Capp, Al, 1909-1979, artist. still image Comics 1940-1950. gmgpc Ink drawings 1940-1950. gmgpc 1941 June 26 [published date] eng Three-panel comic strip shows a gangster about to shoot Mammy and Pappy. At that moment, Li'l Abner, dressed in his Flying Avenger costume, hurtles in through the window and crashes head first through the opposite wall into the bathroom where another gangster is taking a bath. The second gangster is delighted to see The Flying Avenger, recognizing him from the picture he obtained by sending in "a thousand 'Boopsie' box tops." Li'l Abner was first published in 1934, and in the early years, the strip frequently featured the dumb but handsome hillbilly's misadventures in the big city. Section title from item. Copr. 1941 by United Feature Syndicate, Inc. Forms part of: Art Wood Collection of Caricature and Cartoon (Library of Congress). Criminals--1940-1950. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3g11764 Rights status not evaluated. For general information see "Copyright and Other Restrictions...,"