By 1935, gone was the garter, and the shoulder-less dress was swapped for a less revealing frock. Betty was made taller and older with a new hairdo. A 1938 article in the Central New Jersey Home News ...

Who’s Betty Boop? Beyond the iconography you might have seen on a lunchbox or keychain, what do you really know? You can recognize her curls, her red flapper dress, and her pursed lips ...