{"product_id":"al-capps-lil-abner-dailies-6-volume-set","title":"AL CAPP'S LI'L ABNER DAILIES 6 Volume Set","description":"\u003cdiv data-subtree=\"aimfl\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eVolumes 1, 4, 6, 10, 14-15. \u003c\/em\u003eAl Capp's classic comic strip \u003cem class=\"eujQNb\"\u003eLi'l Abner\u003c\/em\u003e was reprinted in a series of 27 volumes by Kitchen Sink Press in the 1990s and subsequent reprints are a chronological reprinting of the \u003cem class=\"eujQNb\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003eLi'l Abner\u003c\/em\u003e daily comic strips. C Reprints 1934-1935, 1938, 1940, 1944,1948-1949. It also features artwork by \u003cstrong\u003eFrank Frazetta\u003c\/strong\u003e, who assisted \u003cstrong\u003eAl Capp\u003c\/strong\u003e on the strip during this period.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-subtree=\"aimfl\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-subtree=\"aimfl\"\u003e\n\n\u003cem\u003eVolume 1: \u003c\/em\u003eThis 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 \u003cstrong\u003eCatherine Capp\u003c\/strong\u003e, 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.\n\n\u003cem\u003eVolume 4:\u003c\/em\u003e \"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 \u003cstrong\u003eAl Williamson\u003c\/strong\u003e. Also included is an article that puts the strip into the historical context of 1938.\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eVolume 6: \u003c\/em\u003eThis book contains a complete set of the 1940 daily strips. The first Hollywood adaptation of Li'l Abner was made in 1940. Newspaper columnist \u003cb\u003eMichael Price\u003c\/b\u003e and the late film historian \u003cb\u003eGeorge Turner\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003cb\u003eDave Schreiner\u003c\/b\u003e provides a political and historical context for the strip itself in 1940.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-subtree=\"aimfl\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eVolume 10:\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eVolume 14:\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eVolume 15:\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-subtree=\"aimfl\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Y3BBE\" data-hveid=\"CAAQBQ\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-hveid=\"CAAQIw\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOut of Print. Condition: Very Fine.\u003c\/strong\u003e Except \u003cem\u003e#1. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFine Minus for \u003cem\u003e#1\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/strong\u003eOuter edge of front cover is lifting. Bumped corners.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59643856093470,"sku":"RB7854","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/0684\/7006\/files\/RB7854-al-capps-lil-abner-dailies-6volumes.jpg?v=1784521998","url":"https:\/\/shop.budsartbooks.com\/products\/al-capps-lil-abner-dailies-6-volume-set","provider":"Bud's Art Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}