… and you thought the real story was inside!

WAKE UP LAURA! HE'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU!

“The Dick Van Dyke Show Comic Book—Issue #9 cover blurb [1]”

Which had nothign to do with the stories in the comics …

LAURA COMES TO HER SENSES AND LEAVES THIS MAN [picture of Dick Van Dyke] FOR A GUY WHO ART DIRECTS COMIC BOOK COVERS.

“The Dick Van Dyke Show Comic Book—Issue #10 cover blurb [2]”

… but everything to do with a story happening in the background …

GOOD RIDDANCE! ROB IS SPIRITED OFF TO THE PLANET TWYLO AND NEVER COMES BACK!

“The Dick Van Dyke Show Comic Book—Issue #11 cover blurb [3]”

… between the art director of comic book covers and Mary Tyler Moore's character …

LAURA REALIZES SHE HAS FOUND THE IDEAL MAN

“The Dick Van Dyke Show Comic Book—Issue #12 cover blurb [4]”

… just prior to his taking a nice long vacation wearing a white coat with long sleeves.

I think the concept of a series of cover blurbs telling a story in and of itself over consecutive issues, independent of the stories in the comics is an intriguing idea. That's just … so … so … odd … in a compelling way that were I to publish a comic book (or magazine) I would have to do this—tell a story of some event going on behind the scenes through cover blurbs.

=> [1] http://povonline.com/dvdcomics/dvdcomics09.htm | [2] http://povonline.com/dvdcomics/dvdcomics10.htm | [3] http://povonline.com/dvdcomics/dvdcomics11.htm | [4] http://povonline.com/dvdcomics/dvdcomics12.htm

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