JET DREAM AND HER STUNT-GIRL COUNTERSPIES "Spider and the Spy"

Let's welcome back Silver Age Comics' longest-running female James Bond...

...in another short, but sweet comic adventure!

It's amazing how much story writer Dick Wood and artists Mike Sekowsky & Frank Giacoia can cram into only four pages!

Gold Key ran very few ads in their books, so they had to provide editorial content to fill out the 32 pages of material.

Issues 1-6 of Man from U.N.C.L.E. had 32-page stories (Yes, 32 pages of story, not 18-22 story pages with 10-14 pages of ads!)

From #7's into of Jet Dream to the end of the book's run, the lead U.N.C.L.E. story ran 27-28 pages with Jet Dream running 4 pages and, if needed, a one page spy-themed text or filler page.

And all these stories were self-contained.

No ongoing plotlines!

No cliffhangers!

You could jump in at any point and follow the stories perfectly, as you saw in today's tale from Gold Key's Man from U.N.C.L.E. #8 (1966)!

See Another Startling Spy Story Tomorrow at Crime & Punishment!

Support Heroines!

Visit Amazon and Buy...

Divas, Dames & Daredevils

Lost Heroines of Golden Age Comics

Paid Link

JET DREAM "Spy in the Sky"

 The very first Jet Dream tale...
...from Gold Key's Man from U.N.C.L.E. #7 (1965).
Jump in and enjoy!

This never-reprinted opening tale by writer Dick Wood, penciler Mike Sekowsky, and inker Frank Giacoia was not related to U.N.C.L.E. in any way, except being spy-themed!

You'll note it's only four pages!

Every Jet Dream tale until the book-length one-shot was the same length.

As a result, characterization and back-story are at a minimum and the stories race along at a maniacal pace!

The team is, like the Blackhawks, international, with members from the US, Germany, England, France, and an unspecified Pacific island.

They're all expert aircraft pilots, all can handle weapons and know various marital arts, and each has unique talents.

Unlike the Blackhawks of the era, they are mercenaries, hiring out to the highest bidder...as long as they're not Commies or an evil organization like SPECTRE or THRUSH!

There's no origin story, we're introduced to them as an already-organized and fully-equipped team.

Support Heroines!

Visit Amazon and Buy...

Divas, Dames & Daredevils

Lost Heroines of Golden Age Comics

Paid Link

Halloween Heroine TRACY THOMPSON "Strange House"

Meant to be a resourceful "everywoman" to contrast with Adventure Comics' lead character, Supergirl...

Tracey Thompson and her comic relief BFF Betsy were introduced in this never-reprinted backup tale from DC's Adventure Comics #401 (1971)!

Written and penciled by Mike Sekowsky and inked by Frank Giacoia, this story was the first in a projected series, but only this and another tale in the next issue were ever published!

Were there others in any stage of production when the project was abandoned?
Could any of them have been reworked with different characters and used?
Since all the involved creatives have passed from this mortal coil, we'll never know!

Happy Halloween!

Adventure Comics SUPERGIRL "StarFire's Revenge" Conclusion

We Have Already Seen...

Discovering Supergirl is still alive (though with superpowers that come and go at random), StarFire intends to lure her to a trap where dead Derek's twin brother Rodney (who believes Kara killed his brother) can shoot her with a more potent version of the powers-stealing drug, leaving her totally-powerless!
But things don't quite go according to the villainess' plan...

StarFire will return, though Supergirl's full powers wouldn't for several years!

Tomorrow...

We wind up our Summer Blogathon with another RetroBlog Team-Up as we present a Silver Age story about love and death featuring two super-heroines!

It begins at our "sister" blog True Love Comics Tales, then continues here, so don't miss it!

Please Support Heroines!

Visit Amazon and Order...

Supergirl Silver Age Omnibus

Volume 1

(which includes Supergirl's first battle with Black Flame!)

Adventure Comics SUPERGIRL "Super-Girl?" Conclusion

When Last We Left the CW's favorite heroine...

...believing Supergirl dead due to her being machine-gunned after being fed a superpowers-removing drug, StarFire moves ahead with her plans.

But, the Girl of Steel has survived, albeit with her super-powers now failing at random times!

However, outfitted with Kandorian technology to back-up her super-strength and flying abilities, Kara Zor-El is eager for a rematch...

Why was Supergirl so astonished by female bank robbers...her book-length premiere in DC's Adventure Comics #381, a couple of years previously, was all about her infiltrating a gang...of female bank robbers!

To be continued...
Wednesday
at
True Love Comics Tales
Bonus: the original art for the cover to this issue...

xxxxxxxxxxxx

Please Support Heroines!

Visit Amazon and Order...

Showcase Presents

Batgirl

(...which presents Adventure Comics #381 starring Supergirl...because Batgirl co-stars in it!
Note that this is only reprinting of that Supergirl story ever!)

Adventure Comics SUPERGIRL "Love Conquers All--Even Supergirl" Part 1

Now it begins...

...a never-reprinted, multi-issue saga that changed the status quo of Supergirl for years!

To Be Continued...

...Right Now...

...at...

True Love Comics Tales!

(So what are you waiting for???)

CLICK HERE!