Subject Matter
Genres:
humorous
Character(s):
Li'l Abner; Mammy Yokum; Pappy Yokum; Tiny Yokum; Daisy Mae; Honest Abe; Aunt Bessie; Smilin' Zack; Hawg McCall; Fearless Fosdick; Ezio the Pincher; Pierre Angelic; Sourgrape; Failwell Fatchance; Patience Fatchance; Lower Slobbovians; General Bullmoose
First Line:
Cain't snooze -- on account o' th' happy bleatin' o' them sweet li'l lambs!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:
Miscellaneous
Pages:
158
Notes:
Compilation of daily newspaper comic strips from December 6, 1956 through December 9, 1957. Notable story arcs include: Smilin' Zack loves peace and quiet; Daisy Mae needs a new husband; Hawg McCall returns to town; Li'l Abner is mistaken for Edward R. Mushroom; Fearless Fosdick may lose his head; Tiny tries to help Aunt Bessie get married; Tiny portrays the Lizard of Oooze; General Bullmoose seeks a Slobbovian girl; Sadie Hawkins Day may be cancelled. Smilin' Zack riffs on the name of comic strip character Smilin' Jack; Ezio the Pincher, on opera singer Ezio Pinza; Edward R. Mushroom, on newsman Edward R. Murrow. Hawg McCall satirizes Elvis Presley.