Below are several of Stevens' panels showcasing the Gee Bee, along with a couple of photos of the real thing.
Dave Stevens is certainly missed in the world of graphic storytelling.
Above, this rendering of the Gee Bee looks a lot like Russ Heath's art style. Knowing they were buds, I wonder if there was collaboration. Perhaps not.
Above, the Gee Bee Sportster was a less lethal version of the Gee Bee planes, but was also less maneuverable and less popular among the speedsters. A version of this plane also showed up in The Rocketeer.
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I bought the hardback book, The Complete Adventures, when it first came out - terrific stuff. Dave died far too young.
I live near Springfield,MA where the plane was built I guess. If you drive though Springfield at night on RT.91 you can see a well lit GB hanging from the ceiling inside a local museum ...coolness!
Kid, I've got the early limited edition hardback with signature, a book I'll never give up until the estate sale after my demise.
Michael, WAY coolness.
i couldnt agree more Thomas! Dave is dearly missed! actually just this week i got a copy of The Dave Stevens complete sketchbooks, man what a great book! i had never seed any of the previous sketchbook collections so the majority of this was all new to me!
Artman, my money is allocated so tightly these days that I'll not be able to lay my hands on those sketchbooks. I'm sure I'm missing out on good stuff!
You are, I picked up the book last weekend at a small comic and toy con.
I love the GeeBee design.
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