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Al Capp - Original Art for Li'l Abner Dail...

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Al Capp - Original Art for Li'l Abner Dail...
Al Capp - Original Art for Li'l Abner Daily dated 10-27-48 (United Features Syndicate, 1948). An early and important Al Capp daily from the first Shmoo sequence. Easily the most popular of all Capp's creations, the Shmoo took the world by storm in 1948, spawning a flood of merchandising. Although Capp revisited the Shmoos in later years, originals from the first story in 1948 are highly prized by collectors. In this story, the powers-that-be decided that all the Shmoos must be killed, or they would wreak economic havoc in the country since they could produce the necessities of life for free. For this reason, all the Shmoos were killed except for two: a girl Shmoo (featured in this strip) and a boy Shmoo which was saved by Li'l Abner. In the 1948 Sadie Hawkins Day Race, Daisy Mae chases Li'l Abner as usual but doesn't catch him, again as usual. The two Shmoos do finally get together, however. From the collection of Russ Cochran. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-250 per hour. Sometimes eBay Premier live bid software cannot keep up with that pace, so we strongly recommend that you place a realistic proxy bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Also please note that all Heritage/CAA lots purchased through eBay Premier carry a 20% Buyer's Premium.