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5 | ''The Rocketeer'' is a comic book series with writing and art by Dave Stevens. In a homage to the {{Pulp Magazine}}s of the 1930s, a stunt pilot finds an experimental jetpack and sets up as a hero. |
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7 | The series suffered from an erratic publishing schedule, with gaps between installments sometimes stretching for years. A complete collection of the entire series was published by IDW Publishing in 2009. |
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9 | The [[Film/TheRocketeer 1991 film adaptation]] is more widely known. |
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11 | In 2011, IDW Publishing began producing occasional limited series, starting with the eight-issue ''Rocketeer Adventures'', with stories and art contributed by many famous comics creators including Creator/KurtBusiek, Creator/BruceTimm, and Creator/MarkWaid. Waid and Chris Samnee then collaborated on a four-issue series called ''Cargo of Doom'', followed by ''Hollywood Horror'', a crossover with [[Comicbook/TheSpirit the Spirit]] called ''Pulp Friction'', a prose collection called "Jet Powered Adventures" and finally ''The Rocketeer At War'', throwing Cliff into UsefulNotes/WorldWarII at last. |
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13 | A LighterAndSofter {{animated|Adaptation}} SequelSeries, ''WesternAnimation/TheRocketeer'', launched on Disney Junior in 2019. |
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16 | !!The comic book provides examples of: |
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19 | * ComicBookFantasyCasting: |
20 | ** Cliff is Creator/ErrolFlynn.[[note]]Which is doubly amusing in that in the [[Film/TheRocketeer 1991 film]] the '''villain''' is the Errol Flynn expy.[[/note]] |
21 | ** The hero's love interest bears a striking (and entirely deliberate) resemblance to Creator/BettiePage, and is named Betty. |
22 | ** The villain in "Cliff's New York Adventure" is modeled on Creator/RondoHatton. |
23 | ** Cliff's sleazy photographer romantic rival is based on real erotic photographer Ken Marcus (who was a friend of Stewart). |
24 | * CoolHelmet: The most distinctive visual element of the character; the big dorsal fin is used for steering. |
25 | * DieselPunk: The art style contains a bit of it. |
26 | * ItsNotPornItsArt: In-universe, Betty's scumbag photographer friend uses this as an excuse. |
27 | * JetPack: The Rocketeer's main special item/ability. |
28 | * LawyerFriendlyCameo: Several heroes from the real 1930s pulps make guest appearances, most notably the [[Literature/DocSavage unnamed inventor of the jetpack]] and the [[Radio/TheShadow rich man in New York]]. |
29 | * MsFanservice: Cliff's girlfriend sure doesn't wear a lot of clothes. Even when she ''isn't'' posing in lingerie! |
30 | * SuperheroPackingHeat: Cliff's weapon of choice as the Rocketeer is a Mauser C96 Broomhandle Pistol. |
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