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Lil Abner (1947) comic books

  • Issue #61
    Lil Abner (1947) 61
    Published Dec 1947 by Harvey.
    • Cover detached. Water damage. Interior piece missing (slightly affects art).

    Cover art by Al Capp. Sadie Hawkins Day, script and art by Al Capp; Lower Slobbovia picks one of their population to emigrate to the Hew Hess Hay; Also a brief history of Sadie Hawkins Day. Welcome to Dogpatch, script and art by Al Capp; Lena the Hyena arrives in Dogpatch. Run for Your Lives, script and art by Al Capp; The Sadie Hawkins Day Race is run with many bachelors being caught, but Li'l Abner once more manages to avoid being caught by Daisy Mae. Mammy Has a Vision, script and art by Al Capp; After having a vision, Mammy tells Abner the he must not shake hands with anyone. Blind Man's Bluff text story by E. R. Scott. Risky Rage text story by Earle Browne. Untitled story, art by Bob Powell; Tommy and Buddy start a bicycle rental business. Cartoons and Jokes page by Bob Barnes. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #70
    Lil Abner (1947) 70
    Published Apr 1949 by Harvey.
    Auction opens August 3
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4722034001

    Stories and art by Al Capp, Jay Benton and Milt Story. Cover by Al Capp. Toby takes over reprints of Al Capp's famed comic-strip masterpiece, featuring hillbilly hero Li'l Abner, his love Daisy Mae, and the citizens of Dogpatch, USA. "Ironpants" Bailey and his cohorts take over Dogpatch, and force the citizens to ostracize Pappy and Lil Abner until they promise never to return. Tender Foote, young man from the big city, heads out west. Li'l Abner Fights For His Rights; Dizz Kids; Lil Abner; Tender Foote; Memphis Smith, Private Eye. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #71
    Lil Abner (1947) 71
    Published Jun 1949 by Harvey.

    Stories and art by Al Capp, Don George, Vic Herman and Milt Story. Cover by Al Capp. Reprints of Al Capp's famed comic-strip masterpiece, featuring hillbilly hero Li'l Abner, his love Daisy Mae, and the citizens of Dogpatch, USA. Press agent T. T. Wolfnagel promotes a phony romance between Li'l Abner and aging Hollywood star Lorna Goon. He convinces Lil Abner to fake his own suicide to publicize the romance, but plots to substitute real bullets in the fake gun. Plus an Al Capp PSA to get kids to buy US Savings Bonds. Also featuring a vintage ad for "the G-Men Fingerprint Set." Lil Abner meets Lorna Goon; Lil Abner Goes to Paris; Dizz Kids; Memphis Smith: The Man From Texas; Kid Science. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $26 LI'L ABNER #71-AL CAPP- - 1949 - GOOD COND.

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  • Issue #72
    Lil Abner (1947) 72
    Published Aug 1949 by Harvey.

    Cover art by Al Capp. Various Methods of Transporting One's Lunch to Work one-page story, script and art by Mel Lazarus; How to get your lunch safely to work. Li'l Abner vs Daisy May The Battle of the Century!!, script and art by Al Capp; The Lily-White League arranges a goodness duel with the Sweet Innocence Society to be fought by the best examples of purity--Li'l Abner and Daisy Mae. Tap, Tap Tap text story starring Memphis Smith, Private Eye, script by Donald George. From Out of Town, script and art by Art Helfant; Seymour's friend Nicky keeps introducing him to people who keep robbing him. Untitled story, script and art by Al Capp; The Yokums switch signs on two model homes. Untitled Kid Science story, script and art by Vic Herman; A fighting hypnotist uses hypnosis to win his fights. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #77
    Lil Abner (1947) 77
    Published Jul 1950 by Harvey.
    • Residue.

    Cover art by Al Capp. The Horseless Carriage, script and art by Al Capp; Soft-Hearted John agrees to tear up the mortgages of the Dogpatch residents if Li'l Abner can bring him his heart's desire, a Stanley Steamer automobile. One-page Genius story, script and art by Harvey Kurtzman. Heavyweight Hamburger A Memphis Smith Adventure text story, script by Donald George, art by Doug Wildey. Untitled story, script and art by Vic Herman; Kid Science captures an escaped con. One-page Prospector Pete story by Art Helfant. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #86
    Lil Abner (1947) 86
    Published Jan 1952 by Harvey.

    Cover art by Al Capp. Sadie Hawkins Day!, script and art by Al Capp; The history of Sadie Hawkins' Day is recapped; Ole Man Mose makes his usual vague prediction about Li'l Abner's fate; Marryin' Sam schemes to make money from the bachelors by selling them escape devices while at the same time selling devices to help the women catch the men. One-page Genius story by Harvey Kurtzman. One-page Patrick O'Reilly story. The Deadwood Coach Makes It! text story by Benton Rice. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #87
    Lil Abner (1947) 87
    Published Mar 1952 by Harvey.

    Stories and art by Al Capp, Milt Story, Merrylen Townsend, Pieto, C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza and Benton Rice. Cover by Al Capp. Reprints of Al Capp's famed comic-strip masterpiece, featuring hillbilly hero Li'l Abner, his love Daisy Mae, and the citizens of Dogpatch, USA. Lil Abner is elected president of the Latin American country El Passionato. Also featuring a Tootsie Roll ad, "The Return of Dr. Narsty," starring a Sinava-like villain, with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Lil Abner in El Passionato; Memphis Smith: Silks N Stiffs; Planet Pete: Common Scents; Herman the Turtle; Jokes by Merry Lem. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #91
    Lil Abner (1947) 91
    Published Nov 1953 by Harvey.

    Cover art by Al Capp. Untitled story, script and art by Al Capp; A mad scientist creates a real version of a movie monster. Untitled story, script and art by Al Capp; Li'l Abner meets his cousin Stonewall. "Hairless Joe and Lonesome Polecat!!", script and art by Al Capp; Lonesome Polecat and Hairless Joe are declared menaces to Dogpatch because they are still bachelors. Untitled story, script and art by Al Capp; Dogpatch is visited by creatures from the moon. The Prospector one-page story by Mel Lazarus. The Mysterious Leslie A Memphis Smith Adventure text story by Donald George. Untitled one-page story, script and art by Harvey Kurtzman. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.