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CAPP, AL 
 Name and vital stats 
  CAPP, ALFRED GERALD [1909-79] (writer; artist)  
 Biographical 
  Aka ALFRED GERALD CAPLIN  
 Education 
  Art studies in in Philadelphia and Boston  
 Family in arts 
  Brother: Elliott Caplin  
 Print Media (non-comics) 
  Artist: 1932 Associated Press [staff]  
  Artist: Album covers: 1956/69/71 Original Broadway Cast Li'l Abner '56; Al Capp on Camps '69; Oh Girl '71  
 Commercial Art & Design 
  Capp Enterprises [merchandising of Li'l Abner, Shmoos, Fearless Fosdick etc.]  
 Other career notes 
  Co-founder & Teacher: Famous Artists School  
 Additional biography 
  Cartoon #4, #17  
  Cartoon #4, c1975  
  Cartoonist PROfiles #37, #40, #47-48, 1978/80  
  Comics Journal #52 Dec., 1979 [obituary]; #54 Mar., 1980  
  Freelancer #3 c1957  
  National Cartoonists Society Albums  
  Near Mint #3, 1980  
  Saga Nov., 1955  
  See list of sources in Li'l Abner, Vol. 7 [Kitchen Sink] 1989  
  World Encyclopedia of Comics 1976/99  
 Honors 
  Inkpot Award (San Diego Comicon) 1978  
 Syndication 
  ABBIE AN' SLATS [daily] (wr/) 1937-45  
  ABBIE AN' SLATS [Sunday] (wr/) 1937-45  
  COLONEL / MR. GILFEATHER [daily] (wr/pen/ink/) 1928-32 panel for Associated Press  
  JOE PALOOKA [daily] (ghost pen&ink/) 1932-33 for McNaught Syndicate  
  JOE PALOOKA [Sunday] (ghost pen&ink/) 1932-33 for McNaught Syndicate  
  LI'L ABNER [daily] (wr/) 1970-79 for United Feature Syndicate  
  LI'L ABNER [daily] (wr/pen/ink/) 1934-69 with assistants and ghost artists; for United Feature Syndicate  
  LI'L ABNER [Sunday] (wr/) 1970-79 for United Feature Syndicate  
  LI'L ABNER [Sunday] (wr/pen/ink/) 1934-69 with assistants and ghost artists; for United Feature Syndicate  
  LONG SAM [daily] (wr/) 1954-58 for United Feature Syndicate  
  LONG SAM [Sunday] (wr/) 1954-58 for United Feature Syndicate  
  MUTT AND JEFF [daily] (asst wr/asst pen&ink/) 1932 for Bell Syndicate  
  MUTT AND JEFF [Sunday] (asst wr/asst pen&ink/) 1932 for Bell Syndicate  
  WASHABLE JONES (wr/pen/ink/) 1935  
 Creator 
  LI'L ABNER for syndication, also adapted to films & a musical  
 Promotional comics 
  FEARLESS FOSDICK [Sunday] (wr/pen/ink/) 1947-49/54-56 for Wildroot Cream Oil / United Features  
  LI'L ABNER (wr/pen/ink/) 1940-55 for Cream of Wheat, periodical ads  
  LI'L ABNER AND THE CREATURES FROM OUTER SPACE (wr/pen/ink/) c1955 premium  
  LI'L ABNER BY AL CAPP (wr/pen/ink/) c1955 premium  
  LI'L ABNER JOINS THE NAVY (wr/pen/ink/) 1950 premium  
  LI'L ABNER MAMMY YOKUM AND THE GREAT DOGPATCH MYSTERY (wr/pen/ink/) 1951 premium  
  LI'L_ABNER JOINS THE NAVY (wr/pen/ink/) 1950 premium  
 KITCHEN SINK PRESS 
  Covers (pen/ink/) 1990  
  FEARLESS FOSDICK (wr/pen/ink/) 1990 reprint  
  FEARLESS FOSDICK~ (wr/pen/ink/) 1990/91 graphic album reprint  
  LI'L ABNER~ (wr/pen/ink/) 1988-92 graphic album reprint  
 ARLINGTON HOUSE 
  Introduction (wr/) 1970 for ARF! THE LIFE AND HARD TIMES OF LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE graphic album  
  WORLD OF LI'L ABNER~ (wr/pen/ink/) 1953/56/59/65 graphic album reprint  
 SIMON & SCHUSTER 
  LIFE AND TIMES OF THE SHMOO, THE~ (wr/pen/ink/) 1948 graphic album reprint  
 TOBY PRESS 
  AL CAPP'S DOGPATCH~ (wr/pen/ink/) 1949 reprint  
  AL CAPP'S SHMOO~ (super/) 1949-50  
  AL CAPP'S WOLF GAL~ (wr/pen/ink/) 1951-52 reprint  
  LI'L ABNER (wr/pen/ink/) 1949-55 reprint  
 UNITED FEATURES SYNDICATE 
  LI'L ABNER (wr/pen/ink/) 1936-37 reprint  
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