Sometimes a movie studio will release an individual
poster specifically for the featurette. These posters look identical
to a theatre one sheet, and normally will
have a tag somewhere on the poster which indicates which feature movie
it is coupled with. Instead of producing an individual poster for a
specific featurette, movie studios sometimes opt to put a tag about
the featurette on the one sheet. (This is not considered a combo
poster since it involves one full-length feature and a featurette. Combo
posters are released for two or more full-length features.)
The featurette posters are legitimate
theatre art by definition, as they are issued as advertising materials and
distributed directly to the theatres and film exhibitors. In fact, they are
very popular with certain movie art collectors, because there are not as many
featurettes as there are feature films. Some of the more popular collectibles
in this area are: Laurel & Hardy, Mickey Mouse, Roger Rabbit, The Three
Stooges, etc.
For more information see: Shorts