A little movie nostlgia about Rocketman.

I thought it would be fun to post a lot of images of how a Rocketman might be depicted. A lof of different artists and film makers have had takes on the original flying suit man from the old Republic Serials.

In 1949 there was a serial released named "King of the Rocketmen." A scientist named Jeff King, and played by the actor Tristram Coffin, strapped on a very light looking rocket suit that was powered by attomic energy and had a very aerodynamic shaped helmet. He also had a ray gun.

 King of the Rocketmen was released by Republic Studios in 1949 and ran for a stunning 14 chapters, using stunts and more stunts, and lots of found footage to give it a larger scope and feel.

Not unlike what our less expensive films of today utilize in order to keep costs down and profits high.

While not from the movies or serials, I thought it appropriate to include this song from Sir Elton John. An aptly titled song, "Rocketman."

Rocketman (click on this link to listen to the song and view some pictures of Elton John.)

And of course no Rocketman blog would be complete without real Rocketmen daring the atmosphere with bombs attached to their backs and a cute child dressed up to fly away in his rocket suit.

The next major attempt at telling stories of men in flying suits was Rocketeer which started as a comic book and then was launched into a full blown movie that never quite got off the ground, even though it had all the right elements.

Drawing of Rocketman as portrayed by Tristam Coffin

The pose that, on the ground at least, the jet flying man will be remembered for. "Don't move or I'll blast you!"

Well, time for a plug.

You can buy my version of Rocketman for 99 cents at Smashwords now. It's a great read and I loved every minute of writing it. It takes Rocketman in a totally new direction.

To purchase the first exciting story about Rocketman, just click on.Rocketman.