page_title: Tailspin Tommy
hierarchical_section_title: Tailspin Tommy
caption_attribution_description: English: Tailspin Tommy comic strip from June 26, 1938 Note that the display of the two strips differ, likely due to the format of the respective newspaper who published them, but the panels are all identical. A search for renewal was done in both contributions to publications and artwork for the years 1965 and 1966. There were no listings for Bell Syndicate or Hal Forrest. There's no evidence this remains in copyright.
context_page_description: Tailspin Tommy was an air adventure comic strip about a youthful pilot, "Tailspin" Tommy Tomkins. Originally illustrated by Hal Forrest and initially distributed by John Neville Wheeler's Bell Syndicate and then by United Feature Syndicate, the strip had a 14-year run from May 21, 1928 to March 15, 1942.
  In the wake of Charles Lindbergh's 1927 flight across the Atlantic, the public's fascination with aviation escalated. Tailspin Tommy was the first aviation-based comic strip to appear as a result of this heightened interest. The strip's 1928 launch was followed by others, notably Skyroads, Scorchy Smith, The Adventures of Smilin' Jack and Flyin' Jenny.
context_section_description: Tailspin Tommy was an air adventure comic strip about a youthful pilot, "Tailspin" Tommy Tomkins (sometimes spelled Tompkins). Originally illustrated by Hal Forrest and initially distributed by John Neville Wheeler's Bell Syndicate and then by United Feature Syndicate, the strip had a 14-year run from May 21, 1928 to March 15, 1942.
  In the wake of Charles Lindbergh's 1927 flight across the Atlantic, the public's fascination with aviation escalated. Tailspin Tommy was the first aviation-based comic strip to appear as a result of this heightened interest. The strip's 1928 launch was followed by others, notably Skyroads (1929-1942), Scorchy Smith (1930-1961), The Adventures of Smilin' Jack (1933-1973) and Flyin' Jenny (1939-1946).
caption: Hal Forrest's Tailspin Tommy (June 26, 1938)
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