The Rocketeer 6-21-1991

[monitor_ep]

35 years ago during the 90's Superhero boon, Disney released The Rocketeer:
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A young pilot stumbles onto a prototype jetpack that allows him to become a high-flying masked hero.

When this hit the theater I was in the Navy but remember going with some fellow members. It was a fun movie but it was obvious a knockoff of Commando Cody
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The movie was fun and entertaining but there just wasn't much to build on.

I just find out about the Toy Biz had the rights to a massive Rocketeer toy line, including different versions of Cliff; this was akin to the Kenner Products Batman toy lines.

[warlock664]

If you think this was an “obvious ripoff of Commando Cody”, I’m afraid the genius of Dave Stevens’ masterpiece of period nostalgia has eluded you.
but thanks for putting the Village People in my head for the rest of the day

[TRDouble]

I love The Rocketeer movie. I never heard of Commando Cody until now. Very interesting! It’s always fun learning something new… Thanks!

[monitor_ep]

I'm sorry, I guess being a collector of comic books in the media I was aware of the b&w serials and painstakingly collected them payed off.

[BudgetMego]

35 years ago during the 90's Superhero boon, Disney released The Rocketeer:
uXLZxRFssFT37XLJSRW6MWx8Via.jpg
A young pilot stumbles onto a prototype jetpack that allows him to become a high-flying masked hero.

When this hit the theater I was in the Navy but remember going with some fellow members. It was a fun movie but it was obvious a knockoff of Commando Cody
78715-2.jpg

The movie was fun and entertaining but there just wasn't much to build on.

I just find out about the Toy Biz had the rights to a massive Rocketeer toy line, including different versions of Cliff; this was akin to the Kenner Products Batman toy lines.

Saw this film before I found the comics. Liked it for it's Indy Jones vibe. Neville Sinclair was based on the rumor that Errol Flynn was a Nazi agent. Regarding the comics, In the story, Cliff gets the rocket from Doc Savage, not Howard Hughes. There's a crossover of sorts with the Savage comic series of the time, published by a long gone company named Millenium. In the first issue, one of Doc's aides mentions that they could use" the rocket pack that kid stole".

[monitor_ep]

I learned this thanks to the Internet:
The Rocetter was an independent comic book before the movie came out. He also crosses over with other pulp era characters (Betty Page, Doc Savage, The Spirit).

I will be reading lots of back issues.

https://readallcomics.com/?story=The+Rocketeer+&s=&type=comic

[Earth 2 Chris]

A great movie that deserved better. Loved the cast and the film overall. I have a giant stand-up from the home video release somewhere in storage...

[PNGwynne]

One of my favorites, and I loved the source material.

I was so excited, and not disappointed, when the film's direct Joe Johnston directed Marvels first Captain America movie, also just about perfect IMO.