AL CAPP'S LI'L ABNER DAILIES 6 Volume Set

Volumes 1, 4, 6, 10, 14-15. Al Capp's classic comic strip Li'l Abner was reprinted in a series of 27 volumes by Kitchen Sink Press in the 1990s and subsequent reprints are a chronological reprinting of the Li'l Abner daily comic strips. C Reprints 1934-1935, 1938, 1940, 1944,1948-1949. It also features artwork by Frank Frazetta, who assisted Al Capp on the strip during this period.

Volume 1: This is the first volume of a projected 54 volume set which will reprint, for the first time, the complete daily and Sunday run of Li'l Abner. This book reprints the 1934 and 1935 daily strips and includes an introduction by Catherine Capp, the artist's widow and first assistant on the strip; an article by Capp, tracing the early years of Li'l Abner and its characters; and an article recounting Capp's early life and career. Volume 4: "1938!" By Al Capp. Abner meets his match as he runs into the Strange Gal at the second Sadie Hawkins Day. Also, meet Old Man Mose, Daisy Mae's repellent relatives, and the nefarious Scraggs. This fourth volume reprints the 1938 daily strips and includes an introduction by artist Al Williamson. Also included is an article that puts the strip into the historical context of 1938.

Volume 6: This book contains a complete set of the 1940 daily strips. The first Hollywood adaptation of Li'l Abner was made in 1940. Newspaper columnist Michael Price and the late film historian George Turner provide a fascinating history of this largely forgotten movie on pages 4-15. The back cover features the very rare Li'l Abner movie poster and another lobby card in full color. Pages 16-174 are the black and white daily Li'l Abner Sunday strips in chronological order and in their entirety. A second introduction by editor Dave Schreiner provides a political and historical context for the strip itself in 1940.

Volume 10: Capp takes his distinct brand of satire to new heights as he tackles two of the biggest icons of 1944, Frank Sinatra and Dick Tracy. This tenth volume reprints the 1944 daily strips and includes an introduction to Fearless Fosdick by Dick Tracy writer Max Allan Collins. Also included is an article that puts the strip into the historical context of 1944.

Volume 14: Abner meets the Shmoo. The Shmoo was lovable little character that captured the imagination of America and was soon seen on tons of merchandising products all across the globe. This fourteenth volume reprints the 1948 daily strips and includes an introduction by Harlan Ellison. Also included is an article that puts the strip into the historical context of 1948.

Volume 15: Meet the Shmoo's cousins the Kigmy. Lovable, these hairy little critters liked to be kicked in their over-sized bottoms thus relieving all of mankind's' tension. This fifteenth volume reprints the 1949 daily strips and includes an introduction by comics historian Ron Goulart and an illustrated article about the creation of the Kigmy.