In the darkest hours of World War II, why were millions of people laughing? Because they were reading Li'l Abner, that's why! The fifth volume of this series features daily strips and full-color Sundays from 1943 and 1944, with a zany cast of characters that includes Shadrack Throwback, "The Monster," Madame Lazonga, and Joan L. Sullivan, plus returning favorites like Moonbeam McSwine, Swami Riva, and Available Jones. Capp also aims his satirical barbs at teen idol Frank Sinatra (yes, Frank Sinatra!), as a starving Li'l ...
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In the darkest hours of World War II, why were millions of people laughing? Because they were reading Li'l Abner, that's why! The fifth volume of this series features daily strips and full-color Sundays from 1943 and 1944, with a zany cast of characters that includes Shadrack Throwback, "The Monster," Madame Lazonga, and Joan L. Sullivan, plus returning favorites like Moonbeam McSwine, Swami Riva, and Available Jones. Capp also aims his satirical barbs at teen idol Frank Sinatra (yes, Frank Sinatra!), as a starving Li'l Abner Yokum croons his way into female hearts. Meanwhile, the hilarious take-off on Dick Tracy, Fearless Fosdick, is like getting two comic strips in one!
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 9x1x12; Navy cloth with silver titling and decoration, near fine with minor edgewear. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket very good with light shelf-wear and edgewear. Interior bright and unmarked.
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Illustrated by Al Capp. Fine in Fine dust jacket. Edited by Dean Mullaney and Bruce Canwell. Illustrated with color and black-and-white cartoons by Al Capp and black-and-white photographs. The dust jacket is not price clipped. Not an ex-library copy. No remainder marks. No names or marks in the text. Most books shipped within 24 hours. All books mailed with Delivery Confirmation in a heavy cardboard box. Fine condition in fine dust jacket. A volume in the Library of American Comics series. Selling Used and Rare books on line since April 1998 and from our bookstore in the heart of the Bluegrass since 1984.; The Library of American Comics; Color and black-and-white illustrations; 4to 11"-13" tall; 253, iii pages.
