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Dave Stevens' Betty from The Rocketeer

Location: Stevens, Dave
Artist: Dave Stevens (All)

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Location: Stevens, Dave
Title: Dave Stevens' Betty from The Rocketeer*
Artist:  Dave Stevens (All)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Interior Page
For Sale Status: NFS - She's my Favorite. ;-)
Views: 29933
Likes on CAF: 88
Favorited on CAF: 36
Comments: 96
Added to Site: 5/31/2006

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I 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.

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Member Since: April 2004
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E DLS Member Since 2005
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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!
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.
John Bamber Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 5/31/2006

Superb.
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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.
Ivica RONTIC Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 6/2/2006

Dave Stevens IS God!!!!
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!!!
Tom Neal Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 6/13/2006

Only a Madman would let this go...!!!
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!
- Artemaria Member Since 2007
1    
Posted On 7/10/2007

Unbelievable!
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!
Mike W Member Since 2007
1    
Posted On 10/8/2007

Stunning!!!
Spirou SPIROU Member Since 2007
1    
Posted On 10/21/2007

Réellement désirable...
Lars Teglbjaerg Member Since 2005
1    
Posted On 1/18/2008

Gulp!!
Gianluca Bellisario Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 1/30/2008

ooooooh!
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!
Arts Jluc Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 5/11/2009

Congrats......beautiful.
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!
J P Member Since 2007
1    
Posted On 6/12/2009

wow, awesome piece of comic art
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.
Daniel Storm Member Since 2008
1    
Posted On 1/7/2010

Lucky SOB ;)
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.
Romain Verlier Member Since 2009
1    
Posted On 3/30/2010

A masterpiece !!!!! WOW !!!!!
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.
Raymond Bryan Member Since 2011
1    
Posted On 3/24/2011

This is what dreams are made of....
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.
Brian  Tidwell Member Since 2003
1    
Posted On 1/8/2013

Oh... my!
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.
Doug Hazlewood Member Since 2009
1    
Posted On 9/7/2013

Wowzers!
Alex B Member Since 2008
1    
Posted On 11/10/2013

Congrats for this breathtaking grail !
Len G Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 1/25/2014

as good as it gets. wow.
William B. Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 12/5/2014

gorgeous!
Maicol Senzacqua Member Since 2015
1    
Posted On 10/23/2016

incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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?
Arie S Member Since 2008
1    
Posted On 5/16/2017

Beautiful pick-up! I'm so envious. Congrats!
Rick W Member Since 2017
1    
Posted On 1/29/2018

Hot damn!
Bill J Member Since 2009
1    
Posted On 8/20/2018

YOWZA!!! THAT'S ONE HECKUVA PAGE!!

Brian Mulcahy Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 7/11/2019

Just about my favorite rendtion of Bettie by Dave.

Raven Pirate Member Since 2013
1    
Posted On 12/13/2019

Fantastic

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!

My Imaginary Friends Member Since 2008
1    
Posted On 4/17/2022

Pero qué linda está la niña!

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. 

CJ Design Member Since 2018
1    
Posted On 1/17/2023

Simply stunning'

Kin W 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!

planet   original art Member Since 2012
1    
Posted On 7/29/2023

That is a fantastic art

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. 

Tom Coker Member Since 2005
1    
Posted On 7/29/2023

Dave's Betty!! Such a beauty!

Glynn Crain Member Since 2011
1    
Posted On 7/29/2023

Such an iconic comic page from the great Dave Stevens, amazing!

John B Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 7/29/2023

Eh, it's ok, I guess. :)

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!

Al Gordon Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 7/30/2023

Gorgeous!  I'd love to see it in higher Def.

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!!

John Stuart Member Since 2005
1    
Posted On 2/26/2024

Stunning! About as good as it gets.

1    
Posted On 6/9/2026

beautiful piece,

Paperchaser 1968 Member Since 2005
1    
Posted On 6/10/2026

....now that is something!!

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