The Definitive Betty Boop
The Definitive Betty Boop
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Before Marilyn and Madonna, Betty booped and wriggled her way into hearts worldwide with her unique mix of wide-eyed innocence and powerful cartoon sensuality. This collects all of Betty's adventures that appeared in the funny pages of daily newspapers in the 1930s.
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The Definitive Betty Boop by Bud Counihan
Before Marilyn and Madonna, Betty booped and wriggled her way into hearts worldwide with her unique mix of wide-eyed innocence and powerful cartoon sensuality. Betty Boop remains animation's first leading lady and a glamorous international icon. This collects all of Betty's adventures that appeared in the funny pages of daily newspapers in the 1930s.
"This book belongs in any collection of comic strip history" - ICV2
"…our eyes popped like Roger Rabbit" - Heroes Online
"If you’ve only seen the character in modern advertisements, do yourself a favor and enjoy Betty Boop at the height of her original era in a volume that captures all of her cheeky fun" - Broken Frontier
“…the introduction by Brian Walker gives informative insight into the creation of Betty Boop and her multiple formations as a leading animation lady, a comic strip lead, and eventually a popular icon” – Forces of Geek
“…reading through the strips collected here makes you see she was very much ahead of her time.” – Project Fandom
"…our eyes popped like Roger Rabbit" - Heroes Online
"If you’ve only seen the character in modern advertisements, do yourself a favor and enjoy Betty Boop at the height of her original era in a volume that captures all of her cheeky fun" - Broken Frontier
“…the introduction by Brian Walker gives informative insight into the creation of Betty Boop and her multiple formations as a leading animation lady, a comic strip lead, and eventually a popular icon” – Forces of Geek
“…reading through the strips collected here makes you see she was very much ahead of her time.” – Project Fandom
Max Fleischer was an animation pioneer who established Fleischer Studios, credited with bringing the famous cartoon characters Betty Boop and Popeye to the movie screen for the first time in the 1930s. Bud Counihan is a cartoon artist who illustrated Betty Boop and created the newspaper strip Little Napoleon. He also worked with Chic Young on Blondie.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781848567078 |
| ISBN 10 | 1848567073 |
| Title | The Definitive Betty Boop |
| Author | Bud Counihan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Titan Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2015-09-15 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |