Indicia title is "SMILIN' JACK, No. 149." No code number. Copyright 1940, 1941, 1947 by News Syndicate Co. Inc. On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1947 Pamphlets, page 197.
Cover
1 page
Genre
Adventure
Characters
Smilin' Jack; Joy Martin; Fat Stuff; Jack Beaverduck; Widdle; Downwind Jaxon
Story
Smilin' Jack (8 pages)
Synopsis
After taking Jack Beaverduck on a business trip, Jack decides to make the return trip without resting. On the flight back he falls asleep and has to make a forced landing. He makes his way home only to find that Joy, his new bride, has the measles and is under quarantine. Joy's mother tries to take advantage of the situation to have the marriage annulled.
Genre
Adventure
Characters
Smilin' Jack; Fat Stuff; Joy Martin; Downwind Jaxon; Duchess Beaverduck
Script
Zack Mosley
Pencils
Zack MosleyBoody Rogers (art assistant)
Inks
Zack MosleyBoody Rogers (art assistant)
Letters
Boody Rogers
First Line
Oh! What a trip
Notes
Story starts on inside front cover in black, red, and white.
Story
Smilin' Jack (8 pages)
Synopsis
Jack makes a daring landing on the Beaverduck Estate and he and Joy escape to start married life on their own.
Job #
P.C. 107-451
Genre
Adventure; Aviation
Characters
Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Downwind Jaxon; Duchess Beaverduck; Fat Stuff; Hawkins; Harry; Joy Martin; More Stuff; Skinnyatlas; Young Stuff
Script
Zack Mosley
Pencils
Zack MosleyBoody Rogers (art assistant)
Inks
Zack MosleyBoody Rogers (art assistant)
Letters
Boody Rogers
First Line
Jack, you're crazy to try to steal your bride
Notes
"Copr. 1941, by News Syndicate Co. Inc."
Story
Smilin' Jack (8 pages)
Synopsis
After seeing how happy Jack and Joy are after their marriage, Downwind Jaxon decides he should get married, too. The only problem is he can't decide who his bride should be.
Genre
Adventure
Characters
Smilin' Jack; Downwind Jaxon; Fat Stuff; Joy Martin; Jaxon family
Script
Zack Mosley
Pencils
Zack MosleyBoody Rogers (art assistant)
Inks
Zack MosleyBoody Rogers (art assistant)
Letters
Boody Rogers
First Line
I know more cute li'l redheads and blonds there
Notes
Downwind Jaxon's supremely handsome face was never shown to the readers. One panel in this story shows Downwind's parents and siblings; their faces are also turned away from the readers.
Story
Smilin' Jack (8 pages)
Synopsis
Joy buys a midget racing plane and intends to set a non-stop record from New York to Rio de Janiero. Jack takes it on a test flight.
Genre
Adventure
Characters
Smilin' Jack; Joy Martin; Fat Stuff; Downwind Jaxon
Script
Zack Mosley
Pencils
Zack MosleyBoody Rogers (art assistant)
Inks
Zack MosleyBoody Rogers (art assistant)
Letters
Boody Rogers
First Line
Come in, Joy--er---Mrs. Martin, I should say!
Story
Smilin' Jack (8 pages)
Synopsis
Over Jack's objections, Joy takes off on her non-stop flight to Rio de Janiero. After she passes Cuba she gets caught in a tropical storm.
Genre
Adventure; Aviation
Characters
Smilin' Jack; Joy Martin; Downwind Jaxon
Script
Zack Mosley
Pencils
Boody Rogers
Inks
Boody Rogers
Letters
Boody Rogers
First Line
Full-featherin' props!
Story
Smilin' Jack (8 pages)
Synopsis
Buffeted by the storm, Joy's plane goes out of control and she must bail out into the ocean. Later Jack and Downwind lead a search party that finds the wreckage of the plane. Jack returns home but is haunted by the memories of his wife.
Genre
Adventure; Aviation
Characters
Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Beretta; Downwind Jaxon; Fat Stuff; Ike; Joy Martin (death); More Stuff; Skinnyatlas; Young Stuff; Zeke
Script
Zack Mosley
Pencils
Boody Rogers
Inks
Boody Rogers
Letters
Boody Rogers
First Line
Jack, you hear-um anything from Miss Joy, yet?
Notes
In this 1941 story, Joy Martin is last seen sinking beneath the waves of the Caribbean with no boat or plane nearby. Many miles away Jack is immediately struck with the feeling that "the whole world has dropped out" from under him. In 1943, Zack Mosley had her re-appear as a Pacific Island Coral Princess with amnesia. It was never explained how she was saved, or how she got to the Pacific.
Story
Smilin' Jack (3 pages)
Synopsis
Grief-stricken, Jack decides to take solo flight out to sea.
Genre
Adventure
Characters
Smilin' Jack; Fat Stuff; Downwind Jaxon
Script
Zack Mosley
Pencils
Boody Rogers
Inks
Boody Rogers
Letters
Boody Rogers
First Line
Poor Jack.. him stare at ocean for hours
Notes
Story continues on inside back cover in black, red, and white and concludes on the back cover in color.
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