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Volatile, contentious, cynical, sarcastic, contradictory, iconoclastic, misanthropic, curmudgeonly, controversial, and sardonically funny.

According to Capp ’ s longtime friend Milton Caniff, Capp was “ charming ” when he chose to be, but he added, “ He could be very difficult if he didn ’ t like you .” Frank Frazetta described Capp as " exasperating, infuriating, domineering, obnoxious, loud, lots of fun, acidic and lovable.

" Frazetta's freewheeling description typifies the many conflicting firsthand accounts of Capp's complex personality.

" He could be a real s. o. b. sometimes.

Other times he was a lot of fun to be around.

He was a brilliant guy — but a little screwed up ," Frazetta has said ( from The Comic Art of Frank Frazetta, 2008 ).

Capp's persona has long since eclipsed his work, complicating critical analysis and objective assessment of Li ' l Abner to this day.