#97

Synopsis

After Jack spurns her advances, Joy decides to set a new altitude record for gliding. Despite Jack and Downwind's warnings, she dives into a thunderhead and her glider is torn apart. She parachutes down, but lands hard and is injured. Jack has to fly her to the hospital, despite not having a pilot's license. Joy needs a blood transfusion and the only one with her blood type is Dixie Lee.

Credits

Script

Gus Edson, Zack Mosley, Milton Caniff, Frank King, Gaylord Du Bois, Cliff Sterrett, Elliott Caplin, Paul Robinson, Jimmy Murphy, Milt Youngren, Bill Holman

Pencils

Gus Edson, Zack Mosley, Milton Caniff, Frank King, Cliff Sterrett, Jay McArdle, Paul Robinson, Jimmy Murphy, Milt Youngren, Bill Holman

Inks

Gus Edson, Zack Mosley, Milton Caniff, Frank King, Cliff Sterrett, Jay McArdle, Paul Robinson, Jimmy Murphy, Milt Youngren, Bill Holman

Letters

Boody Rogers, Frank Engli

Entry states: "gang busters. 6p. for popular comics, mar. 1944. paid oct. 13, 1943."

Gaylord Du Bois

Characters

• Pat Ryan
• Smokey Stover
• Smilin' Jack
• Dr. Bobbs
• Elza Poppin