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003    OCoLC 
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008    120718t20132013nyuaf    b    001 0beng   
010      2012027508 
020    9781608196234|qalkaline paper|c$30.00 
020    1608196232|qalkaline paper 
035    (Sirsi) i9781608196234 
035    (OCoLC)772106404 
035    (Sirsi) i9781608196234 
040    DLC|beng|cDLC|dBTCTA|dOCLCO|dYDXCP|dQDK|dJQM 
042    pcc 
043    n-us--- 
049    CKEA 
050 00 NC1429.C295|bS38 2013 
082 00 741.5/6973|aB|223 
100 1  Schumacher, Michael,|d1950- 
245 10 Al Capp :|ba life to the contrary /|cMichael Schumacher 
       and Denis Kitchen. 
250    First U.S. edition. 
264  1 New York :|bBloomsbury,|c[2013] 
264  4 |c©2013 
300    x, 305 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates :
       |billustrations (some color) ;|c25 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-289) and 
       index. 
505 0  Flashpoint -- Young dreams and schemes -- The hills -- 
       Uncle Bob's generosity -- Breaking into the business -- 
       Hatfield and McCoy -- Li'l Abner -- Nina -- Merry-go-round
       -- Greetings from lower Slobbovia -- The shmoo, the kigmy,
       and all one cartoonist could ever want -- Demise of the 
       monster -- Bright lights -- In the halls of the enemy -- 
       Scandals -- Descent. 
520    A major portrait of the legendary comics figure and 
       creator of Li'l Abner offers insight into his deeply 
       complicated character, providing coverage of such topics 
       as the childhood accident that cost him his leg, his 
       turbulent apprenticeship with Joe Palooka creator Ham 
       Fisher and his extremely conservative political views. 
600 10 Capp, Al,|d1909-1979. 
650  0 Cartoonists|zUnited States|vBiography. 
700 1  Kitchen, Denis,|d1946- 
994    92|bCKE