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Al Capp

Al Capp

1909–1979 South Hampton, NH 51 series, 62 with collected and international editions 412 issues
6 awards

American cartoonist and satirist, born September 28, 1909 in New Haven, Connecticut. He created Li'l Abner in 1934, setting stories in the fictional Appalachian town of Dogpatch and running it for over four decades. Capp died on November 5, 1979.

Name
Al Capp
Issues
412
Series
62
Collected Editions
6
International Editions
5
Awards
William Randolph Hearst Cartoon Hall of Fame, Eisner Awards - Hall of Fame - Voter's Choices (2004), Eisner Awards - Hall of Fame - Voter's Choices (2002), National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award - Elzie Segar Award (1979), Inkpot Award (1978), Prix Saint-Michel - Meilleur dessinateur extra-européen (1971)
Gender
Male
Birth Date
September 28, 1909
Death Date
November 5, 1979
Birth Place
South Hampton, NH
Country
United States

Series
Tip Topper Comics

Tip Topper Comics (1949)

United Feature Syndicate

28 issues

Al Capp's Li'l Abner Complete Daily & Color Sunday Comics

Al Capp's Li'l Abner Complete Daily & Color Sunday Comics (2010)

IDW Publishing

9 issues

The Blighted Eye: Original Comic Art From the Glenn Bray Collection

The Blighted Eye: Original Comic Art From the Glenn Bray Collection (2014)

Collected Edition

Fantagraphics

1 issue

Clean Cartoonists' Dirty Drawings

Clean Cartoonists' Dirty Drawings (2007)

One-Shot

Last Gasp

Al Capp's Li'l Abner: The Frazetta Years

Al Capp's Li'l Abner: The Frazetta Years (2003)

Collected Edition

Dark Horse Comics

4 issues

The Comics Before 1945

The Comics Before 1945 (2004)

Harry N. Abrams

1 issue

The Comics: Since 1945

The Comics: Since 1945 (2002)

One-Shot

Harry N. Abrams

The Enigma of Al Capp

The Enigma of Al Capp (1999)

One-Shot

Fantagraphics

Li'l Abner Dailies

Li'l Abner Dailies (1988)

Collected Edition

Kitchen Sink

27 issues

Fearless Fosdick-the Hole Story

Fearless Fosdick-the Hole Story (1992)

Kitchen Sink

1 issue

Issues
Issue #6
#6

Issue #6

Tip Topper Comics (1949)

Volume Nine: 1951 - 1952
#9

Volume Nine: 1951 - 1952

Al Capp's Li'l Abner Complete Daily & Color Sunday Comics (2010)

Nov 29, 2017

Volume Eight: 1949 - 1950
#8

Volume Eight: 1949 - 1950

Al Capp's Li'l Abner Complete Daily & Color Sunday Comics (2010)

Apr 27, 2016

Volume Seven: 1947-1948
#7

Volume Seven: 1947-1948

Al Capp's Li'l Abner Complete Daily & Color Sunday Comics (2010)

Dec 10, 2014

Issue #1
#1

Issue #1

The Blighted Eye: Original Comic Art From the Glenn Bray Collection (2014)

Mar 05, 2014

Volume Six: 1945-1946
#6

Volume Six: 1945-1946

Al Capp's Li'l Abner Complete Daily & Color Sunday Comics (2010)

Dec 11, 2013

Volume Five: 1943-1944
#5

Volume Five: 1943-1944

Al Capp's Li'l Abner Complete Daily & Color Sunday Comics (2010)

Jan 16, 2013

Volume Four: 1941-1942
#4

Volume Four: 1941-1942

Al Capp's Li'l Abner Complete Daily & Color Sunday Comics (2010)

Jan 25, 2012

Volume Three: 1939-1940
#3

Volume Three: 1939-1940

Al Capp's Li'l Abner Complete Daily & Color Sunday Comics (2010)

Jun 08, 2011

Volume Two: 1937-1938
#2

Volume Two: 1937-1938

Al Capp's Li'l Abner Complete Daily & Color Sunday Comics (2010)

Frequent collaborators

Rudolph Dirks

Rudolph Dirks

Ernie Bushmiller

Ernie Bushmiller

Ray Van Buren

Hal Forrest

Hal Forrest

Fred Methot

Ed Dodd

Bernard Dibble

Bernard Dibble

Sam Leff

John Hix

Reginald Greenwood

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