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Discover all the fun of classic comics in these stories, including Dave Stevens' original masterpiece, featuring high-flying Indiana Jones-style adventures that mix pulp action, mystery, and danger! From its beginnings in comics to its big screen adaptation, The Rocketeer has captured audiences' imagination with its blend of pulp thrills and classic adventure. Now, in these new IDW Classic Collections, read all of Dave Steven's original comics plus the continuing adventures of Cliff, Betty, and Peevy from Rocketeer Adventures! Cliff Secord, a down-on-his luck pilot, is always looking for ways to make a fast buck. Discovering a stolen rocket pack could be the one thing that will turn his fortunes around...but will it? What follows are government agents, German spies, deception, danger, and adventure. This is the world of...The Rocketeer by Dave Stevens! Also included are the continuing adventures of Cliff in Rocketeer Adventures, the first time new stories were created involving Dave Stevens' ace stunt pilot. Expanding on Stevens' original masterpiece these 24 short stories continue where the original comics left off as Cliff, Betty, and Peevy fight off gangsters, Nazi spies, fake superheros, and more from some of the most talented creators in comics including Kurt Busiek, Darwyn Cooke, Dave Gibbons, Marc Guggenheim, Walter Simonson, Bruce Timm, Stan Sakai, John Byrne, Matt Wagner, and more! The Rocketeer: Thrills, Spills, and Chills includes over 350 pages of comics action in a convenient 6" x 9" format that lets you take the fun of reading wherever you want!