(September 1985)

Eclipse, 1985 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
7.95 USD
Pages
76
On-sale Date
1985-07
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Eclipse Books
Brand
Eclipse Books [graphics in center of text]
ISBN
0-913035-06-8 Search at WorldCat
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
Editing
?
Color
color
Dimensions
8.45 in. x 11.0 in.
Paper Stock
cardstock cover; baxter interior
Binding
perfect bound
Publishing Format
collected edition

Issue Notes

The backs of some later Eclipse comics list this issue as #7 in the Eclipse Graphic Album Series, but it is not listed that way in the book itself. The 1988 printing the same ISBN. The 1991 printing also has the same ISBN, a cover price change to 8.95 USD; 10.75 CAD and barcode 036475754988 on the back cover. On-sale date, month only, from Amazing Heroes #75.
This issue has variants:
Awards

[All 5 Action Chapters!] (Table of Contents)

The Rocketeer / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dave Stevens (signed as Dave Stevens) (painting)
Inks
Dave Stevens (signed as Dave Stevens) (painting)
Colors
Dave Stevens (signed as Dave Stevens) (painting)
Letters
Dave Stevens

Genre
adventure
Characters
Cliff Secord; Betty; Peevy
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Dave Stevens
Inks
Dave Stevens

Characters
Cliff Secord; Betty; Peevy; Butch; Marco
Reprints

Indexer Notes

A montage of scenes from the story.

Acknowledgments (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Reprints

The Rocketeer An Album (Table of Contents: 3)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dave Stevens
Inks
Dave Stevens
Letters
typeset

Characters
Cliff Secord
Reprints

Dedication (Table of Contents: 4)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dave Stevens
Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

Characters
Dave Stevens (photo); Doug Wildey (photo)
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The Rocketeer Introduction (Table of Contents: 5)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Harlan Ellison (credited)
Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

Characters
Bette Page (photo)
Reprints

[Chapter 1] (Table of Contents: 6)

The Rocketeer / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Stevens
Pencils
Jaime Hernandez (breakdowns, pages 1-2 and 7); Dave Stevens (signed as Dave Stevens) (finishes)
Inks
Dave Stevens (signed as Dave Stevens)
Colors
Joe Chiodo
Letters
Carrie Spiegle

Genre
adventure
Characters
Cliff Secord (first appearance); Peevy (first appearance); Malcolm (first appearance); Mr. Bigelow (first appearance); Butch; Millie; Burt
Synopsis
Cliff finds a stolen rocket engine.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Includes 3 new pages in this edition, in this story are pages 1-2 and 7.

Chapter 2 (Table of Contents: 7)

The Rocketeer / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Stevens
Pencils
Dave Stevens
Inks
Dave Stevens
Colors
Joe Chiodo
Letters
Carrie Spiegle

Genre
adventure
Characters
Cliff Secord; Malcolm; Mr. Bigelow; Betty (first appearance); Peevy
Synopsis
The Rocketeer tries to save a drunken pilot from an out of control plane.
Reprints

Chapter 3 (Table of Contents: 8)

The Rocketeer / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Stevens
Pencils
Jaime Hernandez (breakdowns, pages 8 and 13); Dave Stevens (signed as Dave Stevens) (finishes)
Inks
Dave Stevens (signed as Dave Stevens)
Colors
Joe Chiodo
Letters
Carrie Spiegle

Genre
adventure
Characters
Cliff Secord; Peevy; Betty; Mr. Bigelow; Otto; Nazi spies; Skeets Moran; Werner Guptmann
Synopsis
Cliff discovers that the FBI, and the Nazis, are after the jet pack.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Includes 2 new pages in this edition, in this story are pages 8 and 13.

Chapter 4 (Table of Contents: 9)

The Rocketeer / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Stevens
Pencils
Dave Stevens (signed as Dave Stevens)
Inks
Dave Stevens (signed as Dave Stevens)
Colors
Joe Chiodo
Letters
Carrie Spiegle

Genre
adventure
Characters
Doc Savage (cameo, unnamed); Cliff Secord; Werner Guptmann; Ham; Monk; Millie; Betty; Peevy [Ambrose Peabody]; Marco (first appearance)
Synopsis
People working for the inventor of the jet pack catch Cliff.
Reprints

Chapter 5 (Table of Contents: 10)

The Rocketeer / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Stevens
Pencils
Jaime Hernandez (breakdowns, page 16, panels 7-9 and page 17); Dave Stevens (signed as Dave Stevens) (finishes)
Inks
Dave Stevens (signed as Dave Stevens)
Colors
Joe Chiodo
Letters
Carrie Spiegle

Genre
adventure
Characters
Doc Savage (guest) (unnamed); Cliff Secord; Peevy; Monk; Ham; Betty; Nazis (villain); Marco (villain); Otto; Heinrich; Butch
Synopsis
The jet pack's inventor catches Cliff.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Includes 2 new pages in this edition, in this story are pages 16, panels 7-9 and page 17.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

The Rocketeer / illustration / 3 pages (report information)

Pencils
Dave Stevens
Inks
Dave Stevens

Genre
adventure
Characters
Cliff Secord; Betty; Peevy; Butch; Marco
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

The Rocketeer / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [All 5 Action Chapters!]
    The Rocketeer
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. Acknowledgments
  4. 3. The Rocketeer An Album
  5. 4. Dedication
  6. 5. The Rocketeer Introduction
  7. 6. [Chapter 1]
    The Rocketeer
  8. 7. Chapter 2
    The Rocketeer
  9. 8. Chapter 3
    The Rocketeer
  10. 9. Chapter 4
    The Rocketeer
  11. 10. Chapter 5
    The Rocketeer
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    The Rocketeer
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    The Rocketeer
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steamboat Willie
  • mike clark
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Steve Dasinger
  • Jochen G.
  • Kauldi Gilibert
  • Phil Hart
  • Nuno Miranda
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mark Q
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Dan Stevenson