Unlike Barbie, who has had a ubiquitous cultural presence for decades, Betty Boop ... bee-stung lips, curvaceous bod, and a cutesy voice with the coy catchphrase "boop-oop-a-doop." ...

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 ...