Al Capp's Li'l Abner: The Frazetta Years #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis volume collects the first two years of Frank Frazetta's celebrated run on Al Capp's classic hillbilly comic strip, Li'l Abner, from 1954 to 1955. It features the adventures of the denizens of Dogpatch, including Abner Yokum, Daisy Mae, and Mammy and Pappy Yokum, as rendered in Frazetta's dynamic, muscular style during a pivotal period that helped define the strip's visual legacy. Dark Horse's 2003 edition presents these daily and Sunday strips in a restored format, offering a key look at a legendary artist's work on a beloved American comic property.
In "The Wrecker," Frank Frazetta’s bold art brings Al Capp’s satirical world to life as General Bullmoose’s reckless atomic experiment sends Lower Slobbovia crashing into Florida, reshaping the map and unleashing chaos. When the bald iggles—creatures that force anyone they look at to speak the truth—invade the U.S., their power exposes secrets and stirs unrest, threatening Bullmoose’s plan to profit from unwanted dog food. Cover by Frank Frazetta, whose dynamic style defines the issue’s wild tone.
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In order to sell $5 billion of unwanted dog food, General Bullmoose arranges for an atomic bomb test that uproots Lower Slobbovia. The icy wasteland drifts to Florida where it becomes part of the United States. Bullmoose plans to sell the dog food to the starving Slobbovians, but the bald iggles, little beasts whose gaze forces anyone to tell the truth, disrupt the plan. The bald iggles invade the United States, forcing people to tell the truth and causing havoc.
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