Friday, 20 April 2012

DC DOES THE STARS



DC Comics had a trend of creating comic books based on current Movie and TV stars like Jerry Lewis, Bob Hope and Phil Silvers. The stories themselves were fluff however the art was true to the DC house style of the time. They make for an interesting glimpse into a Comic book sub-genre.





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1 comment:

  1. ernest21 April 2012 at 23:17

    Have to admit that I've never seen any of those comics.

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having said that;

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