Bruce Gentry (1948) comic books
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Issue #5
Published 1948 by Standard Comics.$3.30
- Comic is complete other than being coverless.
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 after Holiday Hill is abducted. Bruce wants to get to Paris to buy a swanky present for Holiday, so he takes flying jobs that go literally around the world. Beautiful Carmelita hires Bruce to get a racehorse across the continent in time for an important race. Featuring plentiful good girl art and cover. Death and the Ace of Diamonds; The Sky's the Limit; Daredevil of the Skies; Sprouting Wings the Hard Way; Off To a Flying Start! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #6
Published May 1949 by Standard Comics.$28.00
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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 when planes vanish in mid-flight after reporting bizarre objects in the sky, such as giant birds and fish. The life of pioneer aviator and air ace Billy Mitchell. Bruce investigates intrigue at a jazz club, in a story with some adorably "hep" dialogue like "Bebop Betty! She's a real gone gal!" Featuring plentiful good girl art. Flight to Nowhere; Billy Mitchell, Father of the American Air Force; Daredevil of the Skies; Cuckoo? Not Koo-Koo!; The Bedeviled Bebop. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
