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Li'l Abner Volume 12 SC by Al Capp (1946)
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Li'l Abner
Vol. 12 (1946) by Al Capp.
INVENTORY NOTE: Down to LAST box of these!!!
In 1946 Li'l Abner meets the beautiful
but carnivorous Wolf Gal, who has her eyes (and stomach)
on our hero. But even she is overshadowed this year by one of
the strip's most memorable events ever. The most famous resident
of hapless Lower Slobbovia is Lena the Hyena, the
"ugliest woman in the world." She is so hideous that
savvy cartoonist Al Capp cannot bear to draw her image
himself. In an extraordinarily successful publicity stunt he
enlisted readers to send in their drawings of Lena. And some
500,000 readers from 381 subscribing newspapers responded!
To add to the public's attention, Capp
persuaded actor Boris Karloff, surrealist Salvador
Dali and crooner Frank Sinatra to join him in judging
the finalists. The winner turned out to be Basil Wolverton,
who became a famous cartoonist in his own right. The amazing
background of this stunt is detailed in two fully illustrated
introductions (which include pictures of the Lena runners-up).
Other characters featured this year: Joe Btfsplk (the
jinx with the cloud hanging over his head), Moonbeam McSwine,
The Skraggs and Available Jones. 12" x 9"
paperback. (176 pages).
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Li'l Abner Volume 12 SC by Al Capp (1946)
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Li'l Abner
Vol. 12 (1946) by Al Capp.
INVENTORY NOTE: Down to LAST box of these!!!
In 1946 Li'l Abner meets the beautiful
but carnivorous Wolf Gal, who has her eyes (and stomach)
on our hero. But even she is overshadowed this year by one of
the strip's most memorable events ever. The most famous resident
of hapless Lower Slobbovia is Lena the Hyena, the
"ugliest woman in the world." She is so hideous that
savvy cartoonist Al Capp cannot bear to draw her image
himself. In an extraordinarily successful publicity stunt he
enlisted readers to send in their drawings of Lena. And some
500,000 readers from 381 subscribing newspapers responded!
To add to the public's attention, Capp
persuaded actor Boris Karloff, surrealist Salvador
Dali and crooner Frank Sinatra to join him in judging
the finalists. The winner turned out to be Basil Wolverton,
who became a famous cartoonist in his own right. The amazing
background of this stunt is detailed in two fully illustrated
introductions (which include pictures of the Lena runners-up).
Other characters featured this year: Joe Btfsplk (the
jinx with the cloud hanging over his head), Moonbeam McSwine,
The Skraggs and Available Jones. 12" x 9"
paperback. (176 pages).
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