Captain Easy, Soldier of Fortune: The Complete Sunday Newspaper Strips #4

Volume 4 of this handsome Fantagraphics hardcover collects Roy Crane's complete Sunday newspaper strips from 1941–1942, a stretch that finds the swashbuckling soldier of fortune at full creative stride. The cover label, rendered in bold orange and black, gives a cheerful preview of Crane's cast — a cocky adventurer in a striped shirt, a glamorous woman in tropical dress, and a wide-eyed blue creature that could only belong to Crane's wonderfully inventive world. It's a genuinely appealing package for anyone who wants to experience one of the great adventure strip artists working at the top of his form.