Elliot Caplin

Elliot Caplin

Elliott Caplin (Dec 25, 1913-February 20, 2000 in Stockbridge, Massachusetts) was a comic strip writer best known for the soap opera strip "The Heart of Juliet Jones" (1953-2000), co-created with artist Stan Drake. He also co-created the strips "Peter Scratch" and "Big Ben Bolt" and served as writer for strips created by others, including "Abbie and Slats", "Long Sam", and "Little Orphan Annie". He was the younger brother of Al Capp, the creator of the strip "Li'l Abner".


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