Rocketeer comic book
"The Rocketeer" is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books originally published by Pacific Comics. Created by writer/artist Dave Stevens, the character first appeared in 1982 and is a homage to the Saturday matinee serial heroes from the 1930s through the 1950s.S
The Rocketeer's secret identity is Cliff Secord, a stunt pilot who discovers a mysterious jet-pack that allows him to fly. His adventures are set in Los Angeles and New York in 1938, and Stevens gave them a retro, nostalgic feel influenced by the "King of the Rocket Men" and "Commando Cody" movie serials (both from Republic Pictures), and pinup diva Bettie Page.
The character was later adapted into the 1991 Walt Disney Pictures film The Rocketeer by director Joe Johnston.
Premise
In 1938 Los Angeles, Cliff Secord, a local racing pilot and barnstormer, discovers a rocket pack hidden by two gangsters fleeing the police. When he decides to take it for a spin, his life is turned upside down - in more ways than one!
In other media
Film
- Disney produced "The Rocketeer" in 1991, directed by Joe Johnston, and starring Billy Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Alan Arkin, Timothy Dalton, Paul Sorvino and Tiny Ron Taylor. The film was released on June 21, 1991 and received generally favorable reviews from critics, although plans for "Rocketeer" sequels were abandoned after a poor box office performance. Rocketeer creator Dave Stevens appears in a cameo as a German test pilot killed during the test of a Nazi rocket backpack.
- As of 2017, efforts have been made by Disney toward doing a remake.
Television
- In "The Amazing World of Gumball"s season 5 episode "The Boredom", Rocketeer's jet pack can be seen in the dumpster.
- A "The Rocketeer" (2019 TV series) was released on November 8, 2019 on Disney Junior in the United States, and on November 10 in Canada. The series focuses on a young girl named Kit Secord (voiced by Kitana Turnbull) who receives the family jetpack for her birthday and uses it to protect the town of Hughesville from various villains. Outside of voicing Kit's father Dave, Billy Campbell reprised his role of "the Rocketeer" in a news reel seen in the episode "First Flight." The episode "The Critter Gang" established that Cliff Secord is Kit's great-grandfather.
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