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The Petula Clark/Steve Ditko Connection

October 19th, 2008

Was Petula Clark ever featured in an American comic book? Yes, but it wasn’t a very good one, and I’d be surprised if she even knew her picture had been used.

Charlton Go-Go, 1967

The comic was a short-lived title called Go-Go, and it was an attempt by bottom-rung comics publisher Charlton in 1966-1967 to do a humor comic. Charlton was where Steve Ditko, Spider-Man co-creator and artist, went after leaving Marvel Comics in 1966. Ditko had previously done work for Charlton, before joining the Mighty Marvel Bullpen.

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