Operaation Bikini
Operaation Bikini
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- Description
- The comic book Operation Bikini was based on the 1963 film of the same name. The movie, directed by Anthony Carras,starred Tab Hunter, Frankie Avalon, Scott Brady, Jim Backus, Gary Crosby, and Eva Six. Set in World War 2, the film follows a submarine crew and an underwater demolition team on their mission to destroy a sunken US submarine before the Japanese can discover it and it's advanced radar system.
- The art for this comic adapatation was done by Joe Sinnott.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- comic book
- publishing date
- 1963
- publisher
- Dell Publishing Company, Inc.
- place made
- United States: New York, New York
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 10 1/4 in x 7 in; 26.035 cm x 17.78 cm
- ID Number
- 1980.0202.05
- accession number
- 1980.0202
- catalog number
- 1980.0202.05
- Credit Line
- Gift of Robert White
- subject
- Motion Pictures
- Comics
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- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- Movies
- Comic Books
- Movie Collection
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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