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Al capp lil abner fearless fosdick daily april 25, 1957. The ideel of lil abner, detective fearless fosdick was al capp s longrunning parody of chester goulds dick tracy. Hes tough, hes violent, hes not too bright, and thanks to al capp, he bears more than a passing resemblance to chester goulds dick tracy. Inside youll find five of fosdick s greatest cases. Fearless fosdick by al capp lil abner, classic comics, comics. His parodies of popular funniesdick tracy, little orphan annie, steve canyon, etc. Fearless fosdick is a longrunning parody of chester goulds dick tracy. Fearless fosdick, a ruthless parody of chester goulds dick tracy, was one of al capp s many brilliant creations within his comic strip masterpiece lil abner.
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