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Before he became renowned for his heroic fantasy paintings, Frank Frazetta toiled as a journeyman comic-book artist. His steadiest gig then was as an assistant on Capp's famous Li'l Abner, 1954-61. He worked mainly on Sunday installments, and those are reprinted in color in this series of oversize hardcovers. The Sunday serials were briefer than the daily ones, which would often stretch for months, and often downplayed Abner and the rest of the Yokum family in favor of such supporting characters as ruthless capitalist General Bullmoose, walking jinx Joe Btfsplk, and gorgeous but odoriferous pig-keeper Moonbeam McSwine. Among these volumes' highlights are a sequence depicting the slothful Abner's job as a mattress tester, an account of Dogpatch's invasion by turnip termites, and an episode featuring an unbilled Marilyn Monroe that plays to Frazetta's cheesecake skills. Frazetta's touch is often hard to detect, especially since the reproduction from actual newspaper pages leaves something to be desired, and much of the satire now seems dated and the humor surprisingly puerile, but readers who fondly remember this classic comic will welcome this volume. Gordon Flagg
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Book Description
A super-sexy Marilyn Monroe leads off Volume 2 - drawn as only Frank Frazetta could draw her! Monroe appears in all 12 panels of the first 1956 Sunday, setting the pace for the next two sizzling years. Highlights for Volume 2 include: Al Capp's legendary parody of busybody "Mary Worm" led "Mary Worth" creator Allan Saunders to reciprocate, casting Capp as a drunken and loutish cartoonist in his strip. The ruckus made a national scene, including Time magazine. Others skewered are gay pianist Liberace, bald actor Yul Brynner, voluptuous actress Jayne Mansfield, and actress-turned-princess Grace Kelly marrying the Prince of Monte Carload. Regular cast members with plot time include Evil Eye Fleeglem, Hairlessd Joe and Lonesome Polecat, Moonbeam McSwine, and uber-capitalist General Bullmoose. Contains an introduction and extensive annotations by "Li'l Abner" expert Denis Kitchen.

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