My father had some Li'l Abner books when I was little, so when I found that you can read the strip online on a day by day basis I started following it. Unfortunately much of the humor is dated. I can follow most of it, but I'm pretty sure the face in the last panel of this strip is supposed to be someone who is easily recognizable, but only if it happens to be 1955.
Any ideas who it is?
Posted by AvidReader (Member # 6007) on :
I'd guess it's the guy who lost the election. No idea who specifically. Heck, I'm not sure who was President in '55.
Posted by maui babe (Member # 1894) on :
Adlai Stevenson ran against Eisenhower in both 1952 and 1956... I guess it sort of looks like him. If the cartoon character didn't have the hat it would help.
Posted by Architraz Warden (Member # 4285) on :
The election was in '52... that'd be a long time to hang around as a readily memorable face.
Posted by kmbboots (Member # 8576) on :
But in 1955, he would have been getting ready to run again and he was a pretty significant political figure even when he wasn't running. I think maui babe is right - and the hairline would have been a help!
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
I recognized him immediately as Adlai - probably more from the context than the picture.
Posted by JonHecht (Member # 9712) on :
What year were you born?
Posted by Glenn Arnold (Member # 3192) on :
I think you got it right Maui Babe. Here's a picture that more closely matches the facial expression in the comic.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
quote:What year were you born?
1970.
Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :
Started reading it on-line a year or so ago when I vaguely recognized the artist's style. Took a while to figure out exactly who though.
Posted by Glenn Arnold (Member # 3192) on :
Yeah, I knew Frank Frazetta drew it during that time period.