Al Capp: A Life to the Contrary

by Michael Schumacher and Denis Kitchen

Book Overview

More than thirty years have passed since Al Capp's death, and he may no longer be a household name. But at the height of his career, his groundbreaking comic strip, Li'l Abner, reached ninety million readers. The strip ran for forty-three years, spawned two movies and a Broadway musical, and originated such expressions as hogwash and double-whammy. Capp himself was a familiar personality on TV and radio; as a satirist, he was frequently...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1608196232
• ISBN13: 9781608196234
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.5"