The Best of Li'l Abner #[nn]

In "The Wedding," Li'l Abner faces a crisis of confidence when Daisy Mae fears he’ll follow Fearless Fosdick’s lead and stay single forever. With a little nudge from Lester Gooch and a surprising twist in the comic strip’s storyline, Abner’s mind begins to change—though not quite the way he expects. The whole town, from Mammy Yokum to Marryin’ Sam, has a front-row seat to the chaos that follows.

When Sadie Hawkins Day approaches, Tiny Yokum takes the stage as a performer alongside pianist Loverboynik, drawing crowds and attention. The Scraggs, jealous of the spotlight, pressure Dr. Rex Moosehead to transform one of their faces into Loverboynik’s — but when the switch is discovered on the big day, Boyless Bailey ends up marrying the disguised Scragg, only to face an unexpected annulment when the Scraggs’ legal status is called into question.

When Dogpatch’s crops fail, Li'l Abner digs deep—literally—into the earth in search of mushrooms, only to emerge years later as the flamboyant Edward R. Mushroom, a man transformed by fungi and forgotten past. Now a self-proclaimed nobleman with a taste for fine dining and a memory as fuzzy as his waistline, he courts Daisy Mae in a whirlwind romance that leaves Moonbeam and Boyless Bailey bewildered. But as the town watches, the question lingers: can a man return to himself after a descent into mushroom madness?

When the fearsome female Russian boxer Boomchik issues a challenge to the U.S., no one steps up—especially not Li'l Abner, who can’t bring himself to fight a lady. With national pride on the line, Mammy Yokum takes matters into her own hands, donning the gloves to defend the homeland.

Li'l Abner, serving as bodyguard to General Bullmoose, convinces the general to hunt for Bulganiks—creatures so elusive they may not even exist. As the hunt takes off, the nation’s obsession with the invisible beasts grows, sending shockwaves through the entertainment world.

In a twist of bureaucratic fate, Dogpatch finds itself declared non-US soil, sparking a standoff with the US Army—until a long-lost letter from Wyatt Yokum, delivered by a surprisingly reliable mailman, holds the key to restoring the town’s status. With Mammy Yokum, Li'l Abner, Daisy Mae, and Moonbeam caught in the chaos, the fate of Dogpatch hangs on a forgotten message from the past.

Eddie Ricketyback finally earns his pilot’s license and reunites with his old World War I flying squad, reigniting old rivalries and skies full of chaos. Baron Ludvig von Henhausen, still bitter over their unfinished duel, takes to the air from Dogpatch to settle the score once and for all.

General Bullmoose, ever the schemer, builds an electronic Brain to guide his son Weakfish after he’s gone — only for it to fall into the hands of crooked gangsters. With the Brain now feeding them clever schemes, Bullmoose must track down the miscreants and outwit them, using the very device he created.

In a twist that turns Dogpatch upside down, Mammy Yokum stumbles upon a new family with square eyes—something so strange it rattles her sense of normalcy. As the town reacts with suspicion, Mammy takes it upon herself to bridge the gap, challenging the community to see beyond appearances. With her trademark mix of stubbornness and heart, she leads the charge to welcome the strangers, proving even the quirkiest of differences can be met with kindness.

In a delightfully satirical twist, Daisy Mae turns to the comic strip persona Mary Worm for advice on navigating her relationship with Li'l Abner—only to find the real-life inspiration behind the character. Meanwhile, disillusioned by his lack of pay, Abner trades his hillbilly roots for the high-stakes world of the action-packed Steve Cantor, diving into a life of daring exploits and questionable heroics.

When General Bullmoose sells a batch of Shmoos to President Rumbumbo, the dictator boasts of turning them into an ultimate weapon—only to find the creatures multiplying so fast they sink his plane before it even takes off. Li'l Abner, Phogbound, and the rest of Dogpatch are left wondering if the Shmoos’ chaos might just be the world’s salvation.

When Mammy Yokum falls ill, her only symptom seems to be an overwhelming need to know what’s in the box Pappy buried—only to discover he did it just to tease her. The revelation gives her sudden strength, and she’s up and swinging before you can say "Yokum!" in a fit of righteous fury.

In "Mockaroni," Li'l Abner and the Dogpatch crew find themselves in the middle of a nationwide food frenzy when Rock Hustler discovers the bizarre side effects of the local specialty—Mockaroni, which makes people grow thinner with every bite while fueling an endless appetite. As the bizarre snack spreads across the country, the townsfolk of Dogpatch face the hilarious chaos of people being lifted off their feet by the slightest gust, leaving Honest Abe, Daisy Mae, and the Normal family scrambling to keep up.

In this delightfully absurd tale from *The Best of Li'l Abner*, Marcia Perkins faces a peculiar curse: her lips are so hot—451 degrees—that any boy who dares kiss her risks frying his brain. When Tiny Yokum falls head over heels for her, Li'l Abner steps in to save his friend, taking the fateful kiss himself. The result? Abner’s mind is left blissfully, hilariously scrambled—making him just the right kind of simpleton to survive the romance. With Al Capp’s signature wit and zany charm on full display, this story is a riot of exaggerated humor and unforgettable characters, including Mammy Yokum, Pappy Yokum, Moonbeam, and Daisy Mae.

When heartbroken over losing Shirley, Evil-Eye Fleegle unleashes his infamous "whammy" to shift the Earth’s orbit—only to accidentally turn himself to stone. With chaos looming and the planet in peril, Mammy Yokum steps in with a plan to save the day. Can Fleegle be revived in time to set things right?

Li'l Abner tries to set up a fishing date with Hamfat, but despite living just feet apart, Hamfat insists on making the arrangement over the phone—leading to a series of comically tangled calls. With Honest Abe caught in the middle, the absurdity of the situation turns a simple outing into a farcical battle of miscommunication.

Li'l Abner’s latest chaos unfolds when Flash Boredom sets his sights on Stupefyin' Jones, only to face Dogpatch’s most delicious obstacle: every woman in town, including Mammy Yokum, can’t resist feeding her into a state of edible excess. With Buggsley and Wormsley enlisted to deploy Turnip Termites and slim her down, the plan backfires spectacularly when Jones, finally fit, spots the wedding feast and dives in with full force. The wedding? Off. The banquet? Gone.

In a delightfully satirical twist, Li'l Abner stumbles upon Fearless Fosdick’s latest case, where the famed detective has been ordered to abandon violence in favor of logic and reason—only to find the crooks have no such qualms. With Daisy Mae, Honest Abe, and Dr. Doolittlegood watching from the sidelines, chaos unfolds in the most predictable way possible.

In "The Fowler Cometh," the scheming advice columnist B. Fowler McNest, operating under his alias "Hazel Homewrecker," spins a web of mischief aimed at sabotaging Li'l Abner’s relationship with Daisy Mae—his ultimate goal: to clear the way for a romance of his own. With Honest Abe, Moonbeam, and the rest of Dogpatch’s colorful cast caught in the crossfire, chaos unfolds as every well-intentioned prank threatens to spiral out of control.

Lonesome Polecat’s unexpected admission to Harvard sparks a campus uproar when the student body votes to return the university to its original owners—only to have Polecat sell it to the mafia. Princess Two Feathers watches the chaos unfold, caught between tradition and the absurdity of it all.

When Porknoy’s pride is wounded after losing a popularity contest to pizza, J. Roaringham Fatback hatches a wild plan to capture Salomey and the elusive wild boar Porknoy, aiming to cook up the most coveted pot of pork and beans ever seen. With Li'l Abner, Pappy Yokum, and the whole cast of Dogpatch caught in the chaos, it’s a mad scramble of greed, hunger, and hog-wild antics.

Li'l Abner trades his usual hillbilly antics for a spot on the set of *The Tommy Wholesome Show*, where he’s literally kept under the host’s desk—kicked into action whenever it’s time to plug a product. With Skeets Charleston lurking in the background, Abner’s new gig is less about fame and more about staying out of trouble while being used as a human prop.