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Comic Strips Classics

 Li'l Abner

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CLASSIC COMIC STRIPS

"Li'l Abner"

This very popular comic strip by Al Capp began in 1934. It took place in hillbilly country at a location called Dogpatch.

Abner, an innocent and good-natured oaf, was forever pursued by the gorgeous Daisy Mae. Capp's simple landscape was, in fact, a compilation of the human personality. Every character trait was personified in the regular cast and in the multitude of memorable walk-ons who were usually depicted with humorous disdain.

In my hand-painted cachet, Abner is telling the lovely Daisy Mae how "bootiful" she is while looking over her shoulder at one of Daisy's rivals being pursued by an excited and energetic throng of Dogpatch males. Eventually true love won the day as Abner and Daisy Mae married after her successful run in the Sadie Hawkins Day chase.

Li'l Abner became a successful Broadway musical and motion picture. It now joins other classic comics in this vivid COLLINS First Day Cover set. Item #I2513. $10.75.

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CLASSIC COMIC STRIPS

"Dick Tracy" by Chester Gould began in 1931. Grotesque villains was the trademark of this strip through the years. Danger lurked behind every corner for the famous detective. My hand-painted cachet shows Tracy in a boat with a tommygun and two police officers in pursuit of his adversary "Bronzen".

"Blondie" by Chic Young began in 1930. She started out as a flapper who pursued a billionaire's son -- Dagwood. His parents disinherited the couple when they married. The Bumsteads moved to the suburbs, got a dog named Daisy, had two children named Alexander and Cookie and lived happily ever after. My hand-painted cachet shows Dagwood raiding the refrigerator in pursuit of one of his famous sandwiches and Blondie mentioning the price of her new hat while he is preoccupied with food.

"Allie Oop" by V. T. Hamlin began in 1933. This caveman strip had a cast of prehistoric people and animals. Some real and almost real anthropology lent a plausible atmosphere to Hamlin's mixture of themes, premises, and character types. In my hand-painted cachet, a club wielding Alley Oop pursues a fleeing brontosaurustype dinosaur while a flying pteranodon-type dinosaur soars overhead.

I really like this set and the way my covers are turning out. They certainly capture a true slice of Americana -- the funny papers_ Extras are not available as this set will be an immediate sell out. Their distinctive appearance will make them excellent additions to your COLLINS collection.

With these three FDCs you watch Dick Tracy pursue the criminal Bronzen; Dagwood pursue his famous sandwich; and Alley Oop pursue a mischievous dinosaur. Classic Comics. $10.75. each.