Bruce Gentry (1948) comic books
-
Issue #2
Published 1948 by Standard Comics.$180.00
View scans- 1" Spine split from top.
Cover by Jack Kamen. Stories and art by Ray Bailey, Lane Beverly and Al Feldstein. Ray Bailey, former assistant to legendary cartoonist Milton Caniff, creates his own aviator strip, with freelance pilot Bruce meeting bad guys and beautiful women in equal measure to Caniff's Terry and the Pirates. Canada's Superior takes over the publishing with this issue. Bruce arranges a flying lesson for the beautiful Eden Cortez to learn all she knows about the Del Norte airline saboteurs. Bruce and Eden are stranded after their plane crashes, but lovely Holiday Hill arrives at their remote outpost. Bartender Frank Leslie terrorizes Tombstone, in a violent pre-Code Western with art by EC legend Al Feldstein. Featuring plentiful good girl art and cover. Alone Together; "Holiday" Delight; Black Magic--and White; Truckin' and Jive; True Western Justice: The Butchering Brute. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
-
Issue #3A
Published 1948 by Standard Comics.$60.00
View scans- Centerfold detached at one staple. Residue.
- 2" cumulative spine split.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Other items consigned by humble cow
Stories and art by Ray Bailey and others. Ray Bailey, former assistant to legendary cartoonist Milton Caniff, creates his own aviator strip, with freelance pilot Bruce meeting bad guys and beautiful women in equal measure to Caniff's Terry and the Pirates. Bruce investigates the mystery of US Army trucks sighted in South America. Bruce tries to warn Holiday and Ricardo, but Del Norte gets the jump on them. A violent pre-Code Western recasts Wyatt and Virgil Earp as womanizing killers who impersonate sheriff's deputies. Featuring plentiful good girl art and cover. Clues in the Night; Destruction Doubtful; The Circus Murder Case; Chute-ing the Fire-Works; True Western Justice: One Way to the Grave. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
