Capp peopled his comic strip with an assortment of memorable characters, including Marryin' Sam, Hairless Joe, Lonesome Polecat, Evil-Eye Fleegle, General Bullmoose, Lena the Hyena, Senator Jack S. Phogbound (Capp's caricature of the anti-New Deal Dixiecrats), the (shudder!) Scraggs, Available Jones, Nightmare Alice, Earthquake McGoon, and a host of others. Especially notable, certainly from a G.I. point of view, are the beautiful, full-figured women such as Daisy Mae, Wolf Gal, Stupefyin' Jones, and Moonbeam McSwine (a caricature of his wife Catherine, aside from the dirt), all of whom found their way onto the painted noses of bomber planes during World War II and the Korean War. Perhaps Capp's most popular creations were the Shmoos, creatures whose incredible usefulness and generous nature made them a threat to civilization as we know it.
capp peopled his comic strip with an assortment of memorable characters including marryin' sam hairless joe lonesome polecat evil-eye fleegle general bullmoose lena the hyena senator jack s phogbound (capp's caricature of the anti-new deal dixiecrats) the (shudder) scraggs available jones nightmare alice earthquake mcgoon and a host of others especially notable certainly from a gi point of view are the beautiful full-figured women such as daisy mae wolf gal stupefyin' jones and moonbeam mcswine (a caricature of his wife catherine aside from the dirt) all of whom found their way onto the painted noses of bomber planes during world war ii and the korean war perhaps capp's most popular creations were the shmoos creatures whose incredible usefulness and generous nature made them a threat to civilization as we know it