Even a World at War Needs a Holiday...
...as this tale, which mirrors how celebrities helped boost morale during the war, shows!
This never-reprinted Yuletide story by writer Howard Chaykin and artist Rich Burchett from DCU Holiday Bash II (1998) is based on the real-life Stage Door Canteen located in the heart of New York City's entertainment district, Times Square, during World War II!
Open to servicemen from any Allied country, it featured actors/actresses, singers, dancers, radio show performers, and the occasional sports star performing and mingling with solders, sailors, Marines, and airmen who never dreamed they ever come face-to-face with celebrities they'd only heard on radio or seen in newspapers, magazines, and on movie screens!
On any given night, guys in uniform might hang out with the Marx Brothers and Orson Welles, while they could dance with Lauren Bacall or Deena Durbin, while the Andrews Sisters sang on stage!
Open to servicemen from any Allied country, it featured actors/actresses, singers, dancers, radio show performers, and the occasional sports star performing and mingling with solders, sailors, Marines, and airmen who never dreamed they ever come face-to-face with celebrities they'd only heard on radio or seen in newspapers, magazines, and on movie screens!
On any given night, guys in uniform might hang out with the Marx Brothers and Orson Welles, while they could dance with Lauren Bacall or Deena Durbin, while the Andrews Sisters sang on stage!
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