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New Betty Boop Comic Book Now Available!

10/4/2016

We are absolutely thrilled to report that Dynamite Entertainment's gorgeous, and highly anticipated, new comic book series - starring our own Betty Boop - is now available!

Betty Boop, animation's original leading lady, returns to the printed page for the first time in 30 years thanks to the talent and artistry of award-winning writer Roger Langridge (The Muppets) and artist Gisèle Lagacé (Archie). The series features all new adventures with a retro-flare that harkens back to the original Fleischer films and includes Betty's well known pals Koko the Clown and Bimbo.

Betty Boop #1, the first comic book, is available with four totally different covers that you can chose from. Each cover features the work of an all-star cast of creative Betty admirers including the legendary Howard Chaykin (American Flagg!), Roger Langridge doing double-duty as an illustrator and series interior artist Gisèle Lagacé, as well as a special Max Fleischer character sheet. Special edition variations will also be available, including a "Coloring Book Cover" by J. Bone (Super Friends), a cover printed on thick paper so fans of all ages can embellish her appearance and a Blank Authentix Edition that fans and comic professionals can illustrate.

"To be able to tell new stories based on Max Fleischer's original cartoon superstar is another great achievement for all of us here at Dynamite," says Dynamite CEO and Publisher, Nick Barrucci. "Betty Boop is one of the most recognizable faces in the history of animation, a timeless American cultural icon. This new series will delight comics fans young, old, and everywhere in-between!"

You can purchase the first comic book in the series now at Dynamite Comics, where you can also find out more about release dates for the rest of the series.

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Celebrate Spring with Fleischer Studios: The Dog Days!

4/14/2015

Max Fleischer’s great granddog Angel, with her family Mark and Susan Fleischer. Mark (Max's grandson) is Head of Fleischer Studios.

Spring is finally here and we hope you'll join us in celebrating this long-awaited season with The Dog Days, an exciting new exhibit in our virtual Museum inspired by our love of man’s best friend!

From the nameless dog who spoke the first- ever synchronized words in animation history; to Betty Boop’s “boyfriend” Bimbo; to the real life Bimbo (the Fleischer family dog); and Angel (left) currently bringing her own special brand of canine love and affection to Max’s grandson Mark Fleischer, now Head of Fleischer Studios, and his wife Susan, dogs have always been an important part of the Fleischer Studios family.

Don't miss this fun and fascinating new exhibit featuring one of the earliest extant examples of Max Fleischer's animation plus amazing, never-seen-before footage from Fleischer family home movies (featuring Max himself and their real life dog Bimbo!), and the story of the real-life puppy who just recently joined the ranks of Fleischer dogs! It's all here.

Watch "Is My Palm Red" now in our Theater

2/27/2015

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With Bimbo playing a fortune-teller (and KoKo the Clown as his assistant), this 1933 cartoon is all about Betty seeing into her past -- and her future.

Rife with sexual innuendo and classic Fleischer gags, Is My Palm Red also features a very naked Baby Betty Boop, an island inhabited by lustful ghosts and even a licentious ocean wave that can’t resist giving Betty a love-pat.

Click here to watch Is My Palm Read and find out what Betty Boop does in this cartoon... that she does none other!

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New Betty Boop Comic Book Now Available!

Celebrate Spring with Fleischer Studios: The Dog Days!

Watch "Is My Palm Red" now in our Theater

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