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Li’l Abner by Al Capp (1909–1979) satirized American life from the vantage point of the hillbilly community of Dogpatch. Acclaimed by the intelligentsia when he targeted conservatives, Capp lampooned liberalism in the 1960s and lost their favor. When Capp complimented Feiffer’s artistry in a Playboy interview, Feiffer responded that in light of Capp’s other opinions, “I must be considerably poorer as an artist than even I had dreamed.” Capp took umbrage at Feiffer’s comment, prompting this exchange of letters. Feiffer’s response was in the tone of Li’l Abner.