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Life #20
Brief biography of Al Capp, relating his loss of a leg at age 12 in a streetcar accident, his supposed inspiration for the Li'l Abner comic strip upon visiting the South, and his courtship and marriage of Catherine Cameron.
Cover Date
June 24, 1946
Pages
136
Cover Price
$0.15
Editor
Henry R. Luce (editor-in-chief, credited); Daniel Longwell (managing editor, credited)
Credits
Characters
Al Capp [Alfred Gerald Caplin]; Al's friend; Catherine Cameron; Cousin 'Happy'; Daisy Mae Scragg; Julie Caplin (Al's daughter); Li'l Abner Yokum; Mammy Yokum; Matilda Caplin (Al's mother); Otto Philip Caplin (Al's father); Pappy Yokum
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