Lieutenant Commander Frank V. Martinek tasked with the problem
of naval recruitment turned to a character he had already used in
his novels. The idea was to create comics strips using Don Winslow to grab the
attention of American youth. Commercially Don Winslow was success appearing both on radio
and film. The strip was reprinted in comic books and in 1943
Fawcett launched the Don Winslow of the Navy title featuring original stories.
A must read is Undersea Agent. Davy Jones, a former navy lieutenant, joins an underwater research facility
built on Atlantis by Professor Weston. Davy and his side-kick Skooby Doolittle
do battle with Dr. Fang, conquerer of the the mer-folk.
A man of his times was Commander Battle. Along with a handful of crew
members (known as "The Atomic Commandos") and his Atomic Sub, he fought the red menace.
But not for long as his title only lasted 7 issues.
A really interesting and fun title is Riggin' Bill. It includes humorous letters and a guide to naval slang of the day.
We have 29 titles and 472 issues in our 'Water / Boats Category' for you to enjoy.
Water / Boats Comics, Books and Radio Shows
| The Adventures of Horatio Hornblower |
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| Categories: | Adventure | Water / Boats | War / Armed Forces |
| Description: | Horatio Hornblower is a fictional Napoleonic Wars era Royal Navy officer who is the protagonist of a series of novels by C. S. Forester. He was later the subject of films and radio and television programs.
The original Hornblower tales began with the 1937 ... |
| Adventures of the Sea Hound |
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| Categories: | Pirates | Water / Boats | Adventure |
| Description: | Adventures of the Sea Hound was a popular radio show that ran on the Blue Network from 1942 to 1945, Mutual from 1946-47, and ABC in 1948. Between 1942 and 1945, it was produced on behalf of Nelson A. Rockefeller's Office of Inter-American Affairs (1940-46) ... |
| Bold Venture |
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| Available: | 57 Shows |
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| Broadcasting History |
| Shows: | 78 |
| From: | 1951 |
| To: | 1952 |
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| Categories: | Adventure | Water / Boats |
| Description: | Bold Venture was a syndicated radio series starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall that aired from 1951 to 1952. Morton Fine and David Friedkin scripted the taped series for Bogart's Santana Productions.
Salty seadog Slate Shannon (Bogart) owns a Cuban ... |
| Don Winslow of the Navy |
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| Available: | 77 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 69 |
| From: | Feb 1943 |
| To: | Sep 1951 |
| Seq: | 1 - 69 |
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| Publisher: | Fawcett |
| Categories: | War / Armed Forces | Water / Boats |
| Description: | DON WINSLOW OF THE NAVY (Fawcett) 1943 Series.
No. 1, Feb 1943 - no. 69, Sep 1951.
Continues as DON WINSLOW OF THE NAVY (Charlton) 1955 Series. |
| Don Winslow of the Navy |
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| Categories: | War / Armed Forces | Water / Boats |
| Description: | The idea for Don Winslow was conceived by Lieutenant Commander Frank V. Martinek USNR, himself a storied veteran of World War I Naval intelligence, after Admiral Wat T. Cluverius complained to him about the difficulties of recruiting in the Midwest. Ruminating ... |
| Frogman |
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| Available: | 12 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 11 |
| From: | Jan 1952 |
| To: | May 1953 |
| Seq: | 1 - 11 |
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| Publisher: | Hillman |
| Categories: | War / Armed Forces | Water / Boats |
| Description: | (1952 series)
January-February 1952 - May 1953
Issues: #1-11
Artists on this title include Jack Abel, Ross Andru, Michael Becker, Lorence Bjorklund, Bill Ely, Bernie Krigstein, Mort Lawrence, Gerald McCann, Mort Meskin, Leo Morey, Charles Nicholas, George ... |
| Frogmen |
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| Available: | 7 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 10 |
| From: | May 1962 |
| To: | Nov 1964 |
| Seq: | 2 - 11 |
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| Publisher: | Dell Comics / Western Publishing |
| Categories: | Adventure | Water / Boats |
| Description: | Issues 2-11 only through issue 8 are copyright pre 1964 when renewals were needed. They do not show up as renewed. |
| The Hawk Archives |
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| Section: | Comic Book Compilations |
| Categories: | Adventure | Pirates | Water / Boats |
| Description: | The Hawk first appeared in Feature Funnies #03 (Quality), however after issue #12 of Feature Funnies, 'The Hawk' jumped ship to Jumbo Comics (Fiction House). He appeared in 74 issues, continually until issue #65, then intermittently until his final ... |
| Lance O'Casey Archives |
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| Section: | Comic Book Compilations |
| Categories: | Water / Boats | Adventure |
| Description: | Lance O'Casey first appeared in Whiz Comics #02 (Feb 1940) published by Fawcett Comics.
Helped by his pet monkey Mr. Hogan, Lance is an adventurer sailing the South Seas. Later on, O'Casey left his monkey and started travelling with a new first-mate ... |
| Navy Task Force |
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| Available: | 5 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 7 |
| From: | Dec 1954 |
| To: | Apr 1956 |
| Seq: | 1 - 8 |
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| Publisher: | Stanley Morse (Key) |
| Categories: | War / Armed Forces | Water / Boats |
| Description: | (1954 series)
December 1954 - April 1956
Issues: 7 (#1-6, 8)
Notes: #7 does not exist. #1 can easily be mistaken for #7, due to the poor printing quality of the indicia, but can be identified as #1 by the December 1954 date.
Artists on this title include ... |
| Popeye, the Sailor Man |
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| Categories: | Humor | Water / Boats |
| Description: | Popeye the Sailor Man was created by Elzie Crisler Segar. He first appeared in the daily King Features comic strip Thimble Theatre on January 17, 1929. Although Segar's Thimble Theatre strip was in its tenth year when Popeye made his debut, the sailor quickly ... |
