Public-domain horror has given us killer Pooh bear, murderous childhood icons, like Steamboat Willie-era Mickey, and a graveyard’s worth of “sure, why not?” premises. Some are fun, some are… choices.

Fans of the 1930s character Betty Boop can rejoice as a precursor of the iconic cartoon is now in the public domain, as of Jan. 1, 2026. That means anyone can adapt that specific version of Betty Boop ...

Betty Boop was “born” in 1930 on Myron “Grim” Natwick’s drawing table at the Fleischer brothers’ Manhattan animation studio. As the journalist Peter Benjaminson details in “The Life and Times of Betty ...

Exclusive: Betty Boop stars in a new cartoon with Zac Posen Designer Zac Posen, who's releasing two dresses inspired by Betty Boop, also co-stars with the animated star in a series of cartoons. The ...

She may be recognized today as a macrocephalic tart gracing tons of tacky merchandise, but Betty Boop's original animated shorts still seem as subversive, off-the-wall, and unpredictable as they must ...

Created by animator Grim Natwick, and voiced (mostly) by Mae Questel, Betty was the queen of the New York cartoon studio run by Max and Dave Fleischer — Walt Disney's only serious rival in the 1930s.

Flirty retro cartoon character Betty Boop stars opposite supermodel Daria Werbowy in a new mini film from French beauty giant Lancôme to celebrate the launch of their latest mascara Vintage cartoon ...