Li'l Abner #70, 1 of 2

This is the first issue from May 1949 published by Toby Press, a publishing company founded by Al Capp's brother. There were a few other publishers before this but the title didn't start with #1.

Despite Al Capp's later reputation as a womanizing right-winger and kind of the Milo Yiannapoulous of his time (actually they weren't that much alike except they were college lecturers and provocateurs), Li'l Abner was one of most popular comic strips of all time.

Not sure who this Milt Story was. Maybe a gagman for Al Capp?

The story, which I think was newspaper strips rearranged to look like a comic-book story, will be continued next week.

Al Capp's Shmoo, part 2

The rest of this issue of Al Capp's Shmoo. I already said all there is to say about this issue when I posted the first half last week.

Al Capp's Shmoo,1 of 2

Rule: Usually when something's attributed to someone, it's usually not by them. There are a few exceptions, like “Sam Henderson's Magic Whistle”, which I used on some of my earlier issues before figuring out this rule.

The Shmoo was from Li'l Abner, though later on it had its own Saturday morning cartoon show. Li'l Abner itself was popular, as were its supporting characters that had their own ancillary merchandise. This first issue of the comic from July 1949, from Toby Press which was coincidentally founded by Al Capp's brother.