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Cover: Jack Burnley

Action Comics #55

Dec 1942 · DC · 0.10 USD
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“A Goof Named Tiny Rufe”

In "A Goof Named Tiny Rufe," Jerry Siegel and John Sikela deliver a lighthearted, hillbilly-inspired satire reminiscent of Al Capp’s Li'l Abner, with Jack Burnley’s distinctive cover capturing the zany spirit. This 1942 issue, a rare early example of DC’s comedic experimentation, features a cartoonist obsessed with keeping his hillbilly muses from tying the knot—leading to a series of absurd, slapstick misadventures.

writer Jerry Siegel · artist John Sikela · inker Ed Dobrotka · cover Jack Burnley

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In this parody of the famed Li'l Abner comic strip by Al Capp, cartoonist Al Hatt gets his inspiration from real hillbillies and he doesn't want them to get married.

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