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Softcover. Kitchen Sink Press, reprint, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 164 pages. In 1958, Al Capp turned his sights on Organized Crime in the outrageoue tale of the Lady in Red, the most beautiful mobster ever drawn, who makes Dogpatch her hideout! America was fascinated with the Mafia after Congressional hearing had exposed its inner workings, and Capp takes readers on a wild ride as the gorgeous gangster impersonates Daisy Me, leaving Abner's long-suffering spouse to pay for her crimes! Also in this volume, Gloria Van Welbilt roars through Dogpatch with her flying pig, Abner is captured by statuesque Amazons and ends up with his head shrunken, and aliens from Planets Pincus try to turn Manhatten into a Disneyland-type amusement park called Crazyland!

Softcover. Kitchen Sink Press, reprint, 2009, Book: N, Softcover, 164 pages. In 1958, Al Capp turned his sights on Organized Crime in the outrageoue tale of the Lady in Red, the most beautiful mobster ever drawn, who makes Dogpatch her hideout! America was fascinated with the Mafia after Congressional hearing had exposed its inner workings, and Capp takes readers on a wild ride as the gorgeous gangster impersonates Daisy Me, leaving Abner's long-suffering spouse to pay for her crimes! Also in this volume, Gloria Van Welbilt roars through Dogpatch with her flying pig, Abner is captured by statuesque Amazons and ends up with his head shrunken, and aliens from Planets Pincus try to turn Manhatten into a Disneyland-type amusement park called Crazyland!

Softcover. Northampton MA, Kitchen Sink Press, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 184 pages. In 1960, Li'l Abner featured the return of one the wildest women ever to stalk the comics page when the sexy WOLF GAL armed the animal kingdom and declared war on the entire human race! Ten years before the first Earth Day, Al Capp delighted readers with this wild environmental fable, and horrified Fearless Fosdick fans with a tragic tale in which the rock-jawed detective gets fired from the force. Also in this volume, Capp skewered the rich and famous with a satire of Park Avenue plastic surgeons .

Softcover. Northampton MA, Kitchen Sink Press, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 184 pages. In 1960, Li'l Abner featured the return of one the wildest women ever to stalk the comics page when the sexy WOLF GAL armed the animal kingdom and declared war on the entire human race! Ten years before the first Earth Day, Al Capp delighted readers with this wild environmental fable, and horrified Fearless Fosdick fans with a tragic tale in which the rock-jawed detective gets fired from the force. Also in this volume, Capp skewered the rich and famous with a satire of Park Avenue plastic surgeons .

Softcover. Kitchen Sink Press, 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 160 pages, b&w reprints of the early strips.

Softcover. US, Kitchen Sink Press, reprint, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 159 pages. Light edgewear to wrappers. Black and white comics throughout.

Softcover. Kitchen Sink Press, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 168 pages, b&w reprints of the early strips.

Softcover. US, Kitchen Sink Press, reprint, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 159 pages. Light edgewear to wrappers. Black and white comics throughout.

Softcover. Kitchen Sink Press, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 168 pages, b&w reprints of the early strips.

Softcover. US, Kitchen Sink Pr (Nrt), reprint, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 159 pages. Light edgewear to wrappers. Black and white comics throughout.

Softcover. US, Kitchen Sink Pr (Nrt), reprint, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 159 pages. Light edgewear to wrappers. Black and white comics throughout.

Softcover. Kitchen Sink Press, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 176 pages, b&w reprints of the early strips.

Softcover. Kitchen Sink Press, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 176 pages, b&w reprints of the early strips. This book contains a complete set of the 1940 daily strips. The first Hollywood adaptation of Li'l Abner was made in 1940. Newspaper columnist Michael Price and the late film historian George Turner provide a fascinating history of this largely forgotten movie, complete with 9 rare stills and lobby cards. The back cover features the very rare Li'l Abner movie poster and another lobby card in full color. Buster Keaton plays Lonesome Polecat in the film but the once hugely popular silent star was in such professional disgrace by 1940 that he was not even listed among the seven acting credits on the film poster! A sidebar provides backgrounds on the producer, director and actors. A second introduction by editor Dave Schreiner provides a political and historical context for the strip itself in 1940. The year begins with Capp's parody of John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath (also made into a movie this year). Dogpatch is wiped out by turnip termites, so our favorite hillbillies are lured to Boston to pick oranges in winter! Li'l Abner also learns how to woo "Dogpatch style" from Adam Lazonga, whom Schreiner speculates is based on controversial philosopher and free thinker Bertrand Russell or possibly playwright George Bernard Shaw. In another episode Mammy and Pappy Yokum get a 100 year-old letter and rush off to the California gold rush. Earthquake McGoon is introduced in the daily strip this year, as is the popular phrase, "As any fool kin plainly see!" Plus the annual Sadie Hawkins Day Race. The cover is drawn by Peter Poplaski.

Softcover. US, Kitchen Sink Press, reprint, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 159 pages. Light edgewear to wrappers. Black and white comics throughout.

Hardcover. Kitchen Sink Press, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 168 pages. Glazed boards.

Softcover. US, Kitchen Sink Pr (Nrt), reprint, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 159 pages. Light edgewear to wrappers. Black and white comics throughout.

Hardcover. Kitchen Sink Press, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 182 pages. Glazed boards.

Softcover. Kitchen Sink Press, 5th pr, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 184 pages. As World War II came to America, Al Capp moved his comic strip firmly into the realm of social satire. Meet the genial hustler. Available Jones, and Joe Btfsplk, world's worst jinx. Abner goes on a quest and Salomey is kidnapped by the Scraggs. While all this, and more, was going on, Capp found time to contribute artwork and time to the Defense and Treasury Departments, the Red Cross, and military hospitals. See it all in this volume of Al Capp's Li'l Abner.

Hardcover. Kitchen Sink Press, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 182 pages. Glazed boards. In the 1943 run of Al Capp's Li'l Abner, Madame Lazonga taught Daisy Mae how to woo, and Abner came perilously close to the fate he dreaded most. Sir Cecil Cesspool - 'he's deep, he has a certain air about him' - visited the colonies, and brought a monster with him. And Patricia Hallroom, the girl with the hottest lips in the world, made Sadie Hawkins Day even more dangerous than usual. Includes an introduction by Don Thompson and an article that places Capp's strip in historical context.

Softcover. Kitchen Sink Press, 5th pr, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 182 pages. In the 1943 run of Al Capp's Li'l Abner, Madame Lazonga taught Daisy Mae how to woo, and Abner came perilously close to the fate he dreaded most. Sir Cecil Cesspool - 'he's deep, he has a certain air about him' - visited the colonies, and brought a monster with him. And Patricia Hallroom, the girl with the hottest lips in the world, made Sadie Hawkins Day even more dangerous than usual. Includes an introduction by Don Thompson and an article that places Capp's strip in historical context.

Softcover. NY, St. Martins Griffin, 1st Wraps, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, Illustrated in color, black & white by Crumb, 182 pages. Accolades and Reflections on the Controversial R. Crumb: "Robert Crumb--lurid, pornographic, sexy, twisted, hilarious, and depraved. The greatest American satirist is also its finest draftsman." --Joe Coleman"God bless Crumb. I've always been happy that there was someone as sick and twisted as I am." --George Carlin"I can think of no one more unqualified to say anything about Robert Crumb's artwork than myself. In fact, it's useless for most cartoonists of my generation to do so; without him, there wouldn't "be" any cartoonists of my generation." --Chris Ware, "The Acme Novelty Library"

Hardcover. Seattle, Fantagraphics, 1st, 2025, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards. 130 pages, b&w comic art by Hernandez. Ten years in the making (and torn from the pages of the legendary Love and Rockets), Jaime Hernandez's graphic novel skillfully weaves two generations of his beloved characters into a satisfying story of love - both young and middle-aged. Life Drawing darts primarily between the youthful Tonta and the venerable Maggie. Tonta has a crush on her art teacher, Ray, as well as an axe to grind with an older woman in the neighbourhood. When Tonta finds that the woman, Maggie, is married to Ray, things get complicated. And Tonta does not handle complications well. Life Drawing showcases Hernandez's brilliant talent for character, weaving relationships, rejections, infidelities, and adventures. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Stewart, Tabori, & Chang, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. Non-paginated. B&w and 2-color drawings by Blechman. Clean, tight copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.

Hardcover. NY, Villard, 1st, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Pictorial boards, 159 pages, color illustrations. Gliding through the daydreams and realities of a young woman searching for definition, "Life with Mr. Dangerous" showcases acclaimed cartoonist Paul Hornschemeier's gift for deadpan humor and dead-on insight with a droll aftertaste--an unlikely but welcome marriage of the bleak and the hopeful.