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A super-sexy Marilyn Monroe leads off Volume 2 - drawn as only Frank Frazetta could draw her! Monroe appears in all 12 panels of the first 1956 Sunday, setting the pace for the next two sizzling years. Highlights for Volume 2 include: Al Capp's legendary parody of busybody Mary Worm led Mary Worth creator Allan Saunders to reciprocate, casting Capp as a drunken and loutish cartoonist in his strip. The ruckus made a national scene, including Time magazine. Others skewered are gay pianist Liberace, bald actor Yul Brynner, voluptuous actress Jayne Mansfield, and actress-turned-princess Grace Kelly marrying the Prince of Monte Carload. Regular cast members with plot time include Evil Eye Fleeglem, Hairlessd Joe and Lonesome Polecat, Moonbeam McSwine, and uber-capitalist General Bullmoose. Contains an introduction and extensive annotations by Li'l Abner expert Denis Kitchen.