Bruce Gentry (1948) comic books 1949
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Issue #6
Published May 1949 by Standard Comics.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
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.
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Issue #7
Published Jun 1949 by Standard Comics.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Jack Kamen. 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 seeks a hidden diamond mine and is captured by the tribal warriors of the beautiful Goddess. The story of Orville and Wilbur Wright and the first successful motorized flight. Ricardo falls for beautiful movie star Rita Lane when a film crew comes to South America for a movie shoot. Featuring plentiful good girl art. Jungle Madness; Murder Set to Music; Daredevil of the Skies; Conquerors of the Clouds...the Wright Brothers; Flying Fancies. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #8
Published Jul 1949 by Standard Comics.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Stories and art by Hal Rasmusson, Ruth Gilbert Cochran 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. Bruce and a female detective track an embezzler into the jungle. The story of early flight pioneers, from Icarus and Da Vinci to the Montgolfier Brothers and Elisabeth Thible, the first woman to travel by air. The beautiful sisters Sparrow and Lark Fields get Bruce involved in a dangerous chase for hidden pirate treasure. Featuring plentiful good girl art and cover. The Salvage Sea; The Dream That Came True; The Legend; I'm Forever Trailing Trouble; Handcuffs and Kisses. Final issue of the series; the comic strip itself did not last much longer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
