Dave Stevens, creator of the "ROCKETEER" and pin-up artist extrodinaire.
One of those ladies he loved to draw and inso doing helped propel her to new heights of popularity, to a whole new generation of adoring fans..was Bettie Page.
Dave was an incredible artist. He was 52.
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Bettie Page
April 22, 1923 – December 11, 2008
One of the most visually stunning women I think I have ever seen. Losing her really does feel like losing a part of comic history. In large part due to the work of Dave Stevens, But she really is a unique person.
There are few people who can really captivate an audience. And she does it with such ease.
Not just because the pictures are sexy..there are lots of sexy women in the world. But she does it in a way that others cant..I guess its in part because in those pictures, there isn't (as much) of the slutty thing going on as more of a 'good girl innocence' to them.
Again..not a new idea....But no one did it like Betty Page. Maybe because when she did it, it wasn't contrived, but instead quite real.
No one has drawn in and BEEN drawn by more artists than this lady.
She is....the original.
