In 1981 Stevens was largely a jobbing artist, doing fill-in work on various comics as well as working in animation and design. In 1981 he was approached by Steve and Bill Schanes, brothers who had co-founded the … See more

Pacific Comics
The Rocketeer's first adventures appeared in 1982 as a backup feature in issues #2 (April) and #3 (June) of Starslayer. The two short stories … See more

• Cliff Secord/The Rocketeer: a headstrong but broadly good-hearted aviator who discovers the rocket pack and embarks on a chaotic career as masked crimefighter the … See more

Film
• The Rocketeer appears in a self-titled film, portrayed by Billy Campbell.
• In 2012, Disney was reportedly considering a remake of the 1991 film.
• In 2021, It was announced that Jessica and See more

In April 1938, Cliff Secord is a small-time pilot at Bigelow's Air Circus, based at the Chaplin Aerodrome near Los Angeles. He discovers a rocket pack hidden by two gangsters fleeing the police in his custom racing plane, the Blind Bulldog. He takes the device to his … See more

Following Stevens' death, IDW began publishing additional Rocketeer comics by a variety of creators. The first was anthology limited … See more

As early as 1985, Amazing Heroes described the series as critically acclaimed. In the same magazine N.A. Collins praised the character's design, calling the costume "evocative of Doc Savage, Captain Future and Buck Rogers just with one glance". See more