The World of Li’l Abner – Al Capp (1953) PB

Fifth printing 1965. Introduction by John Steinbeck, foreword by Charlie Chaplin.

Alfred Gerald Caplin, better known as Al Capp, created a world, Dogpatch, and populated it with characters then known far and wide — Li’l Abner, Daisy Mae, Ma and Pa Yokum.

Ballantine Books. Pocket paperback, B&W, 176 pages. Cover price $0.50