The Champ-Fotonovel

This is the last of the Fotonovels that we still have. Fotonovels were mass market-sized paperbacks on good paper that told entire TV episodes or motion pictures in a comic book fumetti format utilizing screen shots from the work itself.

Although many of the books dealt with sci-fi themed shows and films, this one was one of a  number that retold new hit movies.

THE CHAMP was a remake of the classic film of the same name but it was not a quick cash-in. It was directed by one of the then-hottest directors, Franco Zefferelli and served as a vehicle for Jon Voight, fresh off his Oscar winning turn in COMING HOME. The real star, however, was little Ricky Schroeder in his very first film.

The reason I hung on to this was because that same year I took an acting class with a woman who was an extra in this picture...and who appears on one page of this Fotonovel.

It's a good movie...but an odd choice for a Fotonovel.

$3.00 + $3.00 postage