Bettie Page, the first "bad girl" of photos and film, and undisputed queen of 1950s glamour art, has been a pop-culture icon since her early appearances in the pages of Flirt magazine in 1951. Over the decades, her image has been immortalized by photographers such as Bunny Yeager and by such master illustrators as Dave Stevens and Jim Silke. In March, Bettie will venture into new territory in Bettie Page Comics #1, her own one-shot comic book from Dark Horse Comics.

"Bettie's adventures are set in several different comics genres," said Dark Horse editor Jamie S. Rich. "We've got her driving off a Martian invasion, making `B' movies in fifties Hollywood, and there's even a Sheena-type jungle adventure."

Bettie Page authority Dave Stevens has assembled an illustrious cadre of writers and artists to produce Bettie Page Comics. In addition to Dave Stevens himself, the creative line up includes such luminaries as Jeff Gelb, Bret Blevins, Tony Meers, Russ Heath, Eric Stanton, and Jaime Hernandez. Stevens was first catapulted to worldwide recognition by his 1930s pulp-flavored graphic novel The Rocketeer and the film it inspired. In Stevens' The Rocketeer, Bettie Page was the visual template for Rocketeer Cliff Secord's girlfriend, Betty.

Dave Stevens has not only written one of the three stories in Bettie Page Comics #1, but he has also contributed the book's cover. "That cover is actually the very first Bettie illustration I ever did, back in the early 1980s," Stevens said. Bettie Page Comics also contains a new Bettie centerfold insert by Dave Stevens (attached).

Jaime Hernandez, best known for his sensual and sensitive portrayals of women in Love & Rockets, has contributed a brand-new Bettie Page pinup. Bettie Page Comics #1 will ship arrive in comics shops on March 5, 1996.