Dave Stevens' Betty from The Rocketeer
Artist: Dave Stevens (All)
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DescriptionI chose from literally dozen of Stevens examples, covers, splashes, panels before this one crossed my view. This one jumped out at me and screamed "take me home" there's no way I could resist. One of the best examples of how your "gut" can guide you well in this hobby once you learn to listen to it.Social/Sharing |
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E DLS 
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 5/31/2006
Simply defies description! To be able to hold this in your hands and study this phenomenal linework up close is truly an experience any collector or art fan would envy! I take my hat off to you sir!
TOM SMITH 30 year veteran professional COLORIST !
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 5/31/2006
Nobody draws Betty like Dave ! Hummba hummba!
Joseph Melchior
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 5/31/2006
Phenomenal. One of THE best images of Betty I've ever seen.
Ray Cuthbert
Member Since 2003
1 - Posted on 5/31/2006
Absolutely fabulous -- probably one of the top two or three Rocketeer panel pages. Remember me, shold the day ever come...!
Chris C
Member Since 2004
Posted on 5/31/2006
You'll know the day.....I will be in the Obits....and you will know where it will be... bring a shovel ;-)
E DLS
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 6/1/2006
Forget the shovel, I'm renting a BULLDOZER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Joel Thingvall GALLERY OF WONDER WOMAN ART
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 6/1/2006
Not only the big figure, but the shot of her rear...eh, back...is equally enticing! -- Joel Thingvall, www.wonderthing.com
Bobby Simpson
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 6/1/2006
It's not a Bulldozer you'll need but a Backhoe or Excavator, that way you'll be fast enough to be done before the cops arrive ! Who says you can't take it with you ! Just to annoy someone else who wanted what you got. BTW Fantastic aquisition Way to Go !
Brian Monroe
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 6/1/2006
this is one of the most impressive pages i've ever seen on this site!!
J L
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 6/1/2006
Chris---this page also brings a smile of appreciation when i see it. Congrats!
Kevin Shuley
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 6/1/2006
I really don't think an artist has ever drawn women so life like the way Dave Stevens can,not even Adam Hughes.
Chris McCall
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 6/2/2006
Un-believable. Proving that there's more to drawing beautiful women than cheesecake. Congratulations!
Michael Negin
Member Since 2003
1 - Posted on 6/2/2006
I remember when I first saw this page in print....I made an audible gasp when I turned the page! When I clicked on the link and saw the page in your gallery I made the same exact sound....after more than 20 some odd years that image still gets the same reaction out of me!! This is probably the best Betty page ever! You are a lucky man!!!
Chris C
Member Since 2004
Posted on 6/13/2006
And thank God for that temporary insanity Tom, thank God. ;-)
Chris C
Member Since 2004
Posted on 6/13/2006
And thank God for that temporary insanity Tom, thank God. ;-)
Chris C
Member Since 2004
Posted on 6/13/2006
Obviously, 2 of my multiple personalities agree on this point.
Craig Rogers
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 8/1/2006
That's beautiful! So sexy! (This is coming from a gay guy!) What a wonderful page. Rare to see inking that nice any more.
John Painz
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 1/31/2007
That is simply a gorgeous page. Thanks for sharing it!
* From The Land Beyond
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 6/20/2007
Thank you Dave Stevens for helping bring Betty back from obscurity!
mark ou
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 9/19/2007
This is the greatest Rocketeer page of all time, and it doesn't even feature him in costume! Ha ha! Possibly my fave Stevens art ever as well... thanks for sharing!
Max C
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 5/21/2008
Well, it seems i'm not the first to leave a comment ... i'm absolutely speechless, this is my favourite page from Rocketeer, respect !
Martin Newman
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 7/15/2008
HOT. HOT, HOT.... and the page is beautiful also
Ken Fries
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 9/30/2008
Tremendously beautiful page, that works well as a whole, but obviously is pretty much only looked at for one part...amazing linework, one can only imagine how long Stevens labored over this. Idly thumbing thru your gallery, probably seen this here many times before, but nice to ogle again!
Christophe Médard
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 5/22/2009
Marvellous, unmatched piece !! Agreed : this is to die for !
frank x townsondecker
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 6/3/2009
WOW! this is just amazing.... one of the best pages on this site!
Royd Burgoyne
Member Since 2003
1 - Posted on 9/30/2009
Simply stunning vision of Betty by the incomparable Dave Stevens! Brings back great memories of one of my all-time fave books :)
William Pardlow
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 11/6/2009
This was twenty years ago, Wow I'm getting along in my years. I do remember this issue coming out and waiting for the next one. Took awhile. Cliff Secord's one lucky fella, even if he is fiction.
Kirk Dilbeck (3-Wishes and Patron-of-art)
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 1/15/2010
A truly amazing page. I have never been a 'Betty' fan but I am a fan of this piece of art!
Joseph Serpico
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 1/22/2010
Your a OA owner in a hanging out in a rarified atmosphere, with this piece, as if you needed me to tell you that. Simply stunning.
Black Adler
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 3/19/2010
I was so proud of myself... I had resisted for so long to post a comment... and even longer to come back and simply stare at that fantastic piece.... But that's it, the weakness is all over me, cannot think, cannot move, have to look at Betty... Forever and ever.
The Comic Coffin™
Member Since 2007
1 - Posted on 5/7/2010
My jaw just landed on my desk... what it would be like to own this one. Congrats!
Michael Mikulovsky
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 6/21/2010
HOLY MOLEY! Dave Stevens sure drew goregous woman! Man I envied his ability & the models he got to meet & draw! YUMMY! Thanks for sharing this gem!
Ema niak
Member Since 2007
1 - Posted on 12/15/2010
HI Chris! This is really HUGE HUGE HUGE HUGE HUGE HUGE HUGE HUGE HUGE HUGE HUGE (someone stop me!) HUGE HUGE HUGE HUGE HUGE HUGE HUGE HUGE HUGE HUGE HUGE...
Ross T. L.
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 12/16/2010
I can't believe I never left a comment here, I've only visited this piece maybe 2 or 3...HUNDRED times since you first posted it! ;) For some reason I thought I had. One of the most amazing pages on this entire site.
Don Raskin
Member Since 2010
1 - Posted on 1/3/2011
Dave Stevens mastery. The Rocketeer goodness. Betty Page stunningness. Beautiful.. just beautiful.
Alex Johnson
Member Since 2006
Forum Moderator
1 - Posted on 7/5/2011
One of the very best pages in a book full of great work. Congratulations.
Conny Valentina
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 7/18/2011
How did I miss commenting on this! What everyone else said times 100. Jealousy knows absolutely no bounds with this piece. Iconic. Truly iconic.
The Comic Coffin™
Member Since 2007
1 - Posted on 8/5/2012
Chris you have an amazing collection. Can't stop coming back to this one.
Larry Wilson
Member Since 2012
Forum Moderator
1 - Posted on 9/29/2012
This comic series was a revelation when it came out. IS there nothing like it anymore? What a classic.
Paolo Recano
Member Since 2007
1 - Posted on 10/31/2012
A masterpiece. Stevens is one of the best artists in comic art.
Davide G.
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 2/18/2013
Impossible not to pay tribute to this wonder: simply put, it's Stevens at his best. Thanks for sharing!
Mj Smit
Member Since 2012
1 - Posted on 3/28/2013
A page just to fall in love with! Congratulations!
Suat Tong Ng
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 8/31/2013
Definitely one of the top 5 things in your huge collection.
Michael Kenyon
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 12/3/2016
Exotic page by one of the truly gifted artists ever.How blessed were these hands to create artwork like this?
Brian Mulcahy
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 7/11/2019
Just about my favorite rendtion of Bettie by Dave.
Peter Sullivan
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 5/21/2020
Fantastic but are you sure it was just your gut guiding you? A full Betty figure? You lucky dog.
Lars Teglbjaerg
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 7/12/2020
The artwork is described as "colored pencils" and "animation", but I guess that most people ignored the fine print and who can blame them?
Chris C
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 7/12/2020
Lars Teglbjaerg wrote:
The artwork is described as "colored pencils" and "animation", but I guess that most people ignored the fine print and who can blame them?
LOL! Thanks for pointing that out. This piece has been posted for so long that it was up before the "media type" and "art type" were options as part of the description. "colored pencils" and "animation" are the first options in each of those drop down menus so when the site updated to add those fields it must have defaulted to the first choice in each. Now I have to go check all my other stuff posted in 2004-2005-2006 etc to see what else has the wrong designations.
Marc Pecorella
Member Since 2007
1 - Posted on 8/13/2020
Being a lover and big collector of good girl art myself, your page is GREAT girl art! Congrats!
Jeffrey Wedding
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 10/31/2021
I just logged into CAF for the evening as the wife and I have elected to dodge trick-or-treaters this year, and this popped up in the featured piece window. I haven't come across it before in my CAF scrollings, but what a feature it is. And clearly with the chain of comments reaching back through the years others agree. Fantastic page!
Lee Harmon
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 2/18/2022
This is one of my favorite and most memorable comic pages of all-time.
So glad to see she found a proper home and that you would share this beauty with us all. Thanks so much for posting!
Chris C
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 7/29/2022
wrote:
Freud would have a field day with your description. ' This one jumped out at me and screamed "take me home" there's no way I could resist. One of the best examples of how your "gut" can guide you well in this hobby once you learn to listen to it. ' I can hear it now, "are you sure it vas your gut?
Back into therapy I go. At least I have something new to talk about.
Kin Wong
Member Since 2007
1 - Posted on 2/3/2023
Absolutely beautiful Dave Stevens page- the highlight is the well-rendered Betty figure that takes up much of the page, but the storytelling in the panels is great as well, especially with the last two panels. Huge congrats!
Malcolm Bourne
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 7/29/2023
Still one of the very best pages on the whole of CAF!
ilia georgiev
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 7/29/2023
One incredible Betty Page. The Rocketeer was an incredible series, achievement, and tribute. Your heart did guide you to choose right. Congrats.
Glynn Crain
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 7/29/2023
Such an iconic comic page from the great Dave Stevens, amazing!
David Jaromnak
Member Since 2023
1 - Posted on 7/29/2023
Wow I can see how Dave Stevens was inspired by the Beautiful Bettie Page. She was before my time, but a timeless dark haired beauty. So sad her later years were not the greatest and suffered with her mental health. She reminds me of Marilyn Monroe. Congratulations on adding to your collection!
Patrick R
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 7/29/2023
That is a showstopper of an example, congrats Chris
Dan Lawlis
Member Since 2021
1 - Posted on 7/29/2023
This beauty came out just a few years before I started my comic career! Comic art used to be this great before the dark times, before the 90’s.
Bill J
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 7/30/2023
Gorgeous! What a stunning full-figure Betty on this beautiful Rocketeer page. DAve Stevens had an uncanny knack for taking an ordinary panel page and making it extraordinary! He certainlly put this one out of the park! Congrats!
Chris C
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 7/30/2023
Al Gordon wrote:
Gorgeous! I'd love to see it in higher Def.
That's a good idea, I should post a nicer scan. This one was originally posted back in the days of CAF before they had the zoom-in feature for larger scans.
Al Gordon
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 7/30/2023
Chris C wrote:
That's a good idea, I should post a nicer scan. This one was originally posted back in the days of CAF before they had the zoom-in feature for larger scans.
Dave's Brushwork is so beautiful. It'd ne nice tp see it up-close. His women are Goddesses.
We sat across from each other for 20 or more years at Comiccon. We even had a Special, Invitation Only, "Don Heck is one of Jack Kirby's Best Inkers Club." We were the only members. Dave made a cool little ID Card for me to approve, and then he passed before he could Ink and Letter it. I miss him a lot.
Steven Dilworth
Member Since 2012
3 - Posted on 12/23/2023
Al Gordon wrote:
Dave's Brushwork is so beautiful. It'd ne nice tp see it up-close. His women are Goddesses.
We sat across from each other for 20 or more years at Comiccon. We even had a Special, Invitation Only, "Don Heck is one of Jack Kirby's Best Inkers Club." We were the only members. Dave made a cool little ID Card for me to approve, and then he passed before he could Ink and Letter it. I miss him a lot.
The whole right side of the page is where the action is, and yet it is superfluous. She is simply stunning.
Mr. Gordon, that is both a wonderful and sad story. You're blessed to have known each other.
Phill R
Member Since 2010
1 - Posted on 9/27/2023
I've admired this long enough and just realized I never left a comment! One of the single most breathtaking pieces on all of CAF, bar none!!
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