
From Booklist Crane left the newspaper strip Wash Tubbs in 1943 to depict the exploits of World War II fighter pilot Buz Sawyer (see War in the Pacific, 2005). In these 1945-46 episodes, Buz and gunner Roscoe Sweeney crash-land at sea and are taken prisoner by a Japanese submarine crew. Later at home on leave, Buz faces girl trouble--soap operatics that Crane handles as adroitly as the battlefront action. Postwar, Buz becomes a troubleshooter for a global airline, enabling the derring-do to continue unabated. Crane is noted for his simple yet bold cartooning and distinctive use of doubletone shading, both in full evidence here. Gordon FlaggCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Page Count:
198
Publication Date:
2006-09-01
Publisher:
Manuscript Press
ISBN-10:
0936414154
ISBN-13:
9780936414157
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