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AL CAPP.
L’il Abner’s “Ideel ‘Fearless Fosdick.’”
Pen and ink drawing on card. 140x480 mm; 5
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/
2
x18
3
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4
inches. For the daily comic strip
syndicated by United Feature Syndicate,April 20, 1957. Signed in full on the third panel.
[700/1,000]
An episode of the comic within the comic that parodied Chester Gould’s “Dick Tracy.”
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AL CAPP.
Li’l Abner.
3-tiered pen and ink drawing for the famous Sunday comic strip syndicated by NewYork
News Inc., July 4, 1976. 360x522 mm; 14x20
1
/
2
inches. Signed in full twice under the title
and in the sixth panel. Rubberstamped on verso “March 26, 1976” with note in ink on
the top: “Release July 4 due April 19.” The three strips were drawn separately and then
taped together for reproduction.The title of the strip (now loose) was redrawn and pasted
on the first panel.
[1,500/2,000]
Li’l Abner loses a Shmoo to a gangster whose wishes for a big redhead and a wallet full of
$1,000 bills are immediately granted.The top two panels do not appear in every newspaper
that printed this strip.
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