Al Capp : a life to the contrary / Michael Schumacher and Denis Kitchen.
A major portrait of the legendary comics figure and creator of Li'l Abner offers insight into his deeply complicated character, providing coverage of such topics as the childhood accident that cost him his leg, his turbulent apprenticeship with Joe Palooka creator Ham Fisher and his extremely conser...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Bloomsbury,
©2013.
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| Local Note: |
MSU: Gift of Dean Mullaney, with inscription by Denis Kitchen.
MSU: In dust jacket. |
| Physical Description: | x, 305 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Variant Title: |
Life to the contrary. |
| Format: | Book |
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A major portrait of the legendary comics figure and creator of Li'l Abner offers insight into his deeply complicated character, providing coverage of such topics as the childhood accident that cost him his leg, his turbulent apprenticeship with Joe Palooka creator Ham Fisher and his extremely conservative political views. |
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| Call Number: | PN6727.C363 Z5 S35 2013 |
| Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-289) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781608196234 1608196232 |