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Simply the greatest comic strip of all time!
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| Posted by: Emory Schley |
7/13/2007 4:52 AM |
Cartoon strips in the newspaper have always been a family favorite. The best comic strip I ever read, in my opinion, was “Li’l Abner,” by Al Capp. The cartoonist was responsible for many facets of our modern culture even though the strip officially ended back in 1977, after a 43-year run.
Among many of Capp’s “inventions” were the Schmoo, Kickapoo Joy Juice, the two words “irregardless” (according to some authorities) and “druthers” as in, “Irregardless, if’n I had my ‘druthers,’ I’d be in Dogpatch.” He’s also the one who was responsible for spawning the Sadie Hawkins Day Dances that still pop up regularly across the country. His cast of characters, colorful and outrageous, is long enough to fill the page of a telephone directory. General Bullmoose, “Evil Eye” Fleagle, Stupefyin’ Jones, Lonesome Polecat, Hairless Joe, Jubilation T. Cornpone, Moonbeam McSwine, Pappy and Mammy Yokum, Senator Jack S. Phogbound, and a parade of others constantly brought laughter to the hearts of those perusing Capp’s work.
Capp even lampooned comic strips. Abner’s favorite cartoon character was “Fearless Fosdick,” a satirical takeoff on Dick Tracy. Fosdick’s escapades included shooting citizens to "protect" them from eating from a batch of poisoned beans that had made their way into the food supply chain. Always outrageous, Capp’s Li’l Abner would be considered far too politically incorrect to find a spot on today’s newspaper comics pages, but it was a lot of fun while it lasted. It spawned two movies, a Broadway play, a number of songs and carved itself a niche lofty enough in American history that few others, if any, will ever equal it. |
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Re: Simply the greatest comic strip of all time! |
By bawble on
7/16/2007 4:12 PM |
| My favoritre was "Shoe". |
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Re: Simply the greatest comic strip of all time! |
By bron on
2/26/2008 5:40 AM |
| co la |
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