Pin-up Chocolates

by Nicole Weston, Posted Jan 2nd 2007 @ 1:34PM

One of the reasons that Archie Comics have been popular for more that half a century is that the characters had a simple, recognizable look that readers - past and present - know and love. It was created by Dan DeCarlo, known for his pin-up drawings as well as for his cartooning, in the 1950s. Unfortunately, their poorly-drawn new look could very well kill the long running series. Whether you read the comic now or read it at some time in the past, it is clearly the end of an era and worth a moment of silence.

To get your fix of the pinup look, you'll have to look elsewhere - like at chocolate bars. MarieBelle has an entire line of pin-up girl chocolate bars. There are 12 designs to choose from and each is available in milk (35% cacao) or dark (60% cacao) chocolate. The smooth chocolate is stamped with the MarieBelle logo underneath the wrapper.

Update: Apparently, the characters (via Betty's "blog") don't like the makeover either. Hopefully they'll stick with the old designs.

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Tags: america, archie comics, betty and veronica, BettyAndVeronica, chocolate, chocolate bar, chocolates, design, era, mariebelle, pin-up, pin-ups, stores-and-shopping

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1-02-2007 @2:09PM Sheryl said... Interesting. There's no mention of the artists for the various works, and there are some that I definitely recognize as Elvgrens. I wonder what the copyright laws are pertaining to copying art to eat.
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