Lil Abner (1947) comic books 1949-1951

Stories and art by Al Capp, C.C. Beck and Bob Powell. 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's hero, the Dick Tracy-like Fearless Fosdick, is assigned to catch the killer named Anyface, a master of disguise. Plus a one-page story, "Li'l Abner Fights For His Rights," condemning comic-book censorship in whimsical Dogpatch fashion. Also featuring a Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Babe Ruth Story," with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck and a cameo by actor William Bendix, promoting the film The Babe Ruth Story. Li'l Abner Fights For His Rights; Fearless Fosdick Battles Anyface; Tommy Tween; Tommy Tweens Hilarious Escape; Tommy Tween Saves the Day. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Al Capp. 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. Pappy is trapped in a magic vase by a curse from ancient India, and his only hope is the goofballs Hairless Joe and Lonesome Polecat. Plus a one-page story, "Li'l Abner Fights For His Rights," condemning comic-book censorship in whimsical Dogpatch fashion. Li'l Abner Fights For His Rights; Case of the Magic Vase; Is Pappy Doomed?; Dangerous Mission, Shipwrecked; Roddie; Snoopy; Winnie the Waitress: Sorority Dance. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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.

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.

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.

Cover art by Al Capp. Map of Lower Slobbovia. Baby, It's Cold Inside Lower Slobbovia!, script and art by Al Capp; Li'l Abner is appointed United States Special Investigator to determine if Lower Slobbovia qualifies for a loan from the United States. Wedding Belle text story starring Memphis Smith Private Eye. Tea Leaves, script and art by Al Capp; Li'l Abner is trapped in a gypsy tea room. The Saga of John J. Eghedd one-page The Comic Art Theater story, script and art by Mel Lazarus. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Capp. Who's Laffin'? cartoon by Mel Lazarus. Sadie Hawkins Day, script and art by Al Capp; Another Sadie Hawkins Day race finds Li'l Abner being pursued by a woman over nine feet tall and betting Bat-a-Million Bashby that he won't be caught; A tragedy occurs as Marryin' Sam tries to perform a Five Dollah Weddin'; The story also includes the oft-reprinted origin of Sadie Hawkins Day. Christmas in Brooklyn text story by Memphis Smith, Private Eye. Everyone Was Very Lucky -- Especially 'Lil' Pepp one-page story by Jack Farr. Untitled story, script and art by Vic Herman; Kid Science fights Rubber Man. One-page Dude Ranch story, script and art by Harold Betancourt; Dude is mistaken for a desperado. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Capp. One-page Genius story, script and art by Harvey Kurtzman. Salomey's Narrow Escape, script and art by Al Capp; Roundheels concocts a scheme to make Li'l Abner help him get into The Gourmet Club; Li'l Abner dohesn't realize the role that Salomey plays in the scheme. Shmoo Comics ad. One-page Prospector Pete story, script and art by Art Helfant. Peeping Tomahawk text story starring A Memphis Smith Adventure, script by Andrew Charles. Earthquake McGoon, script and art by Al Capp; Pappy promises to tell everyone that Earthquake McGoon is a decent hoomin bean. Untitled story, script and art by Vic Herman; Kid Science has a new pet jet. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Capp. The Curse of the Droopinghams!, script and art by Al Capp; Daisy Mae barely escapes marriage when she is kidnapped by Curse Droopingham, who throws her into a garbage truck; When the garbage is dumped in the bay, the trash haulers do not realize that Daisy is in their truck; She is rescued by Miss Wolf Larsen, who informs her that they are headed to Pig Island to deliver a cargo of wives; Daisy Mae is saved by Li'l Abner; Tricked into marrying Daisy Mae, Li'l Abner closes his eyes as the ceremony begins. One-page Little Leslie story, script and art by Mel Lazarus. Throw em to the Lions A Memphis Smith Adventure text story. Untitled story, script and art by Vic Herman; Kid Science once again uses science to win a boxing match. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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.

Cover art by Al Capp. One-page Genius story, script and art by Harvey Kurtzman. The Soshul Leopards, script and art by Al Capp; Mammy Yokum fights a newcomer to retain her status as the sassiety leader of Dogpatch. True Movie and Television comic book ad. The Prospector one-page story, script and art by Mel Lazarus. Target fo' Tonight, script and art by Al Capp; When the Dogpatchers learn that Li'l Abner is going to be killed, they all contribute to a life insurance policy at Marryin' Sam's insistence. The Mysterious Leslie A Memphis Smith Adventure text story by Donald George. Untitled story, script and art by Vic Herman; Kid Science dreams that he is kidnapped by saucermen. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Al Capp, Vic Herman and Harvey Kurtzman. 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. Li'l Abner meets Rockwell P. Squeezeblood, Al Capp's commentary on the comics business in general, and the Siegel and Shuster scandal in particular. Abner also briefly becomes Squeezeblood's chauffeur, a possible reference to Capp's former boss, Joe Palooka's Ham Fisher. Also featuring Genius strips by comics legend Harvey Kurtzman. Good-girl cover featuring Daisy Mae in a swimsuit by an unknown artist. Genius; The Injuns are Comin; Jack Jawbreaker; Prospector Pete; Kid Science: His Rain-Making Machine, or, Every Cloud Has a Silver Iodide; Lonesome Polecat & Hairless Joe; Memphis Smith: Champagne For Leta. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Al Capp, Vic Herman 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. Discovered frozen in the mud where her Viking ship sank in 1047, Viking gal Tenderleif Ericson falls for Li'l Abner at first glance, and sets out to make up for the last 900 years. Good-girl cover featuring Daisy Mae and her doppelganger Tenderleif by Al Capp. Sadie Hawkins Day; Case of the Duplicate Plates; Kid Science: Please Pass the Pigskin. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Capp. Li'l Abner Becomes a Model, script and art by Al Capp; Li'l Abner gets a job as model, which forces a rival agency to attempt hiring him away. Zoot Suit Yokum, script and art by Al Capp; When two clothiers notice the decline in the number of men wearing zoot suits, they hire Li'l Abner to become a zoot suit-wearing hero. Murder in the Rokonono Mountains text story by Donald George. Untitled story, script and art by Vic Herman; Kid Science develops a way to out-wrestle Cyril. Li'l Abner and Tobacco Rhoda, script and art by Al Capp; Tobacco Rhoda demonstrates her housekeeping skills. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Capp. Six Lessons from Adam Lazonga, script and art by Al Capp; Adam Lazonga returns to Dogpatch to choose his successor. One-page Patrick O'Reilly story. One-page Death in the Garage text story starring Professor Dingley. One-page Fat Stuff the Happy Hobo story, script and art by Art Helfant. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Capp. Li'l Abner Meets Evil-Eye Fleegle, script and art by Al Capp; Fowler McBall hires Evil-Eye Fleegle as a baseball pitcher in order to have a winning team; When Mammy Yokum realizes what is happening, she joins an opposing team to defeat Fleegle with goodness and thwart McBall's plan. The Late George Cappley, script and art by Al Capp; Daisy Mae's Scragg relatives try to marry her off to a wealthy Bostonian with the intent of killing him so they can "inherit" his money. Stand in for Danger text story by Nathan Palmer. Cops and Saucers!, script and art by Vic Herman; Kid Science investigates a reported flying saucer landing. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Capp. Yokum's Moon, script and art by Al Capp; Li'l Abner falls under the spell of Yokum's Moon; Mr. Fatback moves Dogpatch because it casts a shadow that he does not like; Marryin' Sam prepares himself for an "eight dollah" wedding, but is disappointed when it turns into a routine 30-cent wedding. The Turno-Planes from Mars text story by Charles Ruff. Shake Well Before Bruisin', script and art by Vic Herman; Kid Science battles an opponent who fights in an unconscious state, making it nearly impossible to knock him out. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Capp and Mel Lazarus (touch-ups). Li'l Abner Meets Dumpington van Lump, script and art by Al Capp; Daisy Mae is presented as a possible mate for Dumpington van Lump, but she wants no part of it; Meanwhile, the Dogpatchers battle the terrible turnip termites once again; Mammy has a vision to locate Daisy Mae and sends Li'l Abner to rescue her. The Signet Ring text story by Donald George. Tookie Takes the Cake!, script and art by Vic Herman. Li'l Abner's Orange Drink ad. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.