Today we celebrate the birth (in 1881) of the heroine known to the criminal world as
Super-Ballerina, the dexterous crimefighter
Anna Pavlova! PS: I was lying about the crimefighting. And if you're as dessert-minded as yours little stuffed truly is, you'll also know that she's the inspiration for the delicious creamy meringue and fruit dessert named after her, the
Anna Pavlova! Mmm, them's good eatin'.
As usual for this birthday feature, here's
everything you need to know about Anna Pavlova from a
comic book!
"The Ballerina's Last Dance" from Ripley's Believe It or Not! (1965 series) #11 (Western/Gold Key, November 1968), pencils and inks by Joe Certa
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