Q. When was Sadie Hawkins Day first celebrated in the Li'l Abner strip? Is there a specific date when a Sadie Hawkins Day dance or event should be held?
A. Sadie Hawkins Day first appeared in Al Capp's Li'l Abner comic strip on November 16, 1937. In each year following, the annual event appeared on different days in the month of November. Al Capp never meant that it should be held on a specific date, just sometime in November.

Q. What did Li'l Abner do for a living?
A. He was a professional mattress tester.

Q. Where is the amusement park called Dogpatch, U.S.A.?
A. Dogpatch, U.S.A closed in the mid 1990s. It was located on Route 7 between Harrison and Jasper, Arkansas.

Q. Can I use images from your web site on my own web site?
A. Capp Enterprises, Inc. may grant the licensing of images for commercial or non-commercial use. If you seek permission or wish to obtain a license for commercial or non-commercial use of any specific images in our archives, please write to us at Capp Enterprises, Inc. c/o Stout Thomas & Johnson, 477 Madison Avenue, 15th Floor, New York, New York 10022.

Q. How long did the strip run?
A. Al Capp created the Li'l Abner strip in 1934. He continued to write the strip until 1977 when it was discontinued. The daily strips are currently being reprinted in various local town newspapers across the country as well as over the Internet.

Q. Did Al Capp have a physical disability?
A. Al Capp lost his leg in a trolley accident at the age of 9. Capp made no secret of his one-leggedness. He wrote about it and in 1946 created a pamphlet for the Red Cross to distribute to amputee veterans of World War II.

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