UPDATED: Junior Jet Club - part 4 (of 4)

Before the early 1980s issues of Fleetwings it appears to have been a more sporadic publication, here are the issues from the British Airways Archive (where all these images come from)...

UPDATED: now with the (June) 1975 issue included

Fleetwings 1978

Fleetwings 1977

Fleetwings - June 1976

Fleetwings - June 1975

Fleetwings - June 1974

Fleetwings - June 1973

Fleetwings 1972

Fleetwings - Summer 1971

Dave Gibbons' Jet Jason - a new episode

At the end of last year I revealed a 'lost' character (Jet Jason) that had been created by Dave Gibbons whilst he was still working in British comics in the early '80s (i.e. before he started drawing mainly for big US publishers).

Up until now I knew that Jet Jason appeared in the official magazine of British Airways Junior Jet Club as follows...
1979 - July (here); October/November (here)
1980 - Spring (here); Summer (here); Winter (here)
1981 - Spring (here); Summer (here); Winter (here)
1982 - Spring (here); Summer (here); Winter (here)
1983 - Spring (here)

...but I didn't know what happened after that, as the Spring 1983 issue only had a pin-up rather than a comic strip I surmised that was maybe the last of Jet as by then Dave would have been too busy with his work for the US market. 

However. a further issue of Fleetwings has now come to light and it DOES contain a Jet Jason strip...this is the Winter 1983 issue (thus suggesting that there is a Summer 1983 issue out there as well as this would fit the publishing pattern seen in 1981 and 1982)...

and this is the Jet Jason strip and while the style may be similar to Dave Gibbons' work there's no denying that the strip is by another hand - the mysterious S King 

There is one bit of good news for 'proper' Jet Jason fans though - the chance to spend £2.50 on a Fleetwings Jet Jason pencil wallet and 2 ballpens (one blue, one red)

Here's the image blown up a bit more

Jet appears to be saying "Look out Stellar! I'll pacify that space monster with the neutralizer" 
Stellar [woman] appears to be saying "He only wants to talk Jet"
Digit [robot] says "A friend in need is a friend indeed"


This frame had not been used in any of the episodes previously (theoretically it MIGHT have come from the Summer 1983 issue of Fleetwings but until a copy of that turns up it's impossible to verify).


Another example of Jet Jason being used on promotional material

So there you go then my contender for the most obscure piece of Dave Gibbons merchandise ever produced - have you got anything that can beat it?

Dave Gibbons' Jet Jason - episode 12

Spring 1983 issue

Dave Gibbons' Jet Jason - episode 11

The Winter 1982 issue..

Junior Jet Club - part 4 (of 4)

Before the early 1980s issues of Fleetwings it appears to have been a more sporadic publication, here are the issues from the British Airways Archive (where all these images come from)...

Fleetwings 1978

Fleetwings 1977

Fleetwings - June 1976

Fleetwings - June 1974

Fleetwings - June 1973

Fleetwings 1972

Fleetwings - Summer 1981

Junior Jet Club - part 3 (of 4)

From my recently acquired trove of images of Fleetwings, the magazine of the Junior Jet Club, do you remember getting these?

Spring 1982 issue of Fleetwings

Summer 1982 issue of Fleetwings

Winter 1982 issue of Fleetwings

The Spring 1983 issue of Fleetwings

Junior Jet Club - part 2 (of 4)

The Spring 1981 issue of Fleetwings, a lovely Concorde cover

 The Summer 1981 cover of Fleetwings

A winter themed issue of Fleetwings - this is the Winter 1981 issue

Junior Jet Club - part 1 (of 4)

The Spring 1980 issue of Fleetwings

The Summer 1980 issue of Fleetwings

The Winter 1980 issue of Fleetwings

Dave Gibbons' Jet Jason - episode 10

Sumer 1982 issue..

Dave Gibbons' Jet Jason - episode 9

From the Spring 1982 issue

Dave Gibbons' Jet Jason - episode 8

From the Winter 1981 issue...

Dave Gibbons' Jet Jason - episode 7

The Summer 1981 issue of Fleetwings...

Dave Gibbons' Jet Jason - episode 6

From the Spring 1981 issue...