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==="ALIVE!"=== {{see also|Elvis sightings}} One of the many other recurring subjects was the occasional "ALIVE!" cover story. Most often the story pertained to some sort of creature such as a mummy, prehistoric creature, or, occasionally, a human who had been frozen in a block of ice (e.g. [[Santa Claus]]). Another subject often tackled by ''WWN'' is the reemergence of many prominent figures believed to be deceased, including [[Hank Williams]], [[Marilyn Monroe]], [[John F. Kennedy]], [[Adolf Hitler]], and [[Michael Jackson]]. Survivors of the Titanic and Hindenburg were also occasionally featured. Among the most frequently printed reports were those asserting that "Elvis is alive." The ''WWN'' frequently reported Elvis sightings with a series of articles claiming that [[Elvis Presley]] had faked his death and had recently emerged from years of seclusion to prepare for a comeback. Obviously altered photos purported to show a gray-haired, balding Elvis sneaking into a movie theater and coming out of a [[Burger King]] restaurant. When the [[United States Postal Service|U.S. Postal Service]] conducted a poll to determine the design of the Elvis [[commemorative stamp|commemorative]] [[postage stamp]], the ''WWN'' conducted its own poll pitting the USPS's 1950s Elvis and 1970s Elvis versus its own, 1990s Elvis; the elderly Elvis won. In 1994, the newspaper ran a front cover with the headline "Elvis Presley Dead!", stating that Elvis was now "really dead" from heart failure after slipping into a diabetic coma. In a 2004 ''Washington Post'' article on Clontz's death, humorist [[Gene Weingarten]] claimed that he and [[Dave Barry]] were the sources of the story.<ref>Gene Weingarten, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&contentId=A58609-2004Jan28¬Found=true "Aliens Beam Editor To Tabloid Heaven"], ''Washington Post'', January 24, 2004 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827120148/https://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/?pagename=article&contentId=A58609-2004Jan28¬Found=true |date=August 27, 2018 }}</ref> According to Weingarten, the ''WWN'' later reported that claims of Elvis' (belated) death had been a hoax. In an earlier telling of his story, Weingarten varied some details.<ref>Gene Weingarten (host), [https://web.archive.org/web/20031125203114/http://www.discuss.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/zforum/02/r_style_weingarten091002.htm "Funny? You Should Ask"], ''Washington Post'', September 10, 2002</ref>
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