Al Capp in the Media

As you may know, Al Capp was probably the most famous cartoonist in his day. He had articles written up about him in many major magazines, from Life to Playboy to TV Guide. A few years back, I reproduced one of the Life articles that Capp himself wrote. Today, I thought I'd run a few other pieces, including the one in which he appeared on the cover of Time, perhaps his most famous magazine cameo.

First, Newsweek from November 1947... Next, Time from November 1950... Then we have the March/April 1954 issue of Se, the Swedish version of Look...
And finally, The Freelancer #3 from, I think, 1957... Note that in that time, there's almost no criticism or change in how he was viewed. It really wasn't until the mid-to-late 1960s where he wasn't perpetually lauded by the public. But before that, as shown in these pieces, he was a dearly beloved figured.

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