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Action Comics vol.1 #55 - Cover date...
Action Comics vol.1 #55 - Cover date December 1942
Al Capp – creator of Li’l Abner – was arguably the world’s most famous newspaper cartoonist, but was he terribly well-liked? It’s hard to say if this parody of Capp – as an unscrupulous Daily Planet staff cartoonist who gains inspiration for his wildly popular comic strip by actively plagiarizing the antics (and then deliberately complicating the lives) of a group of friendly, well-meaning hillbillies – was inspired by a dislike for the man’s admittedly abrasive style, jealousy over his success, or was merely a satire much in the vein of Li’l Abner itself…
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