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Issue: Al Capp's Li'l Abner: The Frazetta Years #1
Publication Date: May 2003
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Issues: #1 of 4 Issues
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Publisher: FlagDark Horse
Brand: Dark Horse Comics [facing left]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Dark Horse Comics, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 136
ISBN: 1569719594
UPC/EAN: 978156971959651895
Price: $18.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 39 (29 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Denis Kitchen; Dave Land (Dark Horse Editor)
Disclose Notes: Art Director: Mark Cox; Designer: Lia Ribacchi; Publisher: Mark Richardson. Printed in China.
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: Color
Dimensions: 9 1/4" x 12"
Paper Stock: Slick paper
Binding: Hardcover
Publishing Format: collected edition
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Frank Frazetta
Inker(s): Frank Frazetta
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Abner
Character(s): Moonbeam McSwine
Synopsis: Pinup pose of Moonbeam McSwine in front of monochrome reprints of Sunday pages.
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blank pages

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Disclose Notes: Two red inside cover pages and one white page, all blank.
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Al Capp Li'l Abner: The Frazetta Years Volume 1 1954-1955

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Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Title page with book name and no illustration.
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Al Capp 1909-1979

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Al Capp (photo)
Synopsis: Black and white portrait photo of Al Capp.
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Pages: 1
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Al Capp Li'l Abner The Frazetta Years Volume 1 1954-1955

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Frank Frazetta
Inker(s): Frank Frazetta
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Li'l Abner
Character(s): Li'l Abner
Synopsis: Headshot of Li'l Abner with title information.
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Pages: 1
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Credits

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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
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Fame and Anonymity

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Denis Kitchen (article); Al Capp (strip reprints)
Penciller(s): Frank Frazetta
Inker(s): Frank Frazetta
Letterer(s): typeset (article): ? (strip reprints)
Subject Matter
Character(s): Andy Amato (photo); Al Capp (photo); Walter Johnson (photo); Li'l Abner; Daisy Mae; Tiny Yokum (intro); Honest Abe; Mammy Yokum; Pappy Yokum; Frankie the Biker (intro); Granny Groggins; The Wolf Gal
Synopsis: Article about Frank Frazetta's artwork on Li'l Abner with two daily strip sequences reprinted.
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Reprint Notes: from Li'l Abner (United Features Syndicate) daily strips from 1954.09.02-1954.09.14, 1954.09.22-1954.10.09
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Pages: 10
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The Wrecker

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Frank Frazetta
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Abner
Character(s): Li'l Abner; Daisy Mae; Honest Abe; Mammy Yokum; Pappy Yokum; "The Wrecker"; C. C. "Complete Control" Yokum
Synopsis: "The Wrecker" is an otherwise average girl who drives men mad with lust when they see her. Mammy has to engage C.C. "Complete Control" Yokum to solve the mystery.
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Reprint Notes: from Li'l Abner (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper pages 1953.11.15-1954.02.21
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Pages: 15
Disclose Notes: Pages numbered 15-29 in book. Tabloid format from Sunday Mirror (New York, N.Y.).
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Cousin Weakeyes the Babysitter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Frank Frazetta
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Abner
Character(s): Mammy Yokum; Pappy Yokum; Cousin Weakeyes; Ole Bucktooth (wolf)
Synopsis: While baby-sitting, Cousin Weakeyes mistakes "Ole Bucktooth," the wolf for Pappy Yokum.
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Reprint Notes: from Li'l Abner (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper page from 1954.02.28
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Page 30 in the book. Tabloid page from the Sunday Mirror (New York, N.Y.).
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This Is Your Wife

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Frank Frazetta
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Abner
Character(s): Mammy Yokum; Pappy Yokum; Alf Egbert; Sally Sweetlips; Betsy Bellbottom
Synopsis: Mammy and Pappy Yokum are featured on the "This Is Your Wife" television program.
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Reprint Notes: from Li'l Abner (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper pages from 1954.03.07 to 1954.03.21
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: The TV program is a parody of "This is Your Life." Pages 31-33 of the book. Tabloid pages from the Sunday Mirror (New York, N.Y.).
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The Slobbovian Bald Iggle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Frank Frazetta
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Abner
Character(s): Li'l Abner; Abijah Gooch; General Bullmoose; Senator Phogbound; Slobbovians; Bald Iggles
Synopsis: In order to sell $5 billion of unwanted dog food, General Bullmoose arranges for an atomic bomb test that uproots Lower Slobbovia. The icy wasteland drifts to Florida where it becomes part of the United States. Bullmoose plans to sell the dog food to the starving Slobbovians, but the bald iggles, little beasts whose gaze forces anyone to tell the truth, disrupt the plan. The bald iggles invade the United States, forcing people to tell the truth and causing havoc.
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Reprint Notes: from Li'l Abner (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper pages from 1954.03.28 to 1954.06.13
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Pages 34-45 of the book. Tabloid pages from the Sunday Mirror (New York, N.Y.).
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Hairless Joe's and Lonesome Polecat's Insurance Policies

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Frank Frazetta
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Abner
Character(s): Hairless Joe; Lonesome Polecat; Minnie Mustache
Synopsis: An insurance salesman sells Hairless Joe and Lonesome Polecat life insurance policies so that each would receive $500 if the other would die.
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Reprint Notes: from Li'l Abner (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper pages from 1954.06.20 to 1954.07.11
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Kickapoo Joy Juice plays a part in the plot. Pages 46-49 of the book. Tabloid pages from Sunday Mirror (New York, N.Y.).
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Pappy's Tall Tales

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Frank Frazetta
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Abner
Character(s): Mammy Yokum; Pappy Yokum; Honest Abe; The Wright Brothers; The Wrong Brothers; Jack Dempsey
Synopsis: Pappy tells Honest Abe a tall tale about how he invented the airplane. In the second strip, Pappy claims to have fought Jack Dempsey.
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Reprint Notes: from Li'l Abner (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper pages from 1954.07.18 to 1954.07.25
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Pages 50-51 of the book. Tabloid pages from Sunday Mirror (New York, N.Y.).
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The Most Successful Wife in Dogpatch

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Frank Frazetta
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Abner
Character(s): Daisy Mae Yokum
Synopsis: A reporter from "Wife" magazine interviews Daisy Mae.
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Reprint Notes: from Li'l Abner (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper page from 1954.08.01
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Page 52 of the book. Tabloid page from Sunday Mirror (New York, N.Y.).
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Pappy's Criminal Double

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Frank Frazetta
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Abner
Character(s): Mammy Yokum; Pappy Yokum; Sharpie Yokum; The Tigress
Synopsis: Pappy is mistaken for his cousin Sharpie Yokum, the "slickest racketeer east of the Mississippi."
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Reprint Notes: from Li'l Abner (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper pages from 1954.08.08 to 1954.08.22
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Pages 53-55 of the book. Tabloid pages from Sunday Mirror (New York, N.Y.).
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Lonesome Polecat and Hairless Joe go to Harvard

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Frank Frazetta
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Abner
Character(s): Lonesome Polecat; Hairless Joe; Harvard G. Polecat; Ondine Onusual
Synopsis: Hairless Joe and Lonesome Polecat receive scholarships to Harvard. They take their pet dinosaur along and cause havoc at Yale and other places.
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Reprint Notes: from Li'l Abner (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper pages from 1954.08.29 to 1954.10.10
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Pages 56-62 of the book. Tabloid pages from Sunday Mirror (New York, N.Y.).
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Loverboynik the Pianist

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Frank Frazetta
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Abner
Character(s): Li'l Abner; Loverboynik; Don Crabsey
Synopsis: When TV critic Don Crabsey gives TV pianist Loverboynik a bad review, Loverboynik plots to stage a catastrophe to get Crabsey's attention.
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Reprint Notes: from Li'l Abner (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper pages from 1954.10.17 to 1954.10.31.
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Pages 63-65 of the book. Tabloid pages from Sunday Mirror (New York, N.Y.). Loverboynik is a parody of Liberace.
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Moonbeam McSwine trades places with Gloria Van Welbilt

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Frank Frazetta
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Abner
Character(s): Li'l Abner Yokum; Daisy Mae Yokum; Moonbeam McSwine; Gloria Van Welbilt; C. C "Complete Control" Yokum
Synopsis: Moonbeam McSwine trades places with socialite Gloria Van Welbilt, but C. C. "Complete Control" Yokum causes complications.
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Reprint Notes: from Li'l Abner (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper pages from 1954,11.07 to 1954.11.28
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Pages 66-69 of the book. Tabloid pages from Sunday Mirror (New York, N.Y.).
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"Druthers," the Addictive Snack

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Frank Frazetta
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Abner
Character(s): Li'l Abner Yokum; Mammy Yokum; Pappy Yokum; Daisy Mae Yokum; Honest Abe Yokum; Ernest Hummingbird; General Bullmoose; Weakfish Bullmoose
Synopsis: An "X-Bomb" test results in strange plants growing on Bald Mountain. Their fruit is delicious, plentiful, and addictive. Mammy Yokum, who owns the mountain, sells the rights to package the snack to greedy financial genius Ernest Hummingbird, who will only charge for the packaging. Once Hummingbird has the populace addicted to the snack, he starts raising the price of the packaging.
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Reprint Notes: from Li'l Abner (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper pages from 1954.12.05 to 1955.01.30
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Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: Pages 70-78 of the book. Tabloid pages from Sunday Mirror (New York, N.Y.). "Ernest Hummingbird" is a take-off on the name of author Ernest Hemmingway, but has nothing else in common.
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Nightmare Alice and the "Moonwinkle" Cloth

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Frank Frazetta
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Abner
Character(s): Nightmare Alice; Hernando Slideaway
Synopsis: A New York fashion designer pretends to be in love with Nightmare Alice, the witch, in order to learn the secret of her radiant "Moonwinkle" cloth.
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Reprint Notes: from Li'l Abner (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper pages from 1955.02.06 to 1955.02.27
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Pages 79-82 of the book Tabloid pages from Sunday Mirror (New York, N.Y.). Hernando Slideaway's name is a take-off on the song title "Hernando's Hideaway."
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Professor Fleasong's Lectures

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Frank Frazetta
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Abner
Character(s): Li'l Abner Yokum; Daisy Mae Yokum; Honest Abe Yokum; Pappy Yokum; Mammy Yokum; Professor Fleasong
Synopsis: Professor Fleasong gives a series of three lectures: "How to Jedge [sic] Character", "How Tragic is My Breakfast", and "Smiles."
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Reprint Notes: from Li'l Abner (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper pages from 1955.03.06 to 1955.03.20
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Pages 83-85 of the book. Tabloid pages from Sunday Mirror (New York, N.Y.).
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The Yokums on TV in New York

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): Frank Frazetta
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Abner
Character(s): Li'l Abner Yokum; Daisy Mae Yokum; Honest Abe Yokum; Dave Grindaway; Mary Workhorse (cameo)
Synopsis: TV personality Dave Grindaway's network execs think Li'l Abner is the world's greatest comedian, so Grindaway moves their home (mountain and all) to New York to film a series with him. When the network people decide Daisy Mae isn't the right type to "play" Li'l Abner's wife, and replace her with a hard-edged double, Abner decides to quit.
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Reprint Notes: from Li'l Abner (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper pages from 1955.03.27 to 1955.04.16
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Pages 86-89 of the book. Tabloid pages from Sunday Mirror (New York, N.Y.). Dave Grindaway is a parody of TV personality Dave Garroway. Mary Workhorse is a parody of comic strip character Mary Worth.
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Mammy and Race Driver "The Great Lasagna"

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Frank Frazetta
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Abner
Character(s): Li'l Abner Yokum; Daisy Mae Yokum; Pappy Yokum; Mammy Yokum; Luigi Lasagna (The Great Lasagna)
Synopsis: Italian race driver Luigi Lasagna crashes into the Yokum's house and somehow he ends up in Mammy's bed and Mammy ends up in the race car, which continues on to finish the race.
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Reprint Notes: from Li'l Abner (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper pages from 1955.04.24 to 1955.05.01
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Pages 90-91 of the book. Tabloid pages from Sunday Mirror (New York, N.Y.).
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Nightmare Alice and Robert Midjutt

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Frank Frazetta
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Abner
Character(s): Mammy Yokum; Nightmare Alice; Robert Midjutt; Daisy Mae Yokum (cameo); Li'l Abner Yokum (cameo); Honest Abe Yokum (cameo); Pappy Yokum (cameo)
Synopsis: Nightmare Alice falls in love with fighter Robert Midjutt, but after she uses her voodoo magic to help win fights, she finds he's cheating on her with an old girlfriend.
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Reprint Notes: from Li'l Abner (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper pages from 1955.05.08 to 1955.06.05
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Pages 92-96 of the book. Tabloid pages from Sunday Mirror (New York, N.Y.). Robert Midjutt is apparently supposed to be a parody of movie star Robert Mitchum in name and appearance.
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Pappy the Financial Genius

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Capp
Penciller(s): Frank Frazetta
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Li'l Abner
Character(s): Mammy Yokum; Pappy Yokum; Salome
Synopsis: Pappy inadvertently causes the Stock Market Crash of 1929.
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Reprint Notes: from Li'l Abner (United Feature Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1955.06.12
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Page numbered 97 in book. Tabloid format from Sunday Mirror (New York, N.Y.).
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Tiny Gets Engaged

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Capp
Penciller(s): Frank Frazetta
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Li'l Abner
Character(s): Mammy Yokum; Tiny Yokum;
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Reprint Notes: from Li'l Abner (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper pages 1955.06.19-1955.07.10
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Pages numbered 98-101 in book. Tabloid format from Sunday Mirror (New York, N.Y.).
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Cousin Weakeyes and the Skunk

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Capp
Penciller(s): Frank Frazetta
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Li'l Abner
Character(s): Mammy Yokum; Pappy Yokum; Tiny; Cousin Weakeyes; Milton Catnip (cat)
Synopsis: Cousin Weakeyes accidentally brings a skunk to Mammy's trashbean supper.
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Reprint Notes: from Li'l Abner (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper page from 1955.07.17
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Page numbered 102 in book. Tabloid format from Sunday Mirror (New York, N.Y.).
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Raving Dove Goes to Washington

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Capp
Penciller(s): Frank Frazetta
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Li'l Abner
Character(s): Raving Dove; Flapping Tongue; Nervous Stomach
Synopsis: Raving Dove convinces her Indian tribe to go to Washington, D.C. and take the country back from the white man.
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Reprint Notes: from Li'l Abner (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper pages from 1955.07.24-1955.08.07
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Pages numbered 103-105 in book. Tabloid format from Sunday Mirror (New York, N.Y.).
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The Nightmare Alice Hairdo Fad

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Capp
Penciller(s): Frank Frazetta
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Li'l Abner
Character(s): Nightmare Alice
Synopsis: Teen girls copy Nightmare Alice's hairstyle, for a while.
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Reprint Notes: from Li'l Abner (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper page from 1955.08.14
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Page numbered 106 in book. Tabloid format from Sunday Mirror (New York, N.Y.).
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I Know Joe

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Capp
Penciller(s): Frank Frazetta
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Li'l Abner
Character(s): Li'l Abner; Daisy Mae; Honest Abe
Synopsis: Li'l Abner, Daisy Mae, and Honest Abe are stranded in a strange city where the phrase to cure all problems seems to be "I know Joe."
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Reprint Notes: from Li'l Abner (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper pages from 1955.08.21-1955.09.04
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Pages numbered 107-109 in book. Tabloid format from Sunday Mirror (New York, N.Y.).
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Pappy the Joke Teller

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Capp
Penciller(s): Frank Frazetta
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Li'l Abner
Character(s): Pappy Yokum; Milton Berle (unnamed)
Synopsis: The boys at the stable don't appreciate Pappy's jokes. Pappy tells them to a stranger and a week later the boys at the stable laugh at the same jokes when they're told by (an unnamed) Milton Berle.
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Reprint Notes: from Li'l Abner (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper page from 1955.09.11
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Page numbered 110 in book. Tabloid format from Sunday Mirror (New York, N.Y.).
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Jack Benny's Vacation

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Capp
Penciller(s): Frank Frazetta
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Li'l Abner
Character(s): Mammy Yokum; Pappy Yokum; Jack Benny (unnamed)
Synopsis: Jack Benny (not named) spends a week's vacation with the Yokums for $1.00.
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Reprint Notes: from Li'l Abner (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper page from 1955.09.18
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Page numbered 111 in book. Tabloid format from Sunday Mirror (New York, N.Y.).
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The Monstrosaurus Egg

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Capp
Penciller(s): Frank Frazetta
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Li'l Abner
Character(s): Lonesome Polecat; Hairless Joe; Raving Dove
Synopsis: Lonesome Polecat and Raving Dove take a Monstrosaurus egg to the Smithsonian Institute for a $10,000 reward, but the egg hatches en route.
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Reprint Notes: from Li'l Abner (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper pages from 1955.09.25-1955.10.02
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Pages numbered 112-113 in book. Tabloid format from Sunday Mirror (New York, N.Y.).
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The Honest Abe Mix-up

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Capp
Penciller(s): Frank Frazetta
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Li'l Abner
Character(s): Li'l Abner; Daisy Mae; Honest Abe; The Cornpones; Pappy Yokum
Synopsis: When the Cornpones bring their large family to visit the Yokums, one of their boys gets left behind and Honest Abe is taken home by the Cornpones.
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Reprint Notes: from Li'l Abner (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper pages from 1955.10.09-1955-10.16
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Pages numbered 114-115 in book. Tabloid format from Sunday Mirror (New York, N.Y.).
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The Time Capsule

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Capp
Penciller(s): Frank Frazetta
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Li'l Abner
Character(s): Li'l Abner; Daisy Mae; Honest Abe; Granny Skragg
Synopsis: Li'l Abner accidentally gets locked in an indestructible time capsule and the government declares him legally dead.
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Reprint Notes: from Li'l Abner (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper pages from 1955.10.23-1955.11.20
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Kickapoo Joy Juice plays a part in the plot. Pages numbered 116-120 in book. Tabloid format from Sunday Mirror (New York, N.Y.). The plot of this strip was used in an unsuccessful pilot for a Li'l Abner TV series in 1966.
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Annotations for Al Capp's LI'L ABNER: The Frazetta Sundays, Volume 1 (1954-55)

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Denis Kitchen
Penciller(s): Frank Frazetta
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Annotations explaining topical references in the strips, with small parts of panels reprinted.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Pages 121-126, 128 of the book.
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Jack and the Beanstalk Is a Crime Story

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Capp
Penciller(s): Al Capp ?
Inker(s): Al Capp ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Li'l Abner
Character(s): Li'l Abner
Synopsis: When the "Dogpatch Mammy's Club" decides that comic strips are bad for children, Li'l Abner shows them that stories by Poe, Twain, Shakespeare, etc., were also full of violence.
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Reprint Notes: from Li'l Abner (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper page from 1948.08.08
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Full tabloid reprint from "The Standard" (Montreal, Canada). Used as part of annotation for Aug. 14, 1955 strip.
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Blank Pages

Blank Page(s)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four blank pages. The two pages after the last sequence are white, the next two, including the inside back cover, are solid red.
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Al Capp Li'l Abner: The Frazetta Years Volume 1 1954-1955

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Denis Kitchen ?
Penciller(s): Frank Frazetta
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Li'l Abner
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Promo for the book.

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