Al Capp's Shmoo Volume 2: The Complete Newspaper Strips

First appearing in "Al Capp's Li'l Abner" comic strip in August 1948, the oddly shaped (and happily edible) Shmoo creature became an overnight phenomenon, spawning an unprecedented merchandising frenzy in the late 40s and 50s.

As part of the "Dark Horse Archives" series, all Shmoo newspaper strip appearances and storylines are being collected for the first time ever in a deluxe, oversized hardcover.

In addition to every weekly and Sunday Shmoo newspaper appearance from 1948 to 1976, this collection also features rare Al Capp photographs and Shmoo illustrations from its marketing heyday.

It also has a brand-new wrap around cover by renowned illustrator Pete Poplaski, as well as an introduction and story annotations by certified Shmoo-ologist Denis Kitchen.