Al Capp

Al Capp
Title Al Capp PDF eBook
Author Michael Schumacher
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Pages 322
Release 2013-02-26
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 1608197859

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More than thirty years have passed since Al Capp's death, and he may no longer be a household name. But at the height of his career, his groundbreaking comic strip, Li'l Abner, reached ninety million readers. The strip ran for forty-three years, spawned two movies and a Broadway musical, and originated such expressions as "hogwash" and "double-whammy." Capp himself was a familiar personality on TV and radio; as a satirist, he was frequently compared to Mark Twain. Though Li'l Abner brought millions joy, the man behind the strip was a complicated and often unpleasant person. A childhood accident cost him a leg-leading him to art as a means of distinguishing himself. His apprenticeship with Ham Fisher, creator of Joe Palooka, started a twenty-year feud that ended in Fisher's suicide. Capp enjoyed outsized publicity for a cartoonist, but his status abetted sexual misconduct and protected him from the severest repercussions. Late in life, his politics became extremely conservative; he counted Richard Nixon as a friend, and his gift for satire was redirected at targets like John Lennon, Joan Baez, and anti-war protesters on campuses across the country. With unprecedented access to Capp's archives and a wealth of new material, Michael Schumacher and Denis Kitchen have written a probing biography. Capp's story is one of incredible highs and lows, of popularity and villainy, of success and failure-told here with authority and heart.

The Enigma of Al Capp

The Enigma of Al Capp
Title The Enigma of Al Capp PDF eBook
Author Alexander Theroux
Publisher Fantagraphics Books
Pages 62
Release 2002-01-02
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 1560973404

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The National Book Award-nominated author of Darconville's Cat and Three Wogs delivers this slender-yet-rich monograph on the controversial life of cartoonist Al Capp, creator of Li'l Abner. "The left eventually broke his heart," wrote John Updike of Capp. A genuine American mythmaker and celebrated funnyman, Capp used his strip for years to expose greed, corruption and social injustice, while bringing belly laughs and dramatic suspense to the lives of millions of people every day. Theroux, however, dives head-first into the often glossed-over side of Capp, delivering a keen (but not without compassion) analysis of Capp's degeneration into a bitter, disillusioned, conservative extremist, who began using his strip in later years to attack the very causes he once championed. This is a rich and compelling investigation into the psyche of a paradoxical American icon, who at the height of his fame was one of America's highest-paid and most well-known entertainers, gracing the cover of Time and other magazines, and franchising Li'l Abner into film, theater, radio, merchandising and more. Illustrated throughout with examples of Capp's cartoons.

Shmoo

Shmoo
Title Shmoo PDF eBook
Author Al Capp
Publisher Dark Horse Books
Pages 0
Release 2008
Genre Comic books, strips, etc
ISBN 9781593079017

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A complete collection of "Shmoo" comics penned by Al Capp from 1949 to 1950, and features essays by Denis Kitchen, and describes the history of the character, from its first appearance in a "Li'l Abner" comic strip in 1948.

Fearless Fosdick

Fearless Fosdick
Title Fearless Fosdick PDF eBook
Author Al Capp
Publisher
Pages 146
Release 1992
Genre Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN

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The Best of Li'l Abner

The Best of Li'l Abner
Title The Best of Li'l Abner PDF eBook
Author Al Capp
Publisher Holt McDougal
Pages 210
Release 1978
Genre Humor
ISBN

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Cartoonist Al Capp presents 26 of his favorite sequences from his cartoon strip.

My Well-balanced Life on a Wooden Leg

My Well-balanced Life on a Wooden Leg
Title My Well-balanced Life on a Wooden Leg PDF eBook
Author Al Capp
Publisher Daniel & Daniel Publishers
Pages 140
Release 1991
Genre Cartoonists
ISBN

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The late, great cartoonist recalls his life and career, both as the creator of Li'l Abner and as a person who grew up with only one leg, in these hilarious essays written with gentle nostalgia and biting humor. 16-pages of cartoons.

Li'l Abner: 1934-1935

Li'l Abner: 1934-1935
Title Li'l Abner: 1934-1935 PDF eBook
Author Al Capp
Publisher
Pages 232
Release 1988
Genre Art
ISBN 9780878160365

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