Subject Matter
Genres:
humorous
Character(s):
Li'l Abner [Freddie McGurgle]; Mammy Yokum; Pappy Yokum; Daisy Mae; Concertino Constiato; Available Jones; Beulah McBugle; Hotka; O.W. Uproar; Mr. McGenius; Ronald Lovelace; Soft-Hearted John; Lester Gooch; Fearless Fosdick; Rattop; Appassionata van Climax; T. Heathcliffe McMarvel; Monster; Bat-a-Million Bashby; Marryin' Sam
First Line:
Yo' Pappy's pee-kool-yar talent fo' de-teck-tin' th' diffrunt feel o' one phiz-eek fum another when they smacks him square in the face is responsible fo' yo' being' free, son!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:
from Li'l Abner (United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) 1943-12-17 - 1944-12-01.
Miscellaneous
Pages:
151
Notes:
Compilation of daily newspaper comic strips from December 17, 1943 through December 1, 1944. Notable story arcs include; Concertino Constiato starves Abner, then fronts him as a crooner while supplying the voice himself; Li'l Abner becomes inside man at the skonk works; Daisy Mae is the epitome of beauty; Daisy Mae and Li'l Abner are each lost in New York City; turnip termites attack Dogpatch; Li'l Abner adores Fearless Fosdick; desperate to win Appassionata van Climax, T. Heathcliffe McMarvel switches his mind into Abner's perfect body; a nine-foot Monster gal catches Li'l Abner on Sadie Hawkins Day. Freddie McGurgle is a parody of Frank Sinatra. Fearless Fosdick and Lester Gooch are parodies of Dick Tracy and his creator, Chester Gould.