CRASH CARSON
This character was created by Jack Tremblay when he was 15 years old It first appeared in Bell Features publication WOW Comics 8 in the spring 1942, and ran till WOW Comics 16.
“Crash Carson” who had a constant companion “Tank Mulligan” was a fighter pilot who led the “Devil’s Angels Squadron”. The stories predominantly involved air battles with interludes like the one partly shown below ( WOW Comics, 9:46) in which “Crash” is shot down, captured by Germans then escapes in a German aircraft and is nearly shot down by his own squadron.
Jack’s talent for accurately drawing World War 2 aircraft was exceptional only equaled perhaps surpassed by Al Cooper. It is easy to see that “Crash Carson” was inspired by the character “Rockfist Rogan” a boxer and R.A.F. fighter pilot flying Hurricanes and Spitfires, who appeared in the British boy’s magazines like The Triumph and The Champion that Jack read.
MEDIUM:
PERIODICAL GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY: Published by Bell Features & Publishing Ltd.
Content serial:
| WOW Comics, …. “Crash Carson and His Devil’s Angels”. Car., Jack Tremblay. : …. Bell Features & Publishing. Black & White | ||
| 9, no date: 34-47 | 10, no date: : 36-47. | 13, no date: 36-45. |
GALLERY:
This small panel of a dog fight is a gem. WOW Comics, 13: 37
Active Comics, 4: 17. Illus., Jack Tremblay.
WOW Comics, 9: 46. Illus., Jack Tremblay.
WOW Comics, 10: 45. Illus., Jack Tremblay.
WOW Comics, 13: 36. Illus., Jack Tremblay.