Wednesday, May 12, 2004
… and you thought the real story was inside!
WAKE UP LAURA! HE'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU!
The Dick Van Dyke Show Comic Book—Issue #9 cover blurb
Which had nothign to do with the stories in the comics …
LAURA COMES TO HER SENSES AND LEAVES THIS MAN [picture of Dick Van Dyke] FOR A GUY WHO ART DIRECTS COMIC BOOK COVERS.
The Dick Van Dyke Show Comic Book—Issue #10 cover blurb
… but everything to do with a story happening in the background …
GOOD RIDDANCE! ROB IS SPIRITED OFF TO THE PLANET TWYLO AND NEVER COMES BACK!
The Dick Van Dyke Show Comic Book—Issue #11 cover blurb
… between the art director of comic book covers and Mary Tyler Moore's character …
LAURA REALIZES SHE HAS FOUND THE IDEAL MAN
The Dick Van Dyke Show Comic Book—Issue #12 cover blurb
… just prior to his taking a nice long vacation wearing a white coat with long sleeves.
I think the concept of a series of cover blurbs telling a story in and of itself over consecutive issues, independent of the stories in the comics is an intriguing idea. That's just … so … so … odd … in a compelling way that were I to publish a comic book (or magazine) I would have to do this—tell a story of some event going on behind the scenes through cover blurbs.