Talk:The Rocketeer (character)

message: This film presents a homage to The Adventures of Robin Hood as does My Favorite Year.
*agree--68.32.11.74 19:08, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Rocketeer

message: I added back in a reference to the film and a link to that article, just a short blurb, and an image to fill in the emptiness. rootology 01:41, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Film ref 

message: This is per official Wikipedia policy at WP:NAME#Avoid the definite article ("the") and the indefinite article ("a"/"an") at the beginning of the page name. –-Tenebrae (talk) 18:59, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Lack of opposition to a discussion does not give you free reign to move the article as you see fit.  People may not have even seen this yet.  I for one disagree with this, as did the admin who moved it back.— Dædαlus Contribs 22:01, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

text: There is already a note at the top of the article describing its subject.  I don't think it is really needed to have such a long and easy-to-miss name.  Look at all the other comic book articles.  None of them have a similar naming scheme.  This is because it is easier to follow.  Take Iron Man for instance.  The first comics it debuted on were the Tales of Suspense comics, and later worked itself into other comics until it had a stable existence.  The same exists for this comic.  This article is about the publication as a whole.  Not the single time it was on that single publisher. — Dædαlus Contribs 22:20, 26 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Rename

message: Looks like someone has had a little too much creative liscence with the synopsis- it is nothing like the film! If anyone has the time, feel free to enhance it. I'll delete the 'chaff'.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by RedHotIceCube (talk • contribs) 21:29, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I just looked at the revision that was removed. True, it's nothing like the plot of the film. But though the grammar and punctuation left something to be desired, it was a pretty darn accurate recap of the comic book. It went into way too much detail for an encyclopedia synopsis, but it definitely wasn't "vandalism" or "too much creative license." WaxTadpole (talk) 19:39, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Synopsis 

message: it was polybagged with a premium. It needs to be added to the article . - Sparky (talk) 07:08, 26 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: The movie adaption comic

message: There is no fictional character history, that should be added.--Paleface Jack (talk) 01:34, 25 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: No Fictional Character history?!

message: There appears to be a lack of mentioning of the Talespin episode Bullethead Baloo in relation to the Rocketeer, which seemed like a blatant cross-promoting for the two Disney productions (the Rocketeer movie and Talespin, that is). - 71.244.135.210 (talk) 17:46, 22 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rocketeer references in popular culture 

message: Substituted at 04:45, 30 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment comment

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message: Early in the film, Cliff and Jenny go to see a film (her choice) called Wings of Honor, a billboard for which Cliff had flown over in the opening sequence and the gang at the Bulldog Cafe picks apart later on.  Given the year in which Rocketeer takes place (1938) and that the villain Neville Sinclair was based on real-life actor Errol Flynn (complete with supposed sympathies), the film must be Dawn Patrol.
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thread_title:  Neville is Errol 

message: Shouldn't it be more relevant and, most of all, more respectful to use an image of the character actually made by Dave Stevens? Is there any copyright issue that prevent that? CaptainViggo (talk) 20:37, 17 July 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Main image 

message: I realize this has been here for years, but I myself am a case in point for its removal - The very first time I came to this page looking for more information about the comic books, I clicked that link and assumed that it was taking me to canonical lore about the character of the Rocketeer. The words "Wold Newton" didn't mean anything to me, nor did it indicate that those words indicated that the lore was basically fanwank. The fact that Philip Jose Farmer's name is attached to "Wold Newton" doesn't somehow elevate fanwank from being fanwank. Especially when the specific fanwank is, itself, free from any actual input for Mr. Farmer himself. Personally, I'd take the "easier to ask forgiveness than permission" route and just remove it, but I figure that the continued existence of this link might indicate that someone has a vested interest in maintaining it and perhaps can offer some justification for keeping it. Slickriptide (talk) 15:24, 15 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Should the Wold Newton Universe link be removed? 

message: If there's only going to be one image, shouldn't it be from an actual Rocketeer comic by Stevens? 98.13.3.175 (talk) 06:36, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: God yes. I like Alex Ross but it's insult to injury to have the rampant post-mortem buggering of the character front and centre, especially when the original artist is Dave Stevens. One of the many jobs I'll be addressing in the rewrite. BoomboxTestarossa (talk) 18:40, 19 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Image 

message: A "Rocket Man" character, with a near-identical rocket backpack and similar uniform, appeared in four Republic Pictures movie serials from 1949 through 1953. The fourth serial, originally conceived as a syndicated Republic TV series, was first released under contractual obligation to movie houses as a regular multi-chapter theatrical serial. Two years later, it was re-cut with new footage and additional music added and finally syndicated on NBC television stations as twelve 25-minute episodes. The four Republic Rocket Man serials were: King of the Rocket Men (1949), Radar Men from the Moon (1952), Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952), and Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe (serial 1953, TV series 1955)Kelle, Alexandra. "Movie Serials." allmovie.com, 2010. Retrieved: September 10, 2010.
:This paragraph doesn't actually seem to tie into The Rocketeer or any of the currently present sources; I mean it probably influenced Stevens and no doubt a reference can be turned up but seems more concerned with banging on about the serials than establishing any relation to the subject of the article beyond "character, with a near-identical rocket backpack and similar uniform", which is sending major OR alarm bells in. A critic compares it to the serials? Splendid, mention that. Stevens admits he ripped it off from those specific serials? Terrific, pop it in. Some random noting similar uniforms? Get in the sea. BoomboxTestarossa (talk) 21:14, 19 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Original research?