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Featuring the lovable squash-shaped Shmoo, who became the darling of America when it was introduced more than fity years ago, generating a major merchandising frenzy, two graphic novels--The Life and Times of the Shmoo and The Return of the Shmoo--are contained within one volume. Reprint.

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From the more recent dustbins of history come Al Capp''s delightful little blubbery things known as Shmoos. . . . It''s been a long time since the funny pages took us on anything like this joyous and smart journey of social discourse. ( The Washington Post )

From the more recent dustbins of history come Al Capp's delightful little blubbery things known as Shmoos. . . . It's been a long time since the funny pages took us on anything like this joyous and smart journey of social discourse. ( The Washington Post ) From the more recent dustbins of history come Al Capp's delightful little blubbery things known as Shmoos . . . it's been a long time since the funny pages took us on anything like this joyous and smart journey of social discourse.

From the more recent dustbins of history come Al Capp's delightful little blubbery things known as Shmoos. . . . It's been a long time since the funny pages took us on anything like this joyous and smart journey of social discourse. ( The Washington Post )

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Al Capp (1909-1979) created the comic strip Li'l Abner-featuring the exploits of Daisy Mae, Ma and Pa Yokum, Sadie Hawkins, and the Shmoo. The Dogpatch hillbillies struck a chord with Depression-plagued Americans and the strip ran from 1934 until 1977.

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