The Rocketeer is a superhero created by writer/illustrator Dave Stevens that first appeared in a back-up feature of Pacific Comics' Starslayer #2 (1982). A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do Dave Stevens ( July 29, 1955 – March 11, 2008) was an American Illustrator and Comics artist Pacific Comics (PC is best known as one of the independent Comic book publishers that flourished in the early 1980s but was also a chain of comics shops and a distributor Starslayer was an American Comic book series created by Mike Grell. The character is a homage to the pulp heroes of the 1930s and 1940s. Pulp magazines (or pulp fiction; often referred to as "the pulps" were inexpensive Fiction magazines
The Rocketeer was a stunt pilot who discovered a mysterious jet pack that allowed him to fly, the adventures were set in 1938 Los Angeles and Stevens gave them a retro, nostalgic feel, influenced by, among other things, Commando Cody movie serials and pinup diva Bettie Page. For other meanings see Jetpack (disambiguation. The Martin Jetpack, despite its name has no jets or rockets but is a small helicopter and Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Commando Cody was the hero in a 12-episode science-fiction serial made in 1952 by Republic Pictures entitled Radar Men from the Moon, which was Bettie Mae Page (born Betty Mae Page April 22 1923 in Nashville Tennessee) is a former American model who became famous in the 1950s for
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Publication history
The Rocketeer’s first adventure appeared as a backup feature to Mike Grell's Starslayer #2 from Pacific Comics in 1982. Mike Grell (born 1947 is a Comic book Writer and Artist. Grell studied at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, the Chicago Academy of Starslayer was an American Comic book series created by Mike Grell. Pacific Comics (PC is best known as one of the independent Comic book publishers that flourished in the early 1980s but was also a chain of comics shops and a distributor Four more installments appeared in various Pacific publications, and were later collected together by Eclipse Comics (ISBN 1-56060-088-8). Eclipse Comics was an American Comic book Publisher, one of several influential independent publishers during the 1980s and early 1990s The fifth chapter ended in a cliffhanger.
The story picked up again in the Rocketeer Adventure Magazine. Two issues were published by Comico Comics in 1988 and 1989, but the third did not appear until years later, published by Dark Horse Comics in 1995. Comico - The Comic Company was an American Comic book company headquartered in Norristown Pennsylvania. Dark Horse Comics is one of the largest independent American Comic book publishers behind dominant publishers Marvel Comics and DC Comics All three issues were collected by Dark Horse as The Rocketeer: Cliff's New York Adventure (ISBN 1-56971-092-9).
There was talk of further stories, perhaps with other artists, but nothing came of it.
Film adaptation
In 1991, The Rocketeer was released as a feature film by Walt Disney Pictures and directed by Joe Johnston. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Walt Disney Pictures refers to several different entities associated with The Walt Disney Company: Walt Disney Pictures, the film banner was established Joseph Eggleston " Joe " Johnston III (born May 13, 1950) is an American Film director, responsible for such
Computer game
The Rocketeer was also adapted for a computer game for PC machines. A personal computer Game (also known as a computer game or simply PC game) is a Video game played on a Personal computer, rather IBM PC compatible computers are those generally similar to the original IBM PC, XT, and AT. Using digitized sound and 256-color VGA graphics, it consists of a sequence of several levels, each of them in different action style, and the story is carried between levels with comic book–style strips and spoken dialogue. The term Video Graphics Array ( VGA) refers specifically to the display hardware first introduced with the IBM PS/2 line of computers in 1987, but through its widespread The game was more true to the original source material than the movie. A version of this title later appeared on the Super Nintendo. The Super Nintendo Entertainment System or Super NES (also called SNES and Super Nintendo) is a 16-bit Video game console that was
A different animal altogether is the other Rocketeer game, one for the NES. The Nintendo Entertainment System (often abbreviated as NES or simply Nintendo) is an 8-bit Video game console that was released by This game was a side-scrolling platform jumping game closely based on the movie adaptation. Platform game, or platformer, is a video game genre characterized by jumping to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles
In 1988 the Cinemaware company also published a computer game called Rocket Ranger based on a similar idea and probably inspired by the Rocketeer comics. Cinemaware was a computer game developer and publisher that released several popular titles in the 1980s based on various movie themes Rocket Ranger is a 1988 action adventure Computer game developed and published by Cinemaware.
The Rocketman
"The Rocketman" character first appeared in a number of early movie serials including:
- King of the Rocket Men
- Radar Men from the Moon
- Zombies of the Stratosphere
- Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
In popular culture
- Gabe from Penny Arcade confuses the term racketeering with rocketeering as both a jab at a recent event and tribute to the character. Serials, more specifically known as Movie serials or Film serials, were Short subjects originally shown in theaters in conjunction with a Feature King of the Rocket Men is a 1949 Republic Movie serial, in twelve chapters important for introducing the "Rocketman Character" who Radar Men from the Moon ( Republic Pictures, 1952) was the first Commando Cody serial in 12 chapters starring newcomer George Wallace Zombies of the Stratosphere ( Republic Studios, 1952) was intended as the second serial featuring "new hero" Commando Cody Commando Cody Sky Marshal of the Universe (or Commando Cody) is a Science fiction Television series or serial. Penny Arcade is a Webcomic written by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik. A racket is an illegal business usually run as part of Organized crime. [1]
- Eric Canete's cover for Iron Man: Enter the Mandarin #1 is an homage to the film's theatrical poster. [2]
- Randal Graves, a character from the movies Clerks and Clerks 2, can be seen wearing a Rocketeer shirt.
- In the computer game Command and Conquer Red Alert 2 The Allied Forces have an infantry unit called Rocketeers.
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