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Lil Abner (1947) comic books

  • Issue #61
    Lil Abner (1947) 61
    Published Dec 1947 by Harvey.
    • Cover loose at one staple.
    • Discounted from $75.00.
    • Discounted from $43.00.
    • 3.25" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple.
    • Discounted from $22.00.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s)
    • Label #0148691001
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Centerfold detached at one staple.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover art by Al Capp. Sadie Hawkins Day, script and art by Al Capp; Lower Slobbovia picks one of their population to emigrate to the Hew Hess Hay; Also a brief history of Sadie Hawkins Day. Welcome to Dogpatch, script and art by Al Capp; Lena the Hyena arrives in Dogpatch. Run for Your Lives, script and art by Al Capp; The Sadie Hawkins Day Race is run with many bachelors being caught, but Li'l Abner once more manages to avoid being caught by Daisy Mae. Mammy Has a Vision, script and art by Al Capp; After having a vision, Mammy tells Abner the he must not shake hands with anyone. Blind Man's Bluff text story by E. R. Scott. Risky Rage text story by Earle Browne. Untitled story, art by Bob Powell; Tommy and Buddy start a bicycle rental business. Cartoons and Jokes page by Bob Barnes. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #68
    Lil Abner (1947) 68
    Published Jan 1949 by Harvey.
    • Paper: Light tan to off white
    • File Copy
    • Label #1265549001
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Stories and art by Al Capp, C.C. Beck and Bob Powell. Cover by Al Capp. Reprints of Al Capp's famed comic-strip masterpiece, featuring hillbilly hero Li'l Abner, his love Daisy Mae, and the citizens of Dogpatch, USA. Lil Abner's hero, the Dick Tracy-like Fearless Fosdick, is assigned to catch the killer named Anyface, a master of disguise. Plus a one-page story, "Li'l Abner Fights For His Rights," condemning comic-book censorship in whimsical Dogpatch fashion. Also featuring a Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Babe Ruth Story," with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck and a cameo by actor William Bendix, promoting the film The Babe Ruth Story. Li'l Abner Fights For His Rights; Fearless Fosdick Battles Anyface; Tommy Tween; Tommy Tweens Hilarious Escape; Tommy Tween Saves the Day. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #76
    Lil Abner (1947) 76
    Published May 1950 by Harvey.
    • Discounted from $30.00.

    Cover art by Al Capp. The Curse of the Droopinghams!, script and art by Al Capp; Daisy Mae barely escapes marriage when she is kidnapped by Curse Droopingham, who throws her into a garbage truck; When the garbage is dumped in the bay, the trash haulers do not realize that Daisy is in their truck; She is rescued by Miss Wolf Larsen, who informs her that they are headed to Pig Island to deliver a cargo of wives; Daisy Mae is saved by Li'l Abner; Tricked into marrying Daisy Mae, Li'l Abner closes his eyes as the ceremony begins. One-page Little Leslie story, script and art by Mel Lazarus. Throw em to the Lions A Memphis Smith Adventure text story. Untitled story, script and art by Vic Herman; Kid Science once again uses science to win a boxing match. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #80
    Lil Abner (1947) 80
    Published Jan 1951 by Harvey.
    • Discounted from $38.00.
    • Interior is complete. Severe residue. Severe water damage.
    • Discounted from $2.50.

    Stories and art by Al Capp, Vic Herman and Benton Rice. Cover by Al Capp. Reprints of Al Capp's famed comic-strip masterpiece, featuring hillbilly hero Li'l Abner, his love Daisy Mae, and the citizens of Dogpatch, USA. Discovered frozen in the mud where her Viking ship sank in 1047, Viking gal Tenderleif Ericson falls for Li'l Abner at first glance, and sets out to make up for the last 900 years. Good-girl cover featuring Daisy Mae and her doppelganger Tenderleif by Al Capp. Sadie Hawkins Day; Case of the Duplicate Plates; Kid Science: Please Pass the Pigskin. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #83
    Lil Abner (1947) 83
    Published Jul 1951 by Harvey.
    • Only one staple (manufacturing). Water damage. Cover oxidation.
    • Discounted from $25.00.

    Cover art by Al Capp. Li'l Abner Meets Evil-Eye Fleegle, script and art by Al Capp; Fowler McBall hires Evil-Eye Fleegle as a baseball pitcher in order to have a winning team; When Mammy Yokum realizes what is happening, she joins an opposing team to defeat Fleegle with goodness and thwart McBall's plan. The Late George Cappley, script and art by Al Capp; Daisy Mae's Scragg relatives try to marry her off to a wealthy Bostonian with the intent of killing him so they can "inherit" his money. Stand in for Danger text story by Nathan Palmer. Cops and Saucers!, script and art by Vic Herman; Kid Science investigates a reported flying saucer landing. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #86
    Lil Abner (1947) 86
    Published Jan 1952 by Harvey.
    • Cover loose at one staple. Cover oxidation.
    • Discounted from $25.00.

    Cover art by Al Capp. Sadie Hawkins Day!, script and art by Al Capp; The history of Sadie Hawkins' Day is recapped; Ole Man Mose makes his usual vague prediction about Li'l Abner's fate; Marryin' Sam schemes to make money from the bachelors by selling them escape devices while at the same time selling devices to help the women catch the men. One-page Genius story by Harvey Kurtzman. One-page Patrick O'Reilly story. The Deadwood Coach Makes It! text story by Benton Rice. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #88
    Lil Abner (1947) 88
    Published May 1952 by Harvey.
    • Water spots. Cover oxidation.
    • Discounted from $25.00.

    Cover art by Al Capp. Salomey Gets Pig-Napped!, script and art by Al Capp; Salomey disappears, and Earthquake McGoon is the prime suspect. Untitled story, script and art by Al Capp; The Yokums become part of a social experiment. Untitled story, script and art by Al Capp; Mammy advises Daisy Mae in a scheme to make Li'l Abner jealous of other men. Which Twin Has the...etc... text story starring Memphis Smith. Untitled Little Nell half-page story, script and art by Mel Lazarus. Untitled story, script and art by Al Capp; Cousin Weakeyes hunts for a wife. Untitled story with Kid Science and Mug McSlugg, script and art by Vic Herman. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.