Smilin' Jack
Dell · 1948–1949 · 8 issues
About the series
Zack Mosley's long-running newspaper strip about daredevil pilot Jack Martin made a brief, eight-issue jump to comic books under the Dell banner in the late 1940s. Mosley himself handled the writing and art, with Boody Rogers also contributing to the visuals, keeping the airborne adventures and lighthearted tone of the original feature. This short-lived series captures a moment when classic adventure strips transitioned to the newsstand comic format.