Creator

Al Capp

Biography

Al Capp was an American cartoonist and satirist born Alfred Gerald Caplin on September 28, 1909, in New Haven, Connecticut. He created the comic strip Li'l Abner in 1934, setting stories in the fictional Appalachian town of Dogpatch and using the strip to deliver sharp social and political commentary for over four decades. At its peak the strip reached an estimated 60 million readers in more than 900 newspapers worldwide. Capp died on November 5, 1979.

Creator Details

Name

Al Capp

Issues

927

Series

59

Awards

William Randolph Hearst Cartoon Hall of Fame, Eisner Awards - Hall of Fame - Voter's Choices (2004), Eisner Awards - Hall of Fame - Voter's Choices (2002), National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award - Elzie Segar Award (1979), Inkpot Award (1978), Prix Saint-Michel - Meilleur dessinateur extra-européen (1971)

Gender

Male

Birth Date

September 28, 1909

Death Date

November 5, 1979

Birth Place

South Hampton, NH

Country

United States

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Series

Tip Topper Comics

Tip Topper Comics (1949)

United Feature Syndicate

28 issues

Al Capp's Li'l Abner Complete Daily & Color Sunday Comics

Al Capp's Li'l Abner Complete Daily & Color Sunday Comics (2010)

IDW Publishing

9 issues

The Blighted Eye: Original Comic Art From the Glenn Bray Collection

The Blighted Eye: Original Comic Art From the Glenn Bray Collection (2014)

Fantagraphics

Collected Edition

1 issue

Clean Cartoonists' Dirty Drawings

Clean Cartoonists' Dirty Drawings (2007)

Last Gasp

One-Shot

Al Capp's Li'l Abner: The Frazetta Years

Al Capp's Li'l Abner: The Frazetta Years (2003)

Dark Horse Comics

Collected Edition

4 issues

The Comics Before 1945

The Comics Before 1945 (2004)

Harry N. Abrams

1 issue

The Comics: Since 1945

The Comics: Since 1945 (2002)

Harry N. Abrams

One-Shot

The Enigma of Al Capp

The Enigma of Al Capp (1999)

Fantagraphics

One-Shot

Li'l Abner Dailies

Li'l Abner Dailies (1988)

Kitchen Sink

Collected Edition

27 issues

Fearless Fosdick-the Hole Story

Fearless Fosdick-the Hole Story (1992)

Kitchen Sink

1 issue

Issues

Issue #6

#6

Issue #6

Tip Topper Comics (1949)

Volume Nine: 1951 - 1952

#9

Volume Nine: 1951 - 1952

Al Capp's Li'l Abner Complete Daily & Color Sunday Comics (2010)

Nov 29, 2017

Volume Eight: 1949 - 1950

#8

Volume Eight: 1949 - 1950

Al Capp's Li'l Abner Complete Daily & Color Sunday Comics (2010)

Apr 27, 2016

Volume Seven: 1947-1948

#7

Volume Seven: 1947-1948

Al Capp's Li'l Abner Complete Daily & Color Sunday Comics (2010)

Dec 10, 2014

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

The Blighted Eye: Original Comic Art From the Glenn Bray Collection (2014)

Mar 05, 2014

Volume Six: 1945-1946

#6

Volume Six: 1945-1946

Al Capp's Li'l Abner Complete Daily & Color Sunday Comics (2010)

Dec 11, 2013

Volume Five: 1943-1944

#5

Volume Five: 1943-1944

Al Capp's Li'l Abner Complete Daily & Color Sunday Comics (2010)

Jan 16, 2013

Volume Four: 1941-1942

#4

Volume Four: 1941-1942

Al Capp's Li'l Abner Complete Daily & Color Sunday Comics (2010)

Jan 25, 2012

Volume Three: 1939-1940

#3

Volume Three: 1939-1940

Al Capp's Li'l Abner Complete Daily & Color Sunday Comics (2010)

Jun 08, 2011

Volume Two: 1937-1938

#2

Volume Two: 1937-1938

Al Capp's Li'l Abner Complete Daily & Color Sunday Comics (2010)

Frequent collaborators

Ernie Bushmiller

Ernie Bushmiller

Bernard Dibble

Bernard Dibble

Rudolph Dirks

Rudolph Dirks

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Ray Van Buren

Dick Moores

Dick Moores

Fred Methot

Hal Forrest

Hal Forrest

Ed Dodd

John Hix

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