Wednesday, February 17, 2021

THE BOOB RUBE STORY

THE BOOB RUBE STORY
Crazy #4, May 1974
w: Stuart Schwartzberg
a: Marie Severin

Parody of the type of sports biopic of the past, particularly The Babe Ruth Story
THE MOE JAYMOUTH STORY
w: Marv Wolfman
a: Marie Severin & Herb Trimpe

This was followed by how a sports biopic would be in the present (the present being 1974), with sports stars being more celebrities than athletes. This was a parody of Joe Namath.
(Namath was known for being a ladies' man. The father here is a caricature of Marlon Brando as The Godfather.)


The sportscaster is Howard Cosell.
The others on the panel with Johnny Carson are Henry Kissinger and Sandy Dennis.
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1 comment:

  1. Chris EkmanDecember 17, 2021 at 10:06 PM

    On page 2, 'Father D'Betta' is Bing Crosby.

    On page 5, I think the mom is Bette Davis.

    On page 6, 'Curt Dowdy' references Curt Gowdy, but doesn't resemble him.

    On page 8, that looks to me like John Wayne on the horse, even though he wasn't in a movie with Namath.

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