Rocketeer

Plot

Dave Stevens was approached by Pacific Comics around 1982 to provide something for them: they were a new publisher desperate for material. Appearing as four backup stories in Starslayer and Pacific Presents The Rocketeer was a smash success: the art was vivid and captured a pin-up 1950s look. As noted on the cover above there were five chapters: the story moved to Eclipse with The Rocketeer Special Edition in 1984. The story arc was complete and Eclipse published the collected story in softcover and hardcover versions; based on trademark notices it looks like Dave Stevens owned the Rocketeer material outright by 1985.

Graphitti Designs was also involved with The Rocketeer: a deluxe signed and numbered hardcover with a one thousand print run was produced along with a cloisonne pin, t-shirts and prints. The content was the same as the Eclipse hardcover with the addition of a signature plate.

Oddly Graphitti decided on a dust jacket and the book was printed in the U.S. while the Eclipse volumes were printed in Spain.