Saturday, February 16, 2008

Separated at Birth: Look out, lad, a mermaid be waiting for you/In mysterious fathoms below

Betty #8/Barbie Fashion #39
L: Betty #8 (September 1993), art by Dan DeCarlo and Alison Flood
R: Barbie Fashion #39 (March 1994), art by Amanda Conner and Jeffrey Albrecht
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6 comments:

Anonymous said...

SEE THOSE TWO LITTLE FISH WATCHING BARBIE? - NOW LOOK AT THE COVER OF SHOWCASE #79.

SAME TWO LITTLE FISH!

PAUL S.

Novice said...

Where's Betty's oxygen tank? Also, a side tie bikini is terrible for deep sea diving. I can't believe Barbie was the smarter one, here!

Ken Lowery said...

I think... I think something is wrong with Betty's spine.

SallyP said...

Good Heavens! Barbie's bosom is actually smaller and more realistically portrayed than Betty's!

Who'd a'thunk?

J.R. Jenks said...

Yes, sallyp, it seems that they have their bosoms swapped.

The treasure, though: That they got right. Barbie gets all the riches while Betty, as usual, gets nothing.

I'll bet Barbie hangs with Veronica.

Anonymous said...

Judging by the background, it looks to me like Betty isn't very deep at all. I think she can be forgiven for her lack of deep sea diving gear if she's not deep sea diving.