Mid 30s is what I understood. The last time I read this strip they used to give the publishing date. What happened with Marryin’ Sam? Why did we leaqve that story?
TO THE COMMISSIONEROAK RIDGE ATOMIC RESEARCH PROJECTOAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE.
DEAR SIR:IN THE NEXT STORY OF MY FAMOUS COMIC STRIP, “LI’L ABNER”, READ BY 45,000,000 PEOPLE DAILY, SEVERAL OF THE EARLY SCENES WILL TAKE PLACE AT OAK RIDGE.BEING FAMILIAR WITH MY WORK, YOU REALIZE THAT I SPARE NO PAINS TO MAKE ALL MY BACKGROUNDS AND TECHNICAL DETAILS ABSOLUTELY ACCURATE.WOULD YOU KINDLY GRANT ME PERMISSION TO SKETCH INTERIORS AT OAK RIDGE, TO GIVE MY DRAWINGS THE COMPLETE AUTHENTICITY TO WHICH MY READERS ARE ACCUSTOMED?YOURS TRULY,Al Capp
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DEAR MR. SAPP:NOBODY HERE SEEMS TO BE FAMILIAR WITH YOUR STRIP, “LITTLE AGNES”, BUT WE WILL ACCORD YOU THE SAME PRIVILEGES WE ACCORD ANY MEMBER OF THE PRESS.YOU MAY VISIT CERTAIN SECTIONS OF OAK RIDGE—-UNDER GUARD, OF COURSE, AND MAKE WHATEVER DRAWINGS YOU CHOOSE.HOWEVER, ALL THESE DRAWINGS MUST FIRST BE SUBMITTED TO US, FOR DELETION OF ANY MATERIAL CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL TO SAFEGUARDING THE SECRECY OF THE PROJECT.WE WISH YOU SUCCESS WITH YOUR NEW COMIC STRIP, “LITTLE AMBER”.YOURS TRULY,
TO THE COMMISSIONEROAK RIDGE ATOMIC RESEARCH PROJECTOAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE DEAR SIR: IN THE NEXT STORY OF MY FAMOUS COMIC STRIP “LI’L ABNER”, READ BY 45,000,000 PEOPLE DAILY, SEVERAL FO THE EARLY SCENES WILL TAKE PLACE AT OAK RIDGE.BEING FAMILIAR WITH MY WORK, YOU REALIZE THAT I SPARE NO PAINS TO MAKE ALL MY BACKGROUNDS AND TECHNICAL DETAILS ABSOLUTELY ACCURATE. WOULD YOU KINDLY GRANT ME PERMISSION TO SKETCH INTERIORS AT OAK RIDGE, TO GIVE MY DRAWINGS THE COMPLETE AUTHENTICITY TO WHICH MY READERS ARE ACCOSTOMED.YOURS TRULY,Al Capp
DEAR MR. SAPP:NOBODY HERE SEEMS TO BE FAMILIAR WITH YOUR STRIP, “LITTLE AGNES”, BT WE WILL ACCORD YOU THE SAME PRIVILEGES WE ACCORD ANY MEMBER FO THE PRESS.YOU MAY VISIT CERTAIN SECTIONS OF OAK RIDGE - UNDER GUARD, OF COURSE, AND MAKE WHATEVER DRAWINGS YOU CHOOSE.HOWEVER, ALL THESE DRAWINGS MUST FIRST BE SUBMITTED TO US, FOR DELETION OF ANY MATERIAL CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL TO SAFEGUARDING THE SECRECY OF THE PROJECT.WE WISH YOU SUCCESS WITH YOUR NEW COMIC STRIP, “LITTLE AMBER”.
Yesterday’s strip was dated 1/31. Today’s is 12/11. So at least eleven months have passed since the last strip, yesterday.
The reason for that gap is because not all Lil Abner strips are available. Some are missing.
On my computer, there’s a little magnifying glass on the lower right side of the strip. If you click on it, it will enlarge the strip and you can read the blurry letters. I click on it every time.
Once before, when the previous people (or company) was publishing this strip, I asked them to include the date (including year) of publication. They began doing that, and then the ownership of the strip changed hands. We can ask the new owners to include the date of publication (including year) but it will take several people requesting it to make that happen.
Below this comment box is a navigation menu with the “Contact Us” under the column HELP. Click on that to request the full date – month, day and year – to be printed witht he Li’l Abner strip.
It skipped from January 31, 1935, to December 11, 1947. Be prepared for other large gaps in the future. For instance, it will skip from May 31, 1948 to December 27, 1951, but there will be only three days’ worth, then another skip to January 21, 1952.
rmacprivate over 12 years ago
Any body know what year this was first published?
ruffinready over 12 years ago
Mid 30s is what I understood. The last time I read this strip they used to give the publishing date. What happened with Marryin’ Sam? Why did we leaqve that story?
lee.larson over 12 years ago
Anyone care to translate? I can’t be sure what some of the words say.
kkaty_98 over 12 years ago
If you enlarge the strip, its all readable, and on the bottom of Al Capp’s letter it says, copyright 1947
riverhawk over 12 years ago
I can,t seem to get the words into focus, can anyone help?
richardson_slr over 12 years ago
This appeared in 1947. It’s funny.
TO THE COMMISSIONEROAK RIDGE ATOMIC RESEARCH PROJECTOAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE.
DEAR SIR:IN THE NEXT STORY OF MY FAMOUS COMIC STRIP, “LI’L ABNER”, READ BY 45,000,000 PEOPLE DAILY, SEVERAL OF THE EARLY SCENES WILL TAKE PLACE AT OAK RIDGE.BEING FAMILIAR WITH MY WORK, YOU REALIZE THAT I SPARE NO PAINS TO MAKE ALL MY BACKGROUNDS AND TECHNICAL DETAILS ABSOLUTELY ACCURATE.WOULD YOU KINDLY GRANT ME PERMISSION TO SKETCH INTERIORS AT OAK RIDGE, TO GIVE MY DRAWINGS THE COMPLETE AUTHENTICITY TO WHICH MY READERS ARE ACCUSTOMED?YOURS TRULY,Al Capp
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DEAR MR. SAPP:NOBODY HERE SEEMS TO BE FAMILIAR WITH YOUR STRIP, “LITTLE AGNES”, BUT WE WILL ACCORD YOU THE SAME PRIVILEGES WE ACCORD ANY MEMBER OF THE PRESS.YOU MAY VISIT CERTAIN SECTIONS OF OAK RIDGE—-UNDER GUARD, OF COURSE, AND MAKE WHATEVER DRAWINGS YOU CHOOSE.HOWEVER, ALL THESE DRAWINGS MUST FIRST BE SUBMITTED TO US, FOR DELETION OF ANY MATERIAL CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL TO SAFEGUARDING THE SECRECY OF THE PROJECT.WE WISH YOU SUCCESS WITH YOUR NEW COMIC STRIP, “LITTLE AMBER”.YOURS TRULY,
COMMISSIONER
ldyhwkd over 12 years ago
TO THE COMMISSIONEROAK RIDGE ATOMIC RESEARCH PROJECTOAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE DEAR SIR: IN THE NEXT STORY OF MY FAMOUS COMIC STRIP “LI’L ABNER”, READ BY 45,000,000 PEOPLE DAILY, SEVERAL FO THE EARLY SCENES WILL TAKE PLACE AT OAK RIDGE.BEING FAMILIAR WITH MY WORK, YOU REALIZE THAT I SPARE NO PAINS TO MAKE ALL MY BACKGROUNDS AND TECHNICAL DETAILS ABSOLUTELY ACCURATE. WOULD YOU KINDLY GRANT ME PERMISSION TO SKETCH INTERIORS AT OAK RIDGE, TO GIVE MY DRAWINGS THE COMPLETE AUTHENTICITY TO WHICH MY READERS ARE ACCOSTOMED.YOURS TRULY,Al Capp
DEAR MR. SAPP:NOBODY HERE SEEMS TO BE FAMILIAR WITH YOUR STRIP, “LITTLE AGNES”, BT WE WILL ACCORD YOU THE SAME PRIVILEGES WE ACCORD ANY MEMBER FO THE PRESS.YOU MAY VISIT CERTAIN SECTIONS OF OAK RIDGE - UNDER GUARD, OF COURSE, AND MAKE WHATEVER DRAWINGS YOU CHOOSE.HOWEVER, ALL THESE DRAWINGS MUST FIRST BE SUBMITTED TO US, FOR DELETION OF ANY MATERIAL CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL TO SAFEGUARDING THE SECRECY OF THE PROJECT.WE WISH YOU SUCCESS WITH YOUR NEW COMIC STRIP, “LITTLE AMBER”.
YOURS TRULY,(signature)COMMISSIONER
jlbrown7 over 12 years ago
Yesterday’s strip was dated 1/31. Today’s is 12/11. So at least eleven months have passed since the last strip, yesterday.
The reason for that gap is because not all Lil Abner strips are available. Some are missing.
On my computer, there’s a little magnifying glass on the lower right side of the strip. If you click on it, it will enlarge the strip and you can read the blurry letters. I click on it every time.
Once before, when the previous people (or company) was publishing this strip, I asked them to include the date (including year) of publication. They began doing that, and then the ownership of the strip changed hands. We can ask the new owners to include the date of publication (including year) but it will take several people requesting it to make that happen.
Jerry
jlbrown7 over 12 years ago
Below this comment box is a navigation menu with the “Contact Us” under the column HELP. Click on that to request the full date – month, day and year – to be printed witht he Li’l Abner strip.
tuslog64 over 12 years ago
As predicted – a jump
tuslog64 over 12 years ago
Of course predictions are easy when the same thing happens over and over.
jmcx4 over 12 years ago
I live close to Oak Ridge. I’ll check it out.
riverhawk over 12 years ago
Thankyou dear friends. That was hilarious .
reader1k about 12 years ago
It skipped from January 31, 1935, to December 11, 1947. Be prepared for other large gaps in the future. For instance, it will skip from May 31, 1948 to December 27, 1951, but there will be only three days’ worth, then another skip to January 21, 1952.