Dickie Dare #4
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeDickie Dare #4 (1942) delivers a crackling adventure as pilot Scorchy and his aerial crew defend the fictional nation of Huaca, capturing the rebel leader Amara and his daughter Tanta, a cabaret dancer with secrets. With Noel Sickles handling writing, art, and inks, the story unfolds with crisp action and vintage flair, spotlighting Scorchy’s latest mission to Birch Bay for the enigmatic timber baron Rufus Krug—while a former flame, Betty, stands on the verge of marrying a man Scorchy finds utterly unimpressive. Allan Emby’s dynamic cover captures the high-stakes spirit of the issue, all set in the thrilling, globe-trotting world of 1942’s pulp adventure comics.
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Scorchy and his band of aviators have been hired to defend the government of Huaca. Scorchy captures the rebel leader Amara and his beautiful daughter, Tanta, who is a cabaret dancer and spy. Scorchy saves the German, Himmelstoss, who was flying for the rebels, and he joins up with Scorchy. Scorchy wants to buy an expensive plane and Himmelstoss crashes performing a movie stunt. Scorchy visits his old girlfriend, Betty, and finds that she is going to marry an Eastern twit. Rufus Krug, a shady timber baron, hires Scorchy to fly him to Birch Bay, where he is trying to steal timberland.
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