Li'l Abner
1934–1977 American comic strip by Al Capp / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Li'l Abner was a satirical American comic strip that appeared in multiple newspapers in the United States, Canada, and Europe. It featured a fictional clan of hillbillies living in the impoverished fictional mountain village of Dogpatch, USA. Written and illustrated by Al Capp (1909–1979), the strip ran for 43 years, from August 13, 1934, through November 13, 1977.[1][2][3] The Sunday page debuted on February 24, 1935, six months after the daily.[4] It was originally distributed by United Feature Syndicate and later by the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate.
Li'l Abner | |
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Author(s) | Al Capp |
Current status/schedule | Concluded |
Launch date | August 13, 1934 |
End date | November 13, 1977 |
Syndicate(s) | United Feature Syndicate (1934–1964) Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate (1964–1977) |
Publisher(s) | Simon & Schuster, HRW, Kitchen Sink Press, Dark Horse, The Library of American Comics |
Genre(s) | Humor, satire, politics |
Before Capp introduced Li'l Abner, his comic strips typically dealt with northern urban American experiences. However, Li'l Abner was his first strip based in the Southern United States. The comic strip had 60 million readers in over 900 American newspapers and 100 foreign papers across 28 countries.