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Issue: Li'l Abner #[nn] Public Domain
Publication Date: January 1951
 
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagToby
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: none
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 5 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Mel Lazarus (uncredited)
Disclose Notes: Indicia states "All Li'l Abner characters used in LI'L ABNER JOINS THE NAVY have been prepared especially by Al Capp. The Al Capp characters are copyrighted, 1950, by United Features Syndicate,Inc., New York City. Trade Marks Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. Printed in the U.S.A."
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: one-shot
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Li'l Abner Joins the Navy

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Al Capp
Al Capp
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?
Subject Matter
humorous, opinion
Lil Abner
Li'l Abner; Mammy Yokum; Daisy Mae
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Miscellaneous
1
"Here's a little book that will delight thousands ..."

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Captain F. B. C. Martin
Typeset
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Miscellaneous
1
Captain F. B. C. Martin was director of the recruiting division of the U.S. Navy.
Al Capp's Li'l Abner Joins The Navy!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Vic Herman (pages 2-3, 5-31); Al Capp (pages 1-4, 31-32)
Vic Herman (pages 2-3, 5-31); Al Capp (pages 1-4, 31-32)
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?
Subject Matter
humorous, opinion
Li'l Abner
Li'l Abner; Daisy Mae; Mammy Yokum; Pappy Yokum; Drawin'-Board McEasel; Al Capp; Jack; Eddie McSkunk; Lana Turnup; Farragut Snatchboot; Screwball Brothers; Svengarlic; Matty Harry; Salty McAnchor; Shmoo
Drawin'-Board McEasel is not suitable to work for Al Capp, and then having almost gotten caught on Sadie Hawkins Day, he ups and joins the Navy.
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Miscellaneous
32
Per an interview with R. C. Harvey; Vic Herman says that he drew himself as Drawin'-Board McEasel.
Herman's art is about 26 pages of the story.
The art by Al Capp may be repurposed from previous work. For instance part of the first page is taken from the cover of Li'l Abner Comics (Harvey, 1947 series) #62.
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Capp
Al Capp
Subject Matter
Li'l Abner
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Miscellaneous
1
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Al Capp
Al Capp
?
?
Subject Matter
Li'l Abner
Li'l Abner; Mammy Yokum; Pappy Yokum; Daisy Mae
A'm in th' Navy now
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Miscellaneous
1
Art work includes the previous page's Li'l Abner drawing.

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