COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Four Color 1294 Universal
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Grade:
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9.0
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Page Quality:
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CREAM TO OFF-WHITE
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File Copy
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Certification #:
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0780746019
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Owner:
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4GEMWORKS
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
Ripcord 3-5/62 File Copy Based on the 1961-1963 "Ripcord" TV series.
Painted Cover portion: Artist unidentified ::Photo portion: Ted McKeever (photo of Larry Pennell); Jim Buckley (photo of Ken Curtis)
Script: Paul S. Newman
Pencils & Inks: Ray Bailey
Table of Contents
1. 0. Ripcord
Ripcord
2. 1. The Bottomless Jump / Dangerous Dive
Ripcord
3. 2. The Bottomless Jump
Ripcord
4. 3. The Dangerous Dive
Ripcord
5. 4. Skydiving
Ripcord
6. 5. History of Parachuting
Ripcord
This issue has a cartoon strip on the back. I do not k now if an AD back version exists.
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Not exactly a childhood name, foir most kids, this series did run for over two years. Wikipedia documents the history a bit below:
Ripcord is an American syndicated television series that ran for 76 episodes from 1961 to 1963 about the exploits of a skydiving operation by the same name…
… Overview[edit]
The premise was a variety of adventures surrounding the then-new sport of skydiving. The men and their private aircraft were placed in unusual situations where the team's special skills and abilities were needed. This led them on weekly adventures from chasing criminals to performing daring, if occasionally absurd, rescues.
The series stars Larry Pennell as Ted McKeever and Ken Curtis as Jim Buckley, his older mentor. Pilot Chuck Lambert, as played by Paul Comi, was replaced for the second season by Charlie Kern, portrayed by fellow Sons of the Pioneers bandmate Shug Fisher.
Guest stars included Richard Arlen, Harry Carey, Jr., Pat Conway, Richard Eastham, Lang Jeffries, Dayton Lummis, Tyler McVey, Denver Pyle, Lurene Tuttle, Lee Van Cleef, and the then little-known James Coburn.
The stuntmen performing the actual skydiving were Bob Fleming (an airline pilot) and Joe Mangione, both from Brooklyn, New York. Fleming also doubled as the pilot at the controls when not involved in the scene.
Cameramen included Tom Ryan, whose previous experience included early parachute development, testing and design. Tom was a pioneer in capturing closeup movies of falling skydivers.
The show sponsored a popular Ripcord toy consisting of a large plastic parachute with a skydiver figure attached which could be thrown in the air and would float to the ground.
Syndication outside the US[edit]
Ripcord aired in Brazil in the 1960s under its original title, at the same time as in the United States. Ripcord aired in the UK on Independent Television the 1960s under its original title, with the last episode airing Tuesday, September 17th, 1963. [1]
DVD Release[edit]
On July 23, 2013, TGG Direct released both seasons of Ripcord on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time.[2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripcord_(TV_series)
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