(October 1985)

Blackthorne, 1985 Series
 
Price
5.95 USD; 7.50 CAD
Pages
76
On-sale Date
1985
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Blackthorne Publishing Inc.
ISBN
0-932629-17-2 Search at WorldCat

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Suicide Smith / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
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Inks
Paul Tallerday
Colors
Barbara Marker
Letters
typeset
Genre
adventure; aviation
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Front cover and back cover credits are in the indicia.

Cover Thumbnail for Jerry Igers Classic Wings Comics (Blackthorne, 1985 series) #1
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Skull Squad / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Three Adventurous Young Men
Genre
aviation; war
Characters
Skull Squad [Sandy McGregor; Kent Douglas; Jimmy Jones]; The Major
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Parachute Patrol / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Pat Powers (credited)
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A Bright Summer Day in Central France
Genre
aviation; war
Characters
Parachute Patrol [Tommy; Blimpo; Curly]; Doc Brown; Mrs. Measley
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Jane Martin, War Nurse / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Hawks (credited)
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The Battlefield of Modern Warfare
Genre
war
Characters
Jane Martin; Tom Raleigh
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Clipper Kirk / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Rick Ayres
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May 28,1940 the Germans Have Broken Through
Genre
aviation; war
Characters
Clipper Kirk
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F-4 of the Air intelligence / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Alexander York (credited)
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?
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Letters
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A New Type of British Pursuit Plane is Being Tested
Genre
spy; war
Characters
F-4; Sir Maccom; Lieutenant Pierce; Paul Karlson (villain)
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Suicide Smith, Blitzkrieg Buster / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Larry Shaw (credited)
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Suicide Smith, Blitzkrieg Buster Again Saves England
Genre
aviation; war
Characters
Suicide Smith
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How Uncle Sam Trains His Warbirds / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Greg Fielding (credited)
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The Dodo {A Bird that Can Walk but Not Fly)
Genre
non-fiction; aviation; war
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The Phantom Falcons / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Kit Gleason (credited)
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A Private Plane Appears in the Midst of a Dogfight Over France
Genre
aviation; war
Characters
Tom Slade; Jerry McGuire; Dale; Miss Davis; Mr. Davis
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Wing Tips / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Gene Fawcette (credited)
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These are Representatives of the Light Bombing Planes
Genre
non-fiction; aviation
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The Hardluck Ace (Table of Contents: 11)

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?
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Letters
Typeset
Genre
aviation; war
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Greasemonkey Griffin / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Jay Ryder (credited)
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A Sky-Screwy Yank is Stranded in London
Genre
aviation; war
Characters
Greasemonkey Griffin
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"Powder" Burns / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Clyde North (credited0
Pencils
?
Inks
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Deep in the War-Scarred Hills of Central Europe
Genre
aviation; war
Characters
"Powder" Burns; Sven Knutsen; Eunice; Mr. Porter von Stellub; Cosmo Dust
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The Atomic Blondeshell (Table of Contents: 14)

Lucky Wings / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Genre
adventure
Characters
Lucky Wings; Denny Blake; Mr. Harrison; Red Donahue; The Professor
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["Top-Flight Quality - Smashing Action - Adventure] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Suicide Smith
  2. 1. ["Blackthorne Publishing, Inc. Presents"]
  3. 2. ["Three Adventurous Young Men"]
    Skull Squad
  4. 3. ["A Bright Summer Day in Central France"]
    Parachute Patrol
  5. 4. ["The Battlefield of Modern Warfare"]
    Jane Martin, War Nurse
  6. 5. ["May 28,1940 the Germans Have Broken Through"]
    Clipper Kirk
  7. 6. ["A New Type of British Pursuit Plane is Being Tested"]
    F-4 of the Air intelligence
  8. 7. ["Suicide Smith, Blitzkrieg Buster Again Saves England"]
    Suicide Smith, Blitzkrieg Buster
  9. 8. ["The Dodo {A Bird that Can Walk but Not Fly)"]
    How Uncle Sam Trains His Warbirds
  10. 9. ["A Private Plane Appears in the Midst of a Dogfight Over France"]
    The Phantom Falcons
  11. 10. ["These are Representatives of the Light Bombing Planes"]
    Wing Tips
  12. 11. The Hardluck Ace
  13. 12. ["A Sky-Screwy Yank is Stranded in London"]
    Greasemonkey Griffin
  14. 13. ["Deep in the War-Scarred Hills of Central Europe"]
    "Powder" Burns
  15. 14. The Atomic Blondeshell
    Lucky Wings
  16. 15. ["Top-Flight Quality - Smashing Action - Adventure]
  17. 16. ["Dick Tracy Book 2"]
  18. 17. ["Available Now"]
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