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Al Capp (1909–1979)

Author of The Short Life and Happy Times of the Shmoo

81+ Works 1,105 Members 39 Reviews

About the Author

Includes the names: Capp Al, Al Capp Studios

Series

Works by Al Capp

The best of Li'l Abner (1978) 43 copies
The World of Li'l Abner (1953) 25 copies
Fearless Fosdick (1990) 22 copies
Al Capp's Bald Iggle (1956) 4 copies
Li'l Abner in New York (1936) 2 copies
Li'l Abner, 1939-1940 (1983) 2 copies
Return of the Shmoo (1959) 2 copies
Il Mago - Dicembre 1979 - n.67 — Cover artist — 1 copy
Li'l Abner 1 copy
i'l abnerl 1 copy

Associated Works

Back to B.C. (1961) — Foreword, some editions; Foreword, some editions — 140 copies
On the Firing Line: The Public Life of Our Public Figures (1989) — Contributor — 113 copies
The Tom Lehrer Song Book (1954) — Introduction — 34 copies
Li'l Abner [1959 film] (1959) — Original story — 33 copies
Li'l Abner [1940 film] (1940) — Original story — 16 copies
Li'l Abner: Original 1956 Broadway Cast Recording (1956) — Original story — 12 copies
Steve Canyon Magazine No. 7 (1984) — Contributor — 8 copies
Steve Canyon Magazine No. 2 (1983) — Contributor — 7 copies
Li'l Abner: Original 1959 Motion Picture Soundtrack (1959) — Original story — 6 copies
Steve Canyon No. 17 (1986) — Contributor — 6 copies
The Fireside Treasury of Modern Humor (1963) — Contributor — 5 copies
Satellite Science Fiction August 1957 (1957) — Contributor — 3 copies
Barbarella speciale — Author — 2 copies
Comics 8 — Contributor — 1 copy
Linus (1967) Luglio — Author — 1 copy
Linus (1970) n.10 — Author — 1 copy
Linus (1969) n.4 — Author — 1 copy
Il grande Alter - Hamburger — Author — 1 copy

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With a bizarre introduction by [[Harlan Ellison]], this has the 1948 and 1959 Shmoo infestations of the U.S. of A. I was reminded of both what I like and what I didn't like about L'il Abner. And an interesting reminder that while we were in them, they weren't "the good old days." If you don't know shmoos, you should read this.
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quondame | 1 other review | Jan 12, 2022 |
Weird that Al Capp chose these as his best. Very few of the strips feature Li'l Abner in any meaningful role, and the storylines often have gaps of missing strips. I'm confident there are better compilations out there.
 
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James_Maxey | 2 other reviews | Jun 29, 2020 |
Lil Abner is likely the quintessential American art. These IDW collections are thorough, though the panels are definitely too small.
 
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Adammmmm | Sep 10, 2019 |
The famous 'Lil' Abner', I'd heard about it and several novels and shows have referenced it, but I can't say I'd ever seen a single panel of it. Enter the Shmoo -

I know if I'd read this when I was younger, I would have loved it for completely different reasons and may have objected to how cavalierly the young and old eat these lovable little critters, even if they ask for it! Nowadays, all grown up and all, I can see what a brilliant piece of satire this is, so brilliant it had to be used twice. I could go into it, but what need is there? A creature that provides EVERYTHING a body could ever need, limitlessly, and breeds like flat cats no less, just waltzing into being...the chaos writes itself.

Don't worry if you're a 'Lil' Abner' newbie, the characters made themselves known pretty quick, and it was lightning-fast read, even by comics standards. Oh, and Harlan Ellison's introduction is brilliant.
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