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The Official Rocky Scrapbook by Sylvester Stallone
Publisher: Grosset and Dunlop
Copyright: 1977
Edition shown: 1st Printing, 1977
Tagline: “In his own words Sylvester Stallone tells the rags-to-riches story of how he wrote the Oscar-winning screenplay ROCKY and fought to play the title role.”
Comments: Hardback and Trade Paperback
Rocky by Julia Sorel
Publisher: Ballentine
Copyright: 1976
Edition shown: 1st Printing, December 1976
Tagline: “His whole life was a million-to-one shot.”
Comments: Novelization
– Craig Zablo
Sly attends the pay-per-view of the Muhammad Ali vs Chuck Wepner fight. This provides the spark of inspiration that leads to “Rocky.”