Moola & Ooh-la-la!
Li’l Abner’s creator, Al Capp, on why he chose a career in cartooning: “I heard Bud (Mutt and Jeff) Fisher got $3,000 a week and was constantly marrying French countesses!”

— C. Yoe (in the funny papers)
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Saturday, April 12, 2026
Moola & Ooh-la-la!Li’l Abner’s creator, Al Capp, on why he chose a career in cartooning: “I heard Bud (Mutt and Jeff) Fisher got $3,000 a week and was constantly marrying French countesses!” ![]() — C. Yoe (in the funny papers) View the entire blogOne Response to “Moola & Ooh-la-la!”I.T.C.H is looking forward to your thoughts. Please, no flame. Thanks! |
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I had always assumed that comic strip artists acted purely from the highest artistic motives. I’m heartbroken, but I’m sure this one bad apple did not spread his corrupt motives among the many icons of pure estheticism who have always dominated this field.
Still, it gives one pause.