Jet-Ace Logan
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Jet-Ace Logan was a British comic strip
appearing in The Comet 1956-1959 and Tiger
1959-1968, plus the 1969 Tiger Annual
.
The hero, Logan, is the ace interplanetary pilot of the RAF
, in a time about 100 years in the future (for example, the story in the 1963 Tiger Annual is set in 2063). In all but the earliest stories, he is accompanied by his regular copilot, Plum-Duff (sometimes Plumduff) Charteris.
Many of the scenarios written in the 1950s still seem insightful half a century later. For example, in one adventure, Jet-ace is involved in fighting a group of aliens who endeavour to destroy humankind by contaminating the atmosphere of the planet.
In later stories, Jet-Ace and Plumduff belong to various law enforcement
rather than military
organisations, such as the Solar Police.
The Finnish cartoonist Petri Hiltunen
created a spoof of Jet-Ace, Rocket Reynolds, under a pseudonym "Valentin Kalpa".
Comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
appearing in The Comet 1956-1959 and Tiger
Tiger (comic)
Tiger was a British comic magazine published from 1954 to 1985. The comic was launched under the editorship of Derek Birnage on 11 September 1954, under the name Tiger – The Sport and Adventure Picture Story Weekly, and featured predominantly sporting strips...
1959-1968, plus the 1969 Tiger Annual
Annual publication
An annual publication, more often called simply an annual, is a book or a magazine, comic book or comic strip published yearly. For example, a weekly or monthly publication may produce an Annual featuring similar materials to the regular publication....
.
The hero, Logan, is the ace interplanetary pilot of the RAF
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
, in a time about 100 years in the future (for example, the story in the 1963 Tiger Annual is set in 2063). In all but the earliest stories, he is accompanied by his regular copilot, Plum-Duff (sometimes Plumduff) Charteris.
Many of the scenarios written in the 1950s still seem insightful half a century later. For example, in one adventure, Jet-ace is involved in fighting a group of aliens who endeavour to destroy humankind by contaminating the atmosphere of the planet.
In later stories, Jet-Ace and Plumduff belong to various law enforcement
Law enforcement agency
In North American English, a law enforcement agency is a government agency responsible for the enforcement of the laws.Outside North America, such organizations are called police services. In North America, some of these services are called police while others have other names In North American...
rather than military
Military
A military is an organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats. The military may have additional functions of use to its greater society, such as advancing a political agenda e.g...
organisations, such as the Solar Police.
The Finnish cartoonist Petri Hiltunen
Petri Hiltunen
Petri Hiltunen is a Finnish cartoonist and illustrator. Hiltunen has produced work in a variety of genres, but is most notable for his fantasy and horror work. He has won the prestigious Puupäähattu award in 2002, which is regarded as the highest honour for Finnish comic artists...
created a spoof of Jet-Ace, Rocket Reynolds, under a pseudonym "Valentin Kalpa".
External links
- Jet-Ace Logan entry at Toonhound.
- British sci-fi lexicon.