagle was reportedly based on a real-life person, a 8792: 1461:. In one storyline, the statue is filled with Kickapoo Joy juice, which brings it to life. It then goes on a rampage, beheading all the statues of 1930:— A cute, wide-eyed creature whose gaze compels everyone to involuntarily tell the truth. The Iggle is officially declared a public menace by the 6573: 1847:, which continually capsizes as its lower portions melt. This dunks Upper Slobbovia into Lower Slobbovia, and raises the latter into the former. 595:

in!") The ingredients of the brew are both mysterious and all-encompassing (much like the contents of their cave, which has been known to harbor

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commissioned the minting of a $ 3.00 coin, which was considered legal tender within the city during the year following its issue. They had the

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Li'l Abner, Daisy Mae, Wolf Gal, Earthquake McGoon, Lonesome Polecat, Hairless Joe, Sadie Hawkins, Silent Yokum, and Fearless Fosdick were all

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beauty who was raised by wolves and prefers to live among them; she lures unwary Dogpatchers to feed her ravenous pack. Wolf Gal is possibly a

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his cerebral Goodness Gland and emerge as forehead horns, he proves himself capable of evil. Mammy solves the problem with a tooth extraction.

64:"It's Jack Jawbreaker!" Li'l Abner visits the corrupt Squeezeblood comic strip syndicate in a classic Sunday continuity from October 12, 1947. 8782: 7577: 7521: 7080: 1099:

and proprietor/sole operator of the even more decrepit Dogpatch Airlines. Cap'n Eddie's name is a spoof of decorated World War I flying ace,

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Sadie Hawkins Day and Sadie Hawkins dance are two of several terms attributed to Capp that have entered the English lexicon. Others include

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on November 15, 1937. Capp originally created it as a comedic plot device, but in 1939, two years after its debut, a double-page spread in

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not simply misguided, but irredeemably and irreducibly corrupt. Unlike any other strip, and indeed unlike many other pieces of literature,

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Abner is portrayed as a simple-minded, gullible, and sweet-natured country bumpkin. He is 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and

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by admitting women cartoonists. The NCS had originally disallowed female members into its ranks. In 1949, when they refused membership to

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In an October 1947 strip, Li'l Abner met Rockwell P. Squeezeblood, head of the corrupt Squeezeblood Syndicate, a thinly veiled dig at the

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is the technical term used for the graphic pattern of test circuits. (The term is also used as a verb: to "shmoo" means to run the test.)

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received, Capp made it a tradition in the strip every November, lasting four decades. In many localities, the tradition still continues.

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Besides being fearless, Fosdick is "pure, underpaid and purposeful," according to his creator. He has notoriously bad aim, often causing

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in four full-color volumes covering the Sunday pages from 1954 to 1961. They also released an archive hardcover reprint of the complete

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in hardcover and paperback, one year per volume, in 1988. The demise of KSP in 1999 stopped the reprint series at Volume 27 (1961).

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to pedestrians. Fosdick sees his duty as destroying crime rather than maintaining safety. Fosdick lives in squalor at a dilapidated

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creatures who loved to be kicked up to a point, after which they go on a rampage of retaliation. (The Kigmy story was originally a

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The brilliant marketing consultant and "idea man" who charges $ 10,000 per word for his sought-after business advice which usually

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accent). As soon as she sees Li'l Abner, she starts to warm up and breathe hard, as she hasn't had a date for nine hundred years.

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was wrong. Oh hell, it's like a fighter retiring. I stayed on longer than I should have," he admitted." When the strip retired,

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show was created and directed by puppeteer Mary Chase, written by Everett Crosby, and voiced by John Griggs, Gilbert Mack, and

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Mammy's socialite kid sister, the Duchess of Bopshire, and the "white sheep" of the family. Bessie's string of marriages into

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Company and later a "mattress tester" for the Stunned Ox Mattress Company. In one post-World War II storyline, Abner became a

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that was instrumental in changing the rules the following year. Hilda Terry was the first woman cartoonist admitted in 1950.

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Loverboynik was not Liberace because Loverboynik "could play the piano rather decently and rarely wore black lace underwear."

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miniskirt, "*@!!*!"-Belle is outwardly attractive but as rotten as her siblings on the inside. Her censored first name is an

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Li'l Abner, Daisy Mae, Mammy, Salomey and Pappy narrowly survive another incident in this strip excerpt from March 29, 1947.

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referred to himself as Available Jones, the Dogpatch entrepreneur who does anything for a price, at a private meeting with

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the billions every year to devour Dogpatch's only crop (along with their homes, their livestock, and all their clothing).

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dilapidated factory located on the remote outskirts of Dogpatch; and the General Jubilation T. Cornpone memorial statue.

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devoted nearly a full page to the event, according to publisher Denis Kitchen. Capp, a lifelong chain smoker, died from

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comic strip parodies, such as "Jack Jawbreaker!" (1947) and "Little Fanny Gooney" (1952), were likely an inspiration to

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woman. Beautiful Moonbeam prefers the company of pigs to suitors — much to the frustration of her equally lazy father,

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was the announcer. The radio show was written by Charles Gussman, who consulted closely with Capp on the storylines.

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Dogpatch characters were heavily licensed throughout the 1940s and 1950s: the main cast was produced as a set of six

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and cropped skirt). In 1952, Abner reluctantly proposes to Daisy to emulate the engagement of his comic strip ideal,

209:. The comic strip had 60 million readers in over 900 American newspapers and 100 foreign papers across 28 countries. 5782: 5544:, but instead wanted a public retraction. The judge decided in Capp's favor. Declaring that satire was protected by 2962:, noted: "The wry, ornery, brilliantly perceptive satirist will go down as one of the Great American Humorists." In 1688:

father, "Fearful" Fosdick (aka "The Original"). Fosdick is perpetually pierced by so many bullets that he resembles

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to impress his gullible constituents. In one sequence, Phogbound is unable to campaign in Dogpatch, so he sends his

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for romantically inclined "rich gals" in fur coats, and ends sequences characteristically by walking off a cliff.

940:), and his sought-after annual Sadie Hawkins Day predictions — though cryptic and misleading — are 100% accurate. 343:, signaled the end of all discussion. Her most familiar phrase, however, is "Good is better than evil becuz it's 3858:, it was an immediate success. According to publisher Denis Kitchen, Capp's "hapless Dogpatchers hit a nerve in 2678:(it could also remove hair, paint, and tattoos) has been a licensed brand in real life since 1965. The National 1016:

leave her a classist, condescending snob. Her status-seeking crusades to make Abner over and marry him off into

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Al Capp designed a 23-foot-high (7.0 m) statue of Josiah Flintabattey Flonatin ("Flinty") for the city of

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as a traveling exhibition wrestler in the late 1930s, and was reportedly partially based on real-life grappler

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and honoree Peter Palmer. He hosted five television programs between 1952 and 1972: three talk shows called

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Since his death in 1979, Al Capp and his work have been the subject of more than 40 books, including three

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and charging exorbitant concert fees to impoverished orphans. Joanie is Capp's parody of singer/songwriter

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Goldstein, Kalman, "Al Capp and Walt Kelly: Pioneers of Political and Social Satire in the Comics" from

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cereal in a long-running series of comic strip-format ads that appeared in national magazines including

8652: 8519: 8131: 7919: 7134: 5425: 4813: 4802: 4754: 3903:" Frazetta said of Capp in 2008. "He knew how to take an otherwise ordinary drawing and really make it 2139: 1462: 1361:"). Her notoriety precedes her everywhere except in Dogpatch, where she meets and falls for Tiny Yokum. 1305:, Liddle Noodnik usually recites a farcical poem to greet visiting dignitaries or sings the Slobbovian 563:. She is generally portrayed as good-natured and kind, as shown when she runs to Dogpatch carrying two 5413:

The original Dogpatch is a historical part of San Francisco dating back to the 1860s that escaped the

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provided a new template for contemporary satire and personal expression in comics, paving the way for

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by another row and filled the rest of the space with a page-wide title panel and a small panel called

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with the Yokums throughout the run of the strip; in their first introduction after being run out of a

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Mammy does all the household chores and provides her charges with no fewer than eight meals a day of

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was also the subject of the first book-length, scholarly assessment of a comic strip ever published

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Pocahauntingeyes and lives with her in the land above Dogpatch, connected by the "Trashbean stalk".

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are valued. Those who have heard George Jessel are shot.) The only song they know the words to is

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by Art Gates in 1955, featuring "Gumbo Galahad", who looked identical to Li'l Abner, similar to

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Capp devised several publicity campaigns to boost circulation and increase public visibility of

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of carrying them around. The local children are read tales from "Ice-sop's Fables", parodies of

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has published, co-published, edited, or otherwise served as a consultant on nearly all of them.

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cleared away the concept that humor strips were solely the domain of adolescents and children.

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years old, Honest Abe gradually grows from infant to grade school age and looks very much like

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princess. One of the several Native women who try to seduce Lonesome Polecat, the including

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was a series of comic books about a beautiful hillbilly girl who lives with her kin in the

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print ads of the 1940s, and later, with the early television exposure of wrestlers such as

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His name is a variant of "jackass", as made plain in his campaign slogan (see Dialogue and

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was more than a satire of the human condition. It was a commentary on human nature itself.

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with an old, hot-air-filled gas bag that resembles him, and nobody notices the difference.

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magazine on March 31, 1952 — with an article titled "It's Hideously True!! The Creator of

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Award (1979) for a "unique and outstanding contribution to the profession of cartooning."

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took Al Capp to court in 1967 over the character of Joanie Phoanie. She did not ask for

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is referred to as a "shmoo", due to its structural resemblance to the cartoon character.

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and 14-inch (360 mm) dolls by Baby Barry Toys in 1957. A 10-figure set of carnival

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was licensed for use in an advertising campaign for Wildroot Cream-Oil, a popular men's

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chuckle!, sob!, gasp!, shudder!, smack!, drool!, cackle!, snort!, gulp!, blush!, ugh!,

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mountains, situations often took the characters to different destinations — including

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made its debut on August 13, 1934, in eight North American newspapers, including the

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Dogpatch's founder and most famous resident, memorialized by a town statue. He was a

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to "whomp up" ghosts and monsters to do her bidding. She is occasionally assisted by

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Anything Can Happen in a Comic Strip: Centennial Reflections on an American Art Form

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called their housing compounds "Dogpatches", due to the primitive living conditions.

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finished pencils, and drew and inked the faces and hands of the characters. "He had

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light bulbs. There were Dogpatch-themed family restaurants called "Li'l Abner's" in

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him into getting into a fight with the Scragg boys of Skonk Hollow, who beat him up.

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Many have commented on the shift in Capp's political viewpoint, from as liberal as

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The Sunday page debuted six months into the run of the strip. The first topper was

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The following is a partial list of characteristic expressions that appear often in

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in 1952 when he presided over the wedding of Li'l Abner and Daisy Mae. In the 1956

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Al Capp: A Life to the Contrary – Michael Schumacher, Denis Kitchen – Google Books

5095:. Three members of the original Broadway cast did not appear in the film version: 5071:, Joe E. Marks, Carmen Alvarez, William Lanteau, and Bern Hoffman, with cameos by 4781:, directed by Sid Marcus, Bob Wickersham, and Howard Swift. The five titles were: 3832: 1535: 743: 8639: 8472: 8082: 7957: 7451: 7407: 5909: 5867: 5817: 5631: 5618:. The character is of such importance to the identity of the city that the local 5068: 4989: 4974: 4897: 4770: 4738: 4573:

in 2009, followed by a second Shmoo volume of complete newspaper strips in 2011.

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direct supervision. They included Andy Amato, Harvey Curtis, Walter Johnson, and

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Al Capp's Li'l Abner: The Complete Dailies and Color Sundays: Vol. 1 (1934–1936)

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sculpture moved to its present location at the Flin Flon Tourist Park in 1962.

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christened his San Francisco jazz club "Earthquake McGoon's", in honor of the

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with a dark sardonic bent (and titles like "Coldilocks and the Three Bares").

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who occasionally roams the mountains of Dogpatch instead of the mountains of

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premiered on Sunday afternoons on NBC; 13 episodes featuring the Mary Chase

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against which the only defense is a plate of lethally addictive "Mockaroni".

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as president on March 4, 1933 (although Mammy Yokum thinks the President is

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was also parodied in 1954 (as "Li'l Melvin" by "Ol' Hatt") in the pages of

3549: 3412: 3407: 3356: 3256: 3195: 3050: 3037: 2985: 2892: 2868: 2749: 2505: 2233: 2209: 2074: 1979: 1892: 1812: 1796: 1715: 1266: 1236: 1129: 1110: 970: 914: 707: 682: 674: 580: 255: 4703:— public service giveaway issued by the Department of Civil Defense (1957) 4659:— public service giveaway issued by Red Feather Services, a forerunner of 2799:, who considered Capp "the only robust satirical force in American life." 2119:— The world's most amorous creatures; the males pursue the females at the 1395:

An unscrupulous publicity agent turned marketing mogul. He masterminds an

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Dogpatch's own "conjurin' woman", a hideous, cackling crone who practices

885:, compelling everyone who addresses her to apologize profusely afterwards. 8617: 8460: 7608:"Gov. Gary Herbert says 'tone' of fundraising will change amid criticism" 5662: 5575: 5525: 5433: 5342: 5206: 5104: 5084: 5072: 5060: 5021: 4982: 4958: 4946: 4858: 4842: 4774: 4304:, composed and recorded by Umberto Fiorentino, appeared on the Brave Art/ 4263: 4253: 4231: 4150: 4146: 4030: 4023: 3891: 3880: 3695: 3684: 3397: 3360: 3344:, and wrested ownership and control of his creation the following year." 3138: 3061: 2971: 2880: 2800: 2648: 2588: 2559:(he was a lifelong chainsmoker); Schaeffer fountain pen with his friends 2532:, Cheney neckties, Pedigree pencils, Strunk chainsaws, U.S. Royal tires, 2501: 2475: 2446: 2162: 2158: 2031: 1855: 1672:, including the urban setting, outrageous villains, high mortality rate, 1598: 1575:. The character caused controversy in 1966, and many newspapers only ran 1521:

An ugly Lower Slobbovian girl, initially only glimpsed from the neck down

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The local Dogpatch physician who is a horse doctor. His name is a pun on

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with his parents. Capp derived the surname "Yokum" as a combination of "

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Brodbeck, Arthur J, et al. "How to Read Li'l Abner Intelligently" from

5690: 5674: 5651: 5623: 5606: 5595: 5505: 5452: 5130: 5100: 5001: 4850: 4660: 4399:— by Joe Rosenfield & Fay Tishman (1949) Town and Country Music Co. 4380: 4193: 3796: 3700: 3553: 3483: 3271: 3245: 3230: 2925: 2921: 2876: 2860: 2856: 2840: 2707: 2695: 2682:

Company first produced the beverage, which was acquired in 1968 by the

2564: 2497: 2467: 2463: 2229: 2181: 2090: 2083:— Small, fiendish birds whose bite causes unbearable heat for 24 years. 2064: 1833: 1767: 1685: 1652: 1576: 1503:

Sadie Hawkins is considered the homeliest girl in Dogpatch. Her father

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A mythical creature with a chiselled profile and blonde mane. Sam is a

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Max Millions and Minton Mooney, Frank N. Stein, Batula, Match Head (a

1255:(on film). Capp was surprised he got her suggestive name past censors. 714:

Broadway musical (and the 1959 film adaptation) without a single line.

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style — Gould's signature was also parodied. Fosdick battles several

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The inseparable, cave-dwelling purveyors of "Kickapoo Joy Juice" — a

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Li'l Abner: The Complete Dailies and Color Sundays Vol. 5: 1943–1944

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Li'l Abner: The Complete Dailies and Color Sundays Vol. 4: 1941–1942

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Li'l Abner: The Complete Dailies and Color Sundays Vol. 3: 1939–1940

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Li'l Abner: The Complete Dailies and Color Sundays Vol. 2: 1937–1938

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Li'l Abner: The Complete Dailies and Color Sundays Vol. 1: 1934–1936

6993:"Tales of the Founding of the National Cartoonists Society Part III" 3278:

Capp has been credited with popularizing terms such as "natcherly",

2529: 2024:, they look like flying sausages with pinwheels on their posteriors. 1160:"). He is aided by his lovely and meticulously efficient secretary, 8611: 8455: 5714: 5572: 5470: 5440: 4934: 4885:

produced Saturday morning cartoon series for TV. First in the 1979

4878: 4854: 4838: 4429:— by Johnny Mercer & Gene de Paul (1956) Commander Publications 4423:— by Johnny Mercer & Gene de Paul (1956) Commander Publications 4417:— by Johnny Mercer & Gene de Paul (1956) Commander Publications 4411:— by Johnny Mercer & Gene de Paul (1956) Commander Publications 3365: 3279: 2917: 2913: 2808: 2735: 2723: 2719: 2715: 2638: 2471: 2441: 2305:"Th' ideel o' ev'ry one hunnerd percent, red-blooded American boy!" 2166: 1945: 1917: 1888: 1804: 1771: 1731: 1711: 1704: 1673: 1489: 1439: 1381: 955: 947: 866: 647: 596: 437: 410: 324: 247: 187: 8661: 7205:"Egyptians draw inspiration from Civil Rights Movement comic book" 7113: 5229:

A 1971 musical special on ABC: the modern world comes to Dogpatch.

5099:(who was replaced by Billie Hayes early in the stage production), 3712:. Supposedly done in retaliation for Capp's "Mary Worm" parody in 3643:

had finally "arrived" when it was first pirated as a pornographic

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is used in defining technical concepts in four fields of science.

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as S.W.I.N.E. (Students Wildly Indignant about Nearly Everything).

1417:. Capp chose the Dumpington storyline to illustrate his lesson on 535:

The unwashed but curvy Moonbeam is one of the iconic hallmarks of

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for the first time September 1947, and was pulled from papers by

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yeast cell towards a cell of the opposite mating type during the

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was a comic strip with fire in its belly and a brain in its head.

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Throughout the 1940s and 1950s, Li'l Abner was the spokesman for

2549: 2201: 2150: 2005: 1851: 1844: 1435: 1331: 1314: 1262: 780: 608: 506: 243: 191: 73: 7110:"Passing Through Dogpatch: Al Capp's Li'l Abner by Steve Stiles" 2040:— A luminous beast that consumes electric currents, creating an 1497:

is suspended above the town, casting it permanently in darkness.

6816:"Town to honor famous cartoonist who lived, worked in Amesbury" 5444: 4509: 3751: 3112:

is a pseudo-holiday created in the strip. It first appeared in

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Southern Changes: The Journal of the Southern Regional Council

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on April 27, 2016 to raise funds for his re-election campaign.

3742:(1955–'58), both by Ray Gotto, were inspired by Capp's strip. 2916:

of the human situation". Comparing Capp to other contemporary

2192:, and residents of Lower Slobbovia speak pidgin-Russian, some 1714:

show that same year. Fosdick was the long-running advertising

877:, briefly joins the clan in 1947. Attired in a prison-striped 413:; Li'l Abner's kid brother remains perpetually innocent and 15 8487: 6696: 6287:"Li'l Abner by Al Capp for September 01, 2013 | GoComics.com" 5904:

Ballard, Sandra L. (November 16, 2000). Billings, Dwight B.;

5657: 5605:. The town's name is taken from the lead character in a 1905 4868: 3669:(as "Li'l Ab'r") in 1957, in his short-lived humor magazine, 3203: 3184: 3171: 3023: 2711: 2683: 2517: 2417:#1 (1953, published by the Capp-owned publisher Toby Press). 1900: 1208: 1153: 1037: 1033: 804: 788: 777: 759: 587:

who frequently makes good on his oft-repeated threat, "Ah'll

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obtained permission to put the Dogpatch characters on their

4824:(1950). Lena the Hyena makes a brief animated appearance in 4729:

Dogpatch characters were used in national campaigns for the

3300:" to the ends of adjectives to create nouns as beginning in 2020:— Alien beings from "Planet Pincus No. 7". Like the earlier 8623: 8347: 8175:

Glamour International #26: The Good Girl Art of Bob Lubbers

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From Dogpatch to Slobbovia: The (Gasp!) World of Li'l Abner

7826:(January 14, 1957) "The Dogpatch Saga: Al Capp's Own Story" 6939: 6645:

by M. Thomas Inge (1995) Univ. Press of Mississippi, pg. 21

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Al Capp's life and career are the subjects of a life-sized

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accent) and Sir Cecil Cesspool (whose speech is a clipped,

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Comic strips formerly syndicated by Tribune Content Agency

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Brown, Rodger, "Dogpatch USA: The Road to Hokum" article,

6656:"Gallery of vintage ads featuring Li'l Abner as spokesman" 5843:

American Newspaper Comics: An Encyclopedic Reference Guide

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were originally meant to be included in the 1956 Broadway

2571:(in which he had a financial interest) along with Caniff, 1619:

Al Capp claimed that he tried to give minor characters in

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An outwardly normal teenager whose lips give off 451°F of

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spanning a projected 20 volumes, began on April 7, 2010.

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beside Capp!" In his essay "The Decline of the Comics", (

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that only eats Slobbovian kings. Later supplemented by a

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became famous overnight for playing the role in the 1956

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but gradually softens into a genial, opportunistic comic

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living in the impoverished fictional mountain village of

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You Know Me Al: The Comic Strip Adventures of Jack Keefe

7935:(December 1969) "On the Campus Firing Line with Al Capp" 4107:(Motion Picture Soundtrack) — LP (1959) Columbia Records 3461:(1989). With adult readers far outnumbering young ones, 3263:

in an array that gave the detector its Shmoo-like shape.

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commemorating his 100th birthday, displayed in downtown

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Kickapoo Joy Juice, featured in the strip and as lethal

899:. Capp named her after the carnival-themed horror film, 873:

cross becomes their prey. A long-lost kid sister, named

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Inge, M. Thomas, "Li'l Abner, Snuffy and Friends" from

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Al Capp's Bald Iggle: The Life it Ruins May Be Your Own

6914:"Strange Windows: Keeping up with the Goonses (part 3)" 6723:"Filmmakers host premiere for Dogpatch USA documentary" 5410:, makes an emotional appeal for Al Capp and his legacy. 2492:

characters were often featured in mid-century American

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generals. The U.S. Army can't destroy it, since it's a

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German flying ace who in 1970 (age 89) is appointed as

37:"Daisy Mae" redirects here. For the game featuring the 7454:: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency 6126:"Lonesome Polecat Optioned to Soos by Cartoonist Capp" 4865:), Sen-Sen O'Toole, Shmoozer, and Herman the Ape Man. 1656:. It first appeared in 1942 and ran intermittently in 1515:, where it is customary for women to ask men to dance. 1269:'s beautiful seventeen-year-old sister (complete with 999:, a murderous racketeer with an interest in Daisy Mae. 8650: 8268:

Al Capp's Complete Shmoo Vol. 2: The Newspaper Strips

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The Comics: An Illustrated History of Comic Strip Art

6697:"Kickapoo Joy Juice - The Original Citrus Soft Drink" 5673:

working for Al Capp and his brother Elliot Caplin at

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Al Capp once told one of his assistants that he knew

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called the Kingaroo which only eats Slobbovian kings.

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animals, designed to satirize a disturbing aspect of

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A naked and miserable resident of perpetually frozen

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The Yokums' beloved pet pig. Her moniker is a pun on

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Li'l Abner: The Complete Dailies & Color Sundays

6658:. TJS Labs Gallery of Graphic Design. Archived from 6271:"The Comic Page Is the Last Refuge of Classic Art", 6089:"'Indian' medicine shows once popular entertainment" 4595:

Li'l Abner: The Complete Dailies & Color Sundays

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and Capp Enterprises. Following the 1989 revival of

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with all those bullet holes and stuff. Then look at

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Al Capp ended his comic strip by setting a date for

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was one of 20 American comic strips included in the

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Outside Dogpatch, characters use a variety of stock

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The "world's smartest cartoonist" — a caricature of

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Arf! The Life and Hard Times of Little Orphan Annie

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418 Search and Rescue Operational Training Squadron

5119:. He was also a periodic panelist on ABC and NBC's 4837:was incorporated into a short-lived TV series. The 3730:s success also sparked some comic strip imitators. 2319:"Wal, fry mah hide!" (also, "Wal, cuss mah bones!") 1241:

Gloria Van Welbilt, Moonlight Sonata, Mimi Van Pett

750:, and is sometimes accompanied by his "secretary", 8298:, pp. 3–27 (2012) Univ. Press of Mississippi 7911:, introduction by Al Capp (1966) Colony Publishers 6009:"Character Profile: Daisy Mae Scragg | Li'l Abner" 5911:Back Talk from Appalachia: Confronting Stereotypes 5869:The Consequence of Error and Other Language Essays 4719:Li'l Abner and the Creatures from Drop-Outer Space 4610:Capp provided specialty artwork for civic groups, 4598:, a reprinting of the complete 43-year history of 3980:strips, mostly from the 1940s run, distributed by 3698:in real life) named "Hal Rapp" in the comic strip 3387: 2482:) to broadcast a song he'd written for Daisy Mae: 1988:, due it being the only record in Lower Slobbovia. 6585: 6250:Earthquake McGoon "biography" at deniskitchen.com 6239:General Bullmoose "biography" at deniskitchen.com 3198:, "shmooing" is the biological term used for the 3047:Reuben Award (1947) for "Cartoonist of the Year". 2984:Capp was calling society absurd, not just silly; 2744:In 1968, an 800-acre (3.2 km), $ 35 million 2420:Al Capp also wrote two other daily comic strips: 1725: 1289:Minnie Mustache, Raving Dove, Little Turkey Wing, 8823:American comic science fiction television series 8674: 7949:, introduction by Al Capp (1970) Directors Press 7942:, introduction by Al Capp (1970) Arlington House 7068:Telling Stories: The Comic Art of Frank Frazetta 6261:Evil-Eye Fleegle "biography" at deniskitchen.com 6134:. August 14, 1949. p. Sec. 4—3 – via 4657:Fearless Fosdick and the Case of the Red Feather 3392:Capp was outspoken in favor of diversifying the 2292:(Variant from the movie: "...good for the USA!") 2107:captures the last one in existence and kills it. 1972:by delivering bills and other bad news for free. 1323:is a slang term for a bothersome person or pest. 820:", the bearded, bloated McGoon first appears in 7876:White, David Manning, and Robert H. Abel, eds. 7800:Al Capp's Fearless Fosdick: His Life and Deaths 5980:""Big Deals: Comics' Highest-Profile Moments", 4506:Al Capp's Li'l Abner in The Mystery o' the Cave 3617:. You wanna argue about it? I'll fight ya, and 3328:rights to comic strips. According to publisher 3206:reproduction. The cellular bulge produced by a 3191:which require resources and active production). 2379:and other titles (June 23, 1935 – Aug 15, 1943) 2342: 2288:"What's good for General Bullmoose is good for 2169:type and included prompt words in parentheses ( 1803:continuity, Capp referred to Dogpatch being in 403:), Abe confesses that they are not his to give. 7998:The Smithsonian Collection of Newspaper Comics 6227:Julie Newmar as Stupefyin' Jones in 1959 movie 4769:was adapted into a series of color theatrical 3994:was also planned in 1990. Drawn by cartoonist 3720:by Capp and his longtime friend Saunders as a 1758:— as well as some purely fictional locations: 1722:, a popular men's hair product of the period. 849:Hulking, leering, gap-toothed twin miscreants 832:. McGoon became increasingly prominent in the 615:. Lonesome Polecat was also the official team 8420: 8053:Li'l Abner: Reuben Award Winner Series Book 1 7897:(June 14, 1965) "My Life as an Immortal Myth" 7776:The Li'l Abner Official Square Dance Handbook 7273: 6559: 6557: 4908: 4002:was approved by Capp's widow and his brother 3976:In 1988 and 1989, many newspapers ran old of 3932:waned, and this showed in the strip itself... 3818:to ask Capp about the similarities in a 1965 2830:Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly 2555:Capp himself appeared in numerous print ads: 1646:was a comic strip-within-the-strip parody of 1593:, and satirized student political groups and 1442:. Available Jones insists that he isn't real. 8357:"Dogpatch Confidential" by Dennis Drabelle ( 7761:(December 1952) "The REAL Powers in America" 7049:. Pappy's Golden Age Comics Blog. 2009-02-02 6586:Schumacher, Michael; Kitchen, Denis (2013). 6061:Marryin' Sam "biography" at deniskitchen.com 5687:Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center 5383:. According to longtime NSA computer expert 4992:comedy adaptation of the strip, also titled 4009: 3827: 3683:parodies were drawn by Will Elder. In 1947, 3376:In 1964, Capp left United Features and took 3126:at high schools and college campuses before 2133: 1138:The ancient, creaky, white-bearded Dogpatch 170:that appeared in multiple newspapers in the 8182:The Short Life and Happy Times of the Shmoo 7754:(March 31, 1952) "It's Hideously True!!..." 7700:(November 24, 1947) "Li'l Abner's Mad Capp" 7182:"Presarvin' Freedom: Al Capp, Treasury Man" 6177:Joe Btfsplk "biography" at deniskitchen.com 6114:Kickapoo Joy Juice page at deniskitchen.com 6028:Pappy Yokum "biography" at deniskitchen.com 5498:when he first put one on Daisy Mae in 1934. 4708:Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story 4677:Mammy Yokum and the Great Dogpatch Mystery! 4433: 2960:The Short Life and Happy Times of the Shmoo 2437:until the strip's end on January 30, 1971). 2281:"As any fool kin plainly see!" (Response: " 1956:'s "Wagon Wheels", it kills them instantly. 1457:stage play, the statue was commissioned by 1219:Mammy Yokum and the Great Dogpatch Mystery! 8427: 8413: 7709:(March 20, 1948) "The Case for the Comics" 7020: 6935: 6933: 6554: 6050:Tiny Yokum "biography" at deniskitchen.com 6039:Honest Abe "biography" at deniskitchen.com 5946:Li'l Abner "biography" at deniskitchen.com 5865: 5365:(9 November 1978) NBC (Television special) 5233: 5103:(who was pregnant during the filming) and 4753:, the National Amputation Foundation, and 4751:Christmas Seal & Charity Stamp Society 4522:Al Capp's Shmoo in Washable Jones' Travels 3969:two years later at age 70, at his home in 3634: 3532:for nearly a decade. Similarities between 3183:, a "shmoo" refers to any generic kind of 2407:Al Capp's Shmoo in Washable Jones' Travels 1870: 1858:, the region made its first appearance in 1415:How to Make Lampshades Out of Your Friends 8209:Al Capp's Complete Shmoo: The Comic Books 7785:(1954) Allen Wingate (1977) Arden Library 6813: 5968:Daisy Mae "biography" at deniskitchen.com 5369: 4760: 4567:Al Capp's Li'l Abner: The Frazetta Years, 4343:— by Don Raye & Hughie Prince (1940) 4165:characters have inspired compositions in 3917:in his early years to as conservative as 2760: 2278:"Ef Ah had mah druthers, Ah'd druther..." 1795:), and a picture of Germany's new leader 1475:musical, sung by Marryin' Sam and chorus. 816:Billing himself as "the world's dirtiest 27:1934–1977 American comic strip by Al Capp 8376:Animation Resources: Li'l Abner part III 8322:Kitchen, Denis, and Michael Schumacher, 8199:Al Capp's Li'l Abner: The Frazetta Years 7726:(March 21, 1949) "There Is a Real Shmoo" 7282:Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2 7179: 6188:Comics and the U.S. South – Google Books 6148: 5375:"ABNER" was the name given to the first 5224: 4731:United States Department of the Treasury 4721:— public service giveaway issued by the 4711:— public service giveaway issued by the 4693:— public service giveaway issued by the 4679:— public service giveaway issued by the 4669:— public service giveaway issued by the 4649:— public service giveaway issued by the 4639:— public service giveaway issued by the 4629:— public service giveaway issued by the 3831: 3308:Franchise ownership and creators' rights 3001:; Li'l Abner: A Study in American Satire 8793:Columbia cartoons series and characters 8381:Animation Resources: Li'l Abner part IV 8371:Animation Resources: Li'l Abner part II 8014:#37 (March 1978) interview with Al Capp 7420: 7245: 6930: 6720: 5903: 5836: 5834: 5832: 4605: 4017: 3959:magazine ran a substantial feature and 3850:Initially owned and syndicated through 3382:Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate 3286:, nogoodnik, and neatnik. (In his book 3099: 1261:Discovered frozen in the mud where her 254:bodyguard of Steve Cantor (a parody of 242:". Abner represents the archetype of a 230:19 years old. He lives in a ramshackle 200:Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate 115:Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate 14: 8675: 8386:Animation Resources: Li'l Abner part V 8366:Animation Resources: Li'l Abner part I 7916:Li'l Abner: A Study in American Satire 7831:Mass Culture: Popular Arts in America, 7747:(November 6, 1950) "Die Monstersinger" 7556:. Internet Archive. New York, Putnam. 7135:"Al Capp's Li'l Abner Comics (Volume)" 6990: 6965: 6911: 6576:from the original on October 26, 2015. 6535: 6151:"Sioux City's Lesson Of Enlightenment" 6149:McCarthy, Colman (February 22, 1993). 5585:In 1968, its first year of operation, 5516:, centered on Capp's portrayal of the 4895:), and again from 1980 to 1981 in the 4098:(Original Cast Recording) — LP (1956) 4092:— 78 rpm (1950) Capp-Tone Comic Record 3894:by others. However, the production of 3766:) ran in several issues of Standard's 3410:. According to Tom Roberts, author of 3187:that reproduces itself (as opposed to 1384:stating his intention to spoof him in 1359:Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare 8688:Comic strips set in the United States 8408: 8103:My Well-Balanced Life on a Wooden Leg 7870:, introduction by Al Capp (1963 Ed.) 7605: 7549: 7397: 7312: 7296:"Fearless Fosdick (TV Series 1952– )" 7279: 7249:The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons 6788: 6616: 6538:"Time Essay: THE COMICS ON THE COUCH" 6421: 5957:Parody of Steve Canyon! Sept 15, 1957 5840: 5473:as of 2008. During World War II, the 4945:appears as Lonesome Polecat, and the 4822:Self Preservation in an Atomic Attack 4516:Al Capp's Daisy Mae in Ham Sangwidges 4086:— 45 rpm (1949) Music You Enjoy, Inc. 4076:— 45 rpm (1949) Music You Enjoy, Inc. 4066:— 45 rpm (1949) Music You Enjoy, Inc. 4064:The Shmoo Is Clean, the Shmoo Is Neat 3878:Due to his own experience working on 3296:credits the postwar trend of adding " 2776:My Well-Balanced Life on a Wooden Leg 2328:"Good is better than evil becuz it's 1118:, part of whose tubing needs to pass 8783:Radio programs based on comic strips 7494: 7202: 7196: 6942:"Al Capp biography by Denis Kitchen" 6892: 6338: 6284: 6086: 5829: 5494:Al Capp claimed to have created the 4367:(Li'l Abner) Don't Marry That Girl!! 3540:include the incongruous use of mock- 3221:, a "shmoo" refers to a high-energy 3104: 2484:(Li'l Abner) Don't Marry That Girl!! 2454:Licensing, advertising and promotion 981:Al Nesor in the stage play and film. 8748:Comics adapted into animated series 8079:America's Great Comic Strip Artists 8048:— 2 volumes (1983) Ken Pierce Books 7367: 7337: 6840:"Amesbury Gives Li'l Abner His Due" 6536:Clarke, Gerald (13 December 1971). 6080: 4808:Evil-Eye Fleegle makes an animated 3800:. Later, many fans and critics saw 3734:by Jess "Baldy" Benton (1948–'49), 3459:America's Great Comic Strip Artists 3233:Sky Survey performed at the LAMPF ( 2964:America's Great Comic Strip Artists 2783:Fans of the strip include novelist 2694:, Georgia. The actual product is a 2173:etc.) to bolster the effect of the 1879: 1628: 1171:before the momentous pronouncement. 828:. He has a look-alike cousin named 24: 8753:American comics adapted into films 7947:Some of My Best Friends are People 7680:(1942) R.T. Hale & Co. (1977) 7635: 7070:(Underwood Books, 2008) pp. 14–17. 6944:. Deniskitchen.com. Archived from 6745: 6422:Baker, Russell (13 January 1996). 6341:And A Voice to Sing With: A Memoir 5811:"Looking Back at the Class of '34" 5554:And a Voice to Sing With: A Memoir 5512:. The controversy, as reported in 5469:, still operable and appearing in 4592:. The comprehensive series titled 4478:(1948) 3 issues (Super Publishing) 2803:, calling Li'l Abner a "hillbilly 2146:using his approximation of a mock- 1922:Li'l Abner Dailies 1949: Volume 15 1822: 1313:, Noodnik's name was derived from 1239:and spoiled debutantes, including 1136:Young Eddie McSkonk and U.S. Mule: 736:United States Secretary of Defense 572:Hairless Joe and Lonesome Polecat: 484:Supporting characters and villains 217: 190:, USA. Written and illustrated by 182:. It featured a fictional clan of 25: 8834: 8341: 8038:, introduction by Al Capp (1979) 7860:, introduction by Al Capp (1962) 7850:, introduction by Al Capp (1961) 7792:, introduction by Al Capp (1954) 7740:(April 1950) "I Remember Monster" 7733:(June 1949) "I Don't Like Shmoos" 7654:Li'l Abner Among the Millionaires 7606:Roche, Lisa Riley (16 May 2016). 7553:Hollywood speaks; an oral history 7421:Evanier, Mark (3 November 2008). 6968:"Al Capp: A Life to the Contrary" 6940:Denis Kitchen Publishing Co LLC. 6791:"APE: Spotlight on Daniel Clowes" 6779:, Vol. 15, No. 3, 1993, pp. 18–26 6617:Holtz, Allan (14 February 2018). 4671:United States Department of Labor 3862:-era America. Within three years 3425:Social commentary in comic strips 3235:Los Alamos Meson Physics Facility 2000:— Looking like a cross between a 1610:Students for a Democratic Society 1265:ship sank in 1047, Tenderleif is 1036:and worn shoes into a smoldering 8758:Comics adapted into radio series 8660: 8117:Fearless Fosdick: The Hole Story 8061:Nemo, the Classic Comics Library 7984:The World Encyclopedia of Comics 7954:The Hardhat's Bedtime Story Book 7918:(1969) Twayne Publishers (1994) 7661:Li'l Abner and Sadie Hawkins Day 7469: 7398:Cobbs, Maurice (25 April 2005). 7313:Price, Michael H. (2007-11-11). 6514:. 24 August 2002. Archived from 5866:Eisiminger, Sterling K. (1991). 5169:on February 12, 1961, with host 5123:Capp has appeared as himself on 4542:(1958) monthly digest featuring 3982:Newspaper Enterprise Association 3907:. I'll never knock his talent." 3665:. Kurtzman eventually did spoof 1247:; Appassionata was portrayed by 946:Fleagle has a unique skill: the 58: 8324:Al Capp: A Life to the Contrary 8064:#18, pp. 3–32 (April 1986) 7714:The Life and Times of the Shmoo 7599: 7570: 7543: 7514: 7497:"Daisy Mae Returns to Edmonton" 7488: 7463: 7444: 7414: 7391: 7361: 7331: 7306: 7288: 7280:Scott, Keith (3 October 2022). 7252:. Checkmark Books. p. 98. 7239: 7221: 7173: 7151: 7127: 7102: 7073: 7060: 7039: 7014: 6984: 6966:Harvey, R. C. (14 March 2013). 6959: 6905: 6893:Degg, D. D. (28 October 2018). 6886: 6862: 6832: 6814:Hendricks, Lynne (2010-04-20). 6807: 6782: 6769: 6739: 6714: 6689: 6673: 6648: 6636: 6610: 6589:Al Capp: A Life to the Contrary 6579: 6529: 6500: 6471: 6442: 6415: 6386: 6357: 6332: 6303: 6278: 6265: 6254: 6243: 6232: 6203: 6192: 6181: 6170: 6142: 6118: 6107: 6065: 6054: 6043: 6032: 6021: 6001: 5972: 5260:A Pee-kool-yar Sit-chee-ay-shun 4737:, the National Heart Fund, the 4248:, was recorded live in 1954 by 4227:Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 3762:, an overt imitation (drawn by 3388:Integration of women in the NCS 3017:University Press of Mississippi 1836:. Lower Slobbovians speak with 1730:Although apparently set in the 1380:In 1954, Capp sent a letter to 921:, as well as her demonic niece 436:, and his shaggy blond hair is 8773:American comedy radio programs 8527:Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo 8391:"Al Capp Deserves a Tribute" ( 8145:Bowling Green State University 8136:Vol. 25, Issue 4 (Spring 1992) 7878:The Funnies: An American Idiom 7315:"Li'l Abner Lost In Hollywood" 7163:The Library of American Comics 7021:Spiegelman, Art (1997-08-19). 5961: 5950: 5939: 5897: 5859: 5804: 5775: 5746: 5669:It was partly inspired by his 5548:, he refused to order Capp to 5531:The Trail of the Lonesome Pine 5528:'s character Dave Tolliver in 5220: 5195:. Capp's appearances on NBC's 4929:(credited as Granville Owen), 4893:Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo 4586:The Library of American Comics 4320: 4230:(1954), was later recorded by 3227:Los Alamos National Laboratory 3133:Outside of the comic strip, a 2645:Toys and licensed merchandise: 2354:on the Sunday page, including 1766:Including every stereotype of 1726:Setting and fictitious locales 1067:The Adventures of Smilin' Jack 401:President of the United States 142:The Library of American Comics 13: 1: 8743:Characters created by Al Capp 8105:(1991) John Daniel & Co. 7814:Famous Artists Cartoon Course 7706:Saturday Review of Literature 7203:Love, David A. (2011-02-02). 6991:Harvey, R. C. (8 June 2010). 6895:"First and Last – Li'l Abner" 6846:. 15 May 2010. Archived from 6820:The Daily News of Newburyport 5908:; Ledford, Katherine (eds.). 5740: 5598:parody called "Hal Yappland". 5353:American Broadcasting Company 4957:veterans in the cast include 4733:, the Cancer Foundation, the 4588:announced the publication of 4565:reprinted the limited series 4403:I'm Lonesome and Disgusted!!! 4252:and his Orchestra, featuring 4074:The Shmoo Doesn't Cost a Cent 4070:The Snuggable, Huggable Shmoo 3598:'s "Teddy and the Pirates", " 3556:'s panels had a precedent in 3544:slang terms, the disdain for 3400:, creator of the comic strip 3355:'s notorious exploitation of 3060:National Cartoonists Society 2811:." Capp has been compared to 1854:, or perhaps specifically on 1423:Famous Artists Cartoon Course 954:-clad Fleagle is a native of 677:and carries an old fashioned 543:, raven-haired, earthly (and 284:Daisy Mae Yokum (née Scragg): 212: 44:Animal Crossing: New Horizons 8768:1940 radio programme endings 8023:Holt, Rinehart & Winston 7671:Li'l Abner and the Ratfields 7584:. 1967-01-20. Archived from 7528:. 1947-09-29. Archived from 7180:Heintjes, Tom (9 May 2012). 7087:. 1979-11-19. Archived from 6721:Roberts, Adam (2018-03-16). 6424:"Hillary in Lower Slobbovia" 5916:University Press of Kentucky 5787:www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org 5460:United States Army Air Force 5400:Je Veux Rentrer a la Maison, 5363:Li'l Abner in Dogpatch Today 5039:, with an original score by 4996:, opened on Broadway at the 4713:Fellowship of Reconciliation 4534:Washable Jones and the Shmoo 4490:(1949–1955) 28 issues (Toby) 4084:A Shmoo Can Do Most Anything 3971:South Hampton, New Hampshire 3754:, with many similarities to 3578:, despite their prominence. 3394:National Cartoonists Society 3369:. It was later reprinted in 3090:United States Postal Service 3045:National Cartoonists Society 2932:are brittle, wistful little 2686:Company, and eventually the 2534:Head & Shoulders shampoo 2415:Washable Jones and the Shmoo 2361:(February 24 – June 9, 1935) 2343:Toppers and alternate strips 2142:, wrote all the dialogue in 1924:, Kitchen Sink Press, 1992). 925:, who specializes in hexing 494:traveling preacher (by mule) 391:— the star of Capp's early " 41:character of that name, see 7: 8763:1939 radio programme debuts 7895:Life International Magazine 7843:(1959) Simon & Schuster 7809:(1956) Simon & Schuster 7802:(1956) Simon & Schuster 7673:(1940) Saalfield Publishing 7578:"Which One Is the Phoanie?" 6912:Buchet, Alex (2010-12-18). 6592:. Bloomsbury USA. pp. 6339:Baez, Joan (21 July 2009). 5420:Later in the 20th century, 5012:, with music and lyrics by 4695:Department of Civil Defense 4530:(1951–1952) 2 issues (Toby) 4496:(1949–1950) 5 issues (Toby) 4484:(1949–1954) anthology (UFS) 4462:(1946–1948) anthology (UFS) 4456:(1945–1946) anthology (UFS) 4379:— by John Jacob Loeb & 4186:The Kickapoo Joy Juice Jolt 3248:particles emitted from the 3152: 2895:are all reportedly fans of 2188:and criminals speak slangy 1761: 1668:sequences closely mimicked 1650:'s plainclothes detective, 519:Li'l Abner Broadway musical 440:to make him more appealing. 32:Li'l Abner (disambiguation) 10: 8839: 8520:The Flintstone Comedy Show 8132:Journal of Popular Culture 7920:Univ. Press of Mississippi 7883:White, David Manning, ed. 7770:Farrar, Straus & Young 6789:Keily, Karl (2010-10-18). 6570:Don Markstein's Toonopedia 4909:Stage, film and television 4814:United States Armed Forces 4755:Disabled American Veterans 4333:& Milton Drake (1940) 4262:, written and recorded by 3810:(1962–'71) as inspired by 3784:by Don Dean, which ran in 3776:published the short-lived 3453:," wrote comics historian 2908:, Marshall McLuhan called 2264:"Amoozin' but confoozin'!" 2161:, incorrect spelling, and 1634: 1479:Jubilation T. Cornpone Jr: 1107:Count Felix Von Holenhedt: 523:Li'l Abner film adaptation 36: 29: 8803:American political satire 8788:Comics adapted into plays 8579:(reprint book collection) 8568: 8497:Adaptations and spin-offs 8496: 8448: 8400:NCS Spotlight on: Al Capp 8296:Comics and the U.S. South 8071:— 27 volumes (1988–1999) 8040:Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 7678:Comics and Their Creators 7656:(1939) Whitman Publishing 7370:"Li'l Abner in Hollywood" 6619:"Toppers: Washable Jones" 6211:"Abner Goes to Hollywood" 6087:Kemp, Bill (2016-03-20). 5487:and after the war, their 4891:(later incorporated into 4877:musical, employing stage 4791:A Peekoolyar Sitcheeyshun 4647:Li'l Abner Joins the Navy 4111:An Interview with Al Capp 3828:Popularity and production 3647:parody in the mid-1930s. 2966:(1997), comics historian 2789:Nobel Prize in literature 2134:Dialogue and catchphrases 1789:Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1606:Youth International Party 1128:Cousin Weakeyes mistakes 929:that resemble Li'l Abner. 660:Senator Jack S. Phogbound 603:is still produced by the 525:, Sam is played by actor 147: 121: 103: 95: 87: 79: 69: 57: 52: 8201:— 4 volumes (2003–2004) 7833:pp. 218–224 (1957) 7790:The Tom Lehrer Song Book 7501:Calgary Mosquito Society 7456:(Anchor Books, 2002) by 7340:"Li'l Abner on Broadway" 6072:"Speaking of Pictures", 5681:in the late 1940s. In a 5475:Royal Canadian Air Force 5381:National Security Agency 5274:(1944) Columbia Pictures 5268:(1944) Columbia Pictures 5262:(1944) Columbia Pictures 5256:(1944) Columbia Pictures 5116:Author Meets the Critics 4816:Special Weapons Project 4448:United Feature Syndicate 4434:Comic books and reprints 3852:United Feature Syndicate 3590:— a brilliant parody of 3417:(2007), Capp authored a 3349:United Feature Syndicate 2688:Monarch Beverage Company 2338:, thass whut it hain't!" 2295:"Thar's no Jack S. like 2087:The Slobbovian King Crab 2038:The Slobbovian Amp-Eater 1750:, tropical islands, the 1587:Cambridge, Massachusetts 1233:Appassionata Von Climax: 1090:Cap'n Eddie Ricketyback: 853:and their proud father, 605:Monarch Beverage Company 505:, starts out as a stock 355:Lucifer Ornamental Yokum 196:United Feature Syndicate 110:United Feature Syndicate 8808:Screen Gems film series 8449:Characters and elements 8002:Smithsonian Inst. Press 7841:The Return of the Shmoo 7766:The World of Li'l Abner 7472:"The Story of Dogpatch" 6874:nationalcartoonists.com 6285:Capp, Al (2013-09-01). 6275:#18, April 1986, pg. 16 5667:The Boss Is Crazy, Too. 5639:'s original lyrics to " 5254:Amoozin' but Confoozin' 5234:Comic strip adaptations 4988:A much more successful 4827:Who Framed Roger Rabbit 4667:The Youth You Supervise 4616:nonprofit organizations 4544:Al Capp's Boys 'n' Gals 4524:(1950) (Oxydol premium) 4518:(1950) (Oxydol premium) 4360:& Bob Musel (1944) 4350:The USA by Day and the 4302:Fearless Fosdick's Tune 4206:, was recorded live at 4196:Orchestra by Bud Estes. 4192:, was composed for The 4090:Li'l Abner Goes to Town 4026:in the title role, the 3973:, on November 5, 1979. 3807:The Beverly Hillbillies 3635:Parodies and imitations 3586:Magazine. Just look at 3371:The World of Li'l Abner 3255:. The detectors housed 3069:National Cartoon Museum 3055:Comic-Con International 3036:, the town renamed its 3028:Amesbury, Massachusetts 2557:Chesterfield cigarettes 2413:laundry detergent) and 1871:Other fictional locales 1567:") while traveling via 1446:Jubilation T. Cornpone: 1421:in storytelling in the 1281:Princess Minihahaskirt: 1215:The Square-Eyes Family: 151:Humor, satire, politics 80:Current status/schedule 8713:Works about Appalachia 8019:The Best of Li'l Abner 7996:Blackbeard, Bill, ed. 7644:Li'l Abner in New York 7246:Lenburg, Jeff (1999). 6918:The Hooded Utilitarian 6684:Editor & Publisher 6682:September 5, 1949 and 6479:"www.deniskitchen.com" 6450:"www.deniskitchen.com" 6394:"www.deniskitchen.com" 6365:"www.deniskitchen.com" 6343:. Simon and Schuster. 6311:"www.deniskitchen.com" 5467:William T. Whisner Jr. 5370:Beyond the comic strip 5230: 4898:Flintstone Comedy Show 4761:Animation and puppetry 4681:Anti-Defamation League 4502:(1949) 4 issues (Toby) 4494:Al Capp's Shmoo Comics 4427:Jubilation T. Cornpone 4145:have been recorded by 4120:Li'l Abner fo' Chillun 4052:with Earl Rogers — 78 3943: 3837: 3804:'s popular TV sitcom, 3632: 3528:, Capp had been doing 3496: 3268:electrical engineering 2994: 2865:John Kenneth Galbraith 2781: 2761:Awards and recognition 2754:Marble Falls, Arkansas 2546:Morton Grove, Illinois 1850:Conceptually based on 1538:) drawn by cartoonist 1399:promoting the miracle 1223:Anti-Defamation League 985:J. Roaringham Fatback: 627:baseball franchise of 276:Tells Why His Hero Is 207:Southern United States 8738:Li'l Abner characters 8718:Fictional hillbillies 8698:American comic strips 8328:Bloomsbury Publishing 8158:The Enigma of Al Capp 7818:Famous Artists School 7731:Cosmopolitan Magazine 7588:on September 30, 2007 7476:Pier 70 San Francisco 7066:Mason, Edward (ed.), 6217:. Denis Kitchen. 1959 5841:Holtz, Allan (2012). 5616:J. E. Preston Muddock 5482:de Havilland Mosquito 5379:computer used by the 5228: 5160:The Mike Douglas Show 5154:The Merv Griffin Show 5020:, was adapted into a 4783:Amoozin But Confoozin 4743:Boy Scouts of America 4627:Al Capp by Li'l Abner 4557:began publishing the 3949:three- or four-years 3909: 3856:E. W. Scripps Company 3835: 3580: 3289:The American Language 3225:– as utilized at the 3078:Hall of Fame in 2004. 2982: 2764: 2569:Famous Artists School 2494:advertising campaigns 2409:(1950, a premium for 2389:(May 31, 1942 – 1944) 2271:(also, "Yo' mizzable 1748:South American Amazon 1703:run by his mercenary 1365:Bet-a-Million Bashby: 1309:. Like many terms in 1293:Princess Two Feathers 1146:J. Colossal McGenius: 875:"*@!!*!"-Belle Scragg 730:, the former head of 465:Bounder J. Roundheels 8596:Comic Strip Classics 8156:Theroux, Alexander, 8119:(1992) Kitchen Sink 8091:(1990) Kitchen Sink 8044:Van Buren, Raeburn, 7914:Berger, Arthur Asa, 7852:Fawcett Publications 7718:Simon & Schuster 7692:Macmillan Publishers 7665:Saalfield Publishing 7620:on 29 September 2018 7550:Steen, Mike (1974). 7423:"Today's Video Link" 7410:on 26 November 2010. 6899:The Daily Cartoonist 6483:www.deniskitchen.com 6454:www.deniskitchen.com 6398:www.deniskitchen.com 6369:www.deniskitchen.com 6315:www.deniskitchen.com 5518:United States Senate 5441:painted on the noses 5148:The Red Skelton Show 5126:The Ed Sullivan Show 5031:in 1959 by producer 4691:Operation: Survival! 4606:Public service works 4540:Party Time with Coke 4488:Al Capp's Li'l Abner 4421:If I Had My Druthers 4393:(1949) Bristol Music 4272:The Daddy of 'Em All 4190:The Li'l Abner Suite 4138:Selections from the 4124:20th Century Studios 4115:Smithsonian Folkways 4018:Radio and recordings 3854:, a division of the 3608:. Forget about it — 3316:typically owned the 3314:newspaper syndicates 3128:second-wave feminism 3100:Influence and legacy 3093:commemorative stamps 3086:Comic Strip Classics 2621:Ladies' Home Journal 2542:Louisville, Kentucky 2028:Abominable Snow-Hams 1513:Sadie Hawkins dances 1409:The bloated, almost 1407:Dumpington Van Lump: 1397:advertising campaign 1371:The Widder Fruitful: 1355:electromagnetic heat 1273:, Viking helmet and 905:(1947). She employs 740:Dwight D. Eisenhower 597:prehistoric monsters 409:"Tiny" is an ironic 126:Simon & Schuster 30:For other uses, see 8818:Comics set on farms 8708:1977 comics endings 8693:Kentucky in fiction 8548:Sadie Hawkins dance 8162:Fantagraphics Books 8012:Cartoonist PROfiles 7907:Moger, Art, et al. 7816:— 3 volumes (1956) 7532:on October 23, 2007 6748:"Exile in Dogpatch" 6550:on 4 November 2012. 5793:on 20 February 2022 5764:on 20 February 2022 5641:Gee, Officer Krupke 5620:chamber of commerce 5385:Samuel Simon Snyder 5320:(13 episode series) 4765:Beginning in 1944, 4612:government agencies 4578:San Diego Comic-Con 4383:(1948) Harvey Music 4373:(1946) Barton Music 4369:— by Al Capp & 4288:Sadie Hawkins Dance 4236:The McGuire Sisters 3920:Little Orphan Annie 3772:in the late 1940s. 3312:In the late 1940s, 3135:Sadie Hawkins dance 3130:gained prominence. 3124:women's empowerment 2905:Understanding Media 2628:Wildroot Cream-Oil: 2550:Seattle, Washington 2165:). He interspersed 1770:, the impoverished 1686:criminal mastermind 1664:. The style of the 1560:(with titles like " 1554:revolutionary songs 1552:agitator who sings 1259:Tenderleif Ericson: 1185:a new light bulb!!" 1032:) by grinding dead 557:Gloria Van Welbuilt 8778:NBC radio programs 8703:1934 comics debuts 8553:Skunkworks project 8538:Shelly Manne album 8533:Kickapoo Joy Juice 8270:(2011) Dark Horse 8211:(2008) Dark Horse 8141:Al Capp Remembered 8073:Kitchen Sink Press 8069:Li'l Abner Dailies 8055:(1985) Blackthorne 7975:G.P. Putnam's Sons 7778:(1953) A.S. Barnes 7676:Sheridan, Martin, 7648:Whitman Publishing 7284:. BearManor Media. 6997:The Comics Journal 6972:The Comics Journal 6429:The New York Times 6131:Sioux City Journal 5816:2014-01-31 at the 5677:, which published 5422:United States Army 5357:Television special 5330:Paramount Pictures 5231: 5136:Your Show of Shows 5029:Paramount Pictures 4963:Lucien Littlefield 4925:in 1940, starring 4857:-like mesmerist), 4701:Natural Disasters! 4651:United States Navy 4641:United States Army 4637:Yo' Bets Yo' Life! 4559:Li'l Abner Dailies 4555:Kitchen Sink Press 4528:Al Capp's Wolf Gal 4500:Al Capp's Dogpatch 4329:— by Ben Oakland, 4294:, was recorded by 4290:(2001) written by 4278:Kickapoo Joy Juice 4266:, appeared on the 4210:in December, 1947. 4200:Kickapoo Joy Juice 4161:. Over the years, 3962:The New York Times 3838: 3605:Little Annie Fanny 3415:: His Life and Art 3074:Inductee into the 3067:Inductee into the 2920:, McLuhan wrote: " 2849:William F. Buckley 2774:John Updike, from 2670:Kickapoo Joy Juice 2585:Whitney Darrow Jr. 2480:Smilin' Jack Smith 2403:Advice fo' Chillun 2377:Advice fo' Yo' All 2373:Advice fo' Parents 2365:Advice fo' Chillun 1817:Harrison, Arkansas 1799:(April 21, 1933). 1720:Wildroot Cream-Oil 1122:the player's head. 1101:Eddie Rickenbacker 1051:Soft-Hearted John: 814:Earthquake McGoon: 754:(whose name was a 637:The world's worst 601:Kickapoo Joy Juice 503:Fiorello LaGuardia 134:Kitchen Sink Press 8648: 8647: 8478:Sadie Hawkins Day 8207:Al Capp Studios, 8203:Dark Horse Comics 8077:Marschall, Rick, 8058:Marschall, Rick, 8010:Marschall, Rick, 7969:Robinson, Jerry, 7880:(1963) Free Press 7868:He Done Her Wrong 7812:Capp, Al, et al. 7698:Newsweek Magazine 7563:978-0-399-11162-4 7235:on July 21, 2012. 7091:on August 9, 2009 6156:The Seattle Times 5726:Underground comix 5695:Charles M. Schulz 5546:freedom of speech 5396:I Want to Go Home 5389:computer programs 5272:Sadie Hawkins Day 5249:Columbia Pictures 5183:Al Capp's America 5166:This Is Your Life 4998:St. James Theatre 4931:Martha O'Driscoll 4787:Sadie Hawkins Day 4779:Columbia Pictures 4563:Dark Horse Comics 4482:Tip Topper Comics 4468:(1947) 9 issues ( 4341:Sadie Hawkins Day 4129:Al Capp on Campus 3447:social commentary 3223:survey instrument 3147:Sadie Hawkins Day 3110:Sadie Hawkins Day 3105:Sadie Hawkins Day 3076:Will Eisner Award 3005:Arthur Asa Berger 2968:Richard Marschall 2958:, in a review of 2843:of cartoonists". 2825:François Rabelais 2813:Fyodor Dostoevsky 2663:Dark Horse Comics 2615:Good Housekeeping 2522:Fruit of the Loom 2498:Grape-Nuts cereal 2431:Raeburn Van Buren 2267:"Yo' big, sloppy 2247:Comics historian 2048:Bashful Bulganiks 1934:and exterminated. 1840:Russian accents. 1697:collateral damage 1565:Cocktails for Two 1509:Sadie Hawkins Day 1505:Hekzebiah Hawkins 1495:radioactive waste 1486:Romeo McHaystack: 1467:National Monument 1327:Pantless Perkins: 944:Evil Eye Fleagle: 826:Man Mountain Dean 728:Charles E. Wilson 720:General Bullmoose 704:Sadie Hawkins Day 696:Stupefyin' Jones: 549:Moonshine McSwine 533:Moonbeam McSwine: 366:Honest Abe Yokum: 224:Li'l Abner Yokum: 198:and later by the 155: 154: 99:November 13, 1977 16:(Redirected from 8830: 8728:Satirical comics 8665: 8664: 8656: 8569:Related articles 8467:Fearless Fosdick 8429: 8422: 8415: 8406: 8405: 8395:, 28 Sept. 2009) 8393:Newburyport News 8361:, 30 Sept. 2002) 8139:Caplin, Elliot, 8089:Fearless Fosdick 7958:Harper & Row 7902:Playboy Magazine 7900:Toffler, Alvin, 7794:Crown Publishers 7738:Atlantic Monthly 7686:Waugh, Coulton, 7630: 7629: 7627: 7625: 7616:. Archived from 7603: 7597: 7596: 7594: 7593: 7574: 7568: 7567: 7547: 7541: 7540: 7538: 7537: 7518: 7512: 7511: 7509: 7507: 7495:Chalmers, John. 7492: 7486: 7485: 7483: 7482: 7467: 7461: 7448: 7442: 7441: 7439: 7438: 7429:. Archived from 7418: 7412: 7411: 7406:. Archived from 7395: 7389: 7388: 7386: 7385: 7376:. Archived from 7365: 7359: 7358: 7356: 7355: 7346:. 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