A new biography of the “Li’l Abner” creator looks at the groundbreaking cartoon and the man behind it. By Alex Ben Block Al Capp is a nearly forgotten footnote in American history today but a new book ...

His Sunday comic strip, “Lil' Abner”, was syndicated to hundreds of newspapers. Its principal character was the subject of a musical. Another Capp character, Fearless Fosdick – a parody of Dick Tracy ...

The great American diplomat and Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson may have well been talking about Li’l Abner creator Al Capp when he said, “Nothing so dates a man as to decry the younger ...

The Li'l Abner cartoonist's public image was tarnished by scandal, and a new book about him reminds readers why the talented Capp had so much to lose in the first place. The story of Li'l Abner ...

Goldie Hawn has detailed her “casting couch” moment with famed cartoonist Al Capp, in which he allegedly came into the room “disrobed” and asked for a kiss. “I was 19. I went up for the ‘meet,’ and I ...

As a teenager, Ron Gagnon ran with a crowd that included the children of the cartoonist Al Capp. Sometimes when he’d visit the family’s ...

It's hard to overstate how big a deal in pop culture 'Li'l Abner' was in its day. At its peak, the comic strip by Al Capp was published in more than 900 newspapers in North America, with more than 70 ...

Readers of the old-time comic strips will recall that Hammond Fisher was the genius behind “Joe Palooka,” a dim-witted, gentle prizefighter who dominated the funny pages for more than five decades.

When walking from the Upper Millyard to Market Square in Downtown Amesbury, don’t be surprised by the giant cartoon strip adorning the side of one the buildings. The cartoon strip, a dedication to ...

Goldie Hawn has detailed her "casting couch" moment with famed cartoonist Al Capp, in which he allegedly came into the room "disrobed" and asked for a kiss. "I was 19. I went up for the 'meet,' and I ...