{"product_id":"enigma-of-al-capp","title":"Enigma of Al Capp","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eEnigma of Al Capp\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eAlexander Theroux\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781560973409\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eFantagraphics Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2006\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e64\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe creator of \u003ci\u003eLi'l Abner\u003c\/i\u003e goes under the microscope in this handsome monograph.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The National Book Award-nominated author of \u003ci\u003eDarconville's Cat\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThree Wogs\u003c\/i\u003e delivers this slender-yet-rich monograph on the controversial life of cartoonist Al Capp, creator of Li'l Abner. \"The left eventually broke his heart,\" wrote John Updike of Capp. A genuine American mythmaker and celebrated funnyman, Capp used his strip for years to expose greed, corruption and social injustice, while bringing belly laughs and dramatic suspense to the lives of millions of people every day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Theroux, however, dives head-first into the often glossed-over side of Capp, delivering a keen (but not without compassion) analysis of Capp's degeneration into a bitter, disillusioned, conservative extremist, who began using his strip in later years to attack the very causes he once championed. This is a rich and compelling investigation into the psyche of a paradoxical American icon, who at the height of his fame was one of America's highest-paid and most well-known entertainers, gracing the cover of \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e and other magazines, and franchising \u003ci\u003eLi'l Abner\u003c\/i\u003e into film, theater, radio, merchandising and more. Illustrated throughout with examples of Capp's cartoons.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Fantagraphics Books","offers":[{"title":"Enigma of Al Capp | Alexander Theroux | Paperback | 9781560973409 | Used: Very Good | Biography 1782147 (temp: 7)","offer_id":50768245063938,"sku":"1782147","price":18.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/610wK_p1c9L.jpg?v=1792110282","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/enigma-of-al-capp","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}