In 1930, Betty Boop began branching out from animated cartoons to other media...sorta!
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From Photoplay, April 1932
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As you can see from this clip, Helen never actually played Betty, who was based on her appearance and performances...which were apparently based on those of an earlier Black child performer, Baby Esther!
When King Features Syndicate's negotiations with Betty Boop's owner, Fleischer Studios for a newspaper strip stalled, Helen's agent suggested doing a strip about the "Boop-Boop-a-Doop Girl: Helen Kane"!Here's the (almost) complete 11-week run...
We take a pause in our presentation because the strip published on October 31 contains racial stereotypes common to the media of the era.
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Now, back to our presentation...
This was the final Boop-Boop-a-Doop strip since King Features and Fleischer Brothers came to terms and work on a licensed Betty Boop strip was now under way!
You'll aee that strip on November 20!
But next week...
...A long-lost one-shot comic by three famous comic pros who are also among Betty's greatest fans!
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