a
character in the
American comic strip Li'l Abner, drawn by cartoonist Al Capp (1909-1979). The strip ran from 1934 to 1977 and made fun of modern society and
politics, centering around a country
boy named
Li'l Abner Yokum and his family in the rustic town of Dogpatch, USA. Joe Btfsplk was the
world's worst jinx (a person or thing that seems to bring bad
luck) and was portrayed with a small black cloud hanging over him. Wherever he went, trouble and misfortune followed.