Flying Jenny Sunday Page by Russell Keaton from 3/2/1941 Size 11 x 15 inches BW

Description: This is an "Flying Jenny" Sunday Page by Glenn Chaffin and Russell Keaton. This was cut from the original newspaper Sunday Comics section of 1941 Size: Half Full Page: ~11 x 15 inches. Paper: some light tanning, a few have archival reinforcement, otherwise: Excellent! Pulled from Bound Volumes! (Please Check Scans) Please include $6.00 Total postage on any size order (USA) $25.00 International Flat Rate. I combine postage on multiple pages. Check out my other auctions for more great vintage Comic Strips and Paper Dolls. Thanks for Looking!*This page is printed in Black and White as shown.Flyin' JennyAuthor(s)Russell KeatonIllustrator(s)Russell Keaton (1939–1942), Gladys Parker (1942–1944), Marc Swayze (1944–1946)Current status/scheduleDaily & Sunday; concludedLaunch dateOctober 2, 1939End dateJuly 25, 1946Syndicate(s)Bell SyndicatePublisher(s)Kitchen Sink Press (reprints)Genre(s)AdventureFlyin' Jenny was an aviation adventure comic strip created by illustrator Russell Keaton and distributed to newspapers by Bell Syndicate from October 2, 1939 to July 25, 1946.Publication historyLaunched in October 1939, Flyin' Jenny was published both as a daily and Sunday strip, each running a separate storyline. Gladys Parker stepped in to draw Flyin' Jenny from 1942 until 1944, when Keaton's assistant Marc Swayze took over.After Keaton died in 1945 (at the age of 35), Swayze and scripter Glenn Chaffin made an effort to keep Jenny airborne, but it became difficult to devise adventures equal to those of the World War II years. The strip began to lose its popularity and was discontinued in 1946.Characters and storyInitially a test pilot at the Starcraft Aviation Factory, Jenny encountered spies, saboteurs and criminals. Since the strip began simultaneously with the start of World War II, Jenny was active in wartime escapades.Keaton's widow, Virginia Keaton Anderson, recalled how he devised the name of the central character. He originally planned to name the strip's heroine Virginia Dare. Delighted that he wanted to use her name, Virginia Keaton cautioned, "Russell, I'm not criticizing, but historians might. Remember, Virginia Dare was the name of the first child born of English parents in this country. Why don't you name her Virginia something else?" Keaton explained that he had specific reasons for choosing his character's last name as well as the first: "No, I want to name her Dare because I'm going to make her a daring young aviatrix." Then he had an idea: "Jenny is a nickname for Virginia. I'll name her Jenny Dare."The Curtiss JN-4, known as "Jenny," was made by Curtiss in 1915, and it was filmed by Lee De Forest in Flying Jenny Airplane (1921), a short film with the sound of the aircraft. *Please note: collecting and selling comics has been my hobby for over 30 years. Due to the hours of my job I can usually only mail packages out on Saturdays. I send out Priority Mail which takes 2-3 days to arrive in the USA and Air Mail International which takes 5 -10 days depending on where you live in the world. I do not "sell" postage or packaging and charge less than the actual cost of mailing. I package items securely and wrap well. Most pages come in an Archival Sleeve with Acid Free Backing Board at no extra charge. If you are dissatisfied with an item. Let me know and I will do my best to make it right. Many Thanks to all of my 1,000's of past customers around the World. Enjoy Your Hobby Everyone and Have Fun Collecting!

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