Acrobeauts! Was that term coined by Dick Wood, writer of the book? No clue, but i do know that the cover is painted by George Wilson, and interior art was provided by Joe Certa.
When i ran across this comic, years after release, i was surprised i'd never seen or heard of it - it was certainly the sort of thing i would have grabbed if it had crossed my path, based on the cover alone. Inside the front cover gave us a quick introduction to a couple of the crew, and only deepened my interest...
Reading through we find that they've got the requisite comicbook headquarters...
...and we get role reversed call-to-action sequences...
The ladies are pure action when the job calls for it. When they take off on a mission, they Take Off ...
...they deliver savage butt-kickings when required...
...fight hard and make bold sacrifices for the sake of the mission...
...and, of course, there's the expected explosions...
...but despite all obstacles, the team keeps their target alive and delivers him safely - only to find a last minute complication in the plan...
...but nothing stops our hero from winning through and collecting a hero's kiss for her team.
Y'know - it would work better visually if she was taller...
A groovy first issue found in a quarter bin a decade after publication. I looked around, but this seemed to be all there was.
Bummer.
I was so wrong...
Jet Dream pages written by Dick Wood and drawn by Joe Certa for Jet Dream #1 (1968)
Is it just me, or does it seem like Jet Dream may have been an influence on the later "mod" Diana Prince Powerless Wonder Woman?
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Perhaps they drew upon the same influences, but - No, it's not just you. One could take drawings of Diana and Jet and drop them into the other's comic and have a fair chance of not being noticed.
ReplyDeleteWe best not dwell on it or we'll wind up creating the story of how Jet was actually Diana.
My guess would be that Pussy Galore & Her Flying Circus would have been the primary influence on Jet Dream, while Emma Peel from the Avengers TV show is widely regarded as the inspiration for the Mod Diana Prince. Is Honor Blackman's Cathy Gale the missing link?
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Thanks for mentioning Pussy Galore & her team from James Bond's Goldfinger. I forgot to add how doubly amusing that made finding Jet hiding in The Man From UNCLE's comic.
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