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GERALD BLAIR

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Full Name: Gerald Blair
Nationality: British
Organization: British Secret Service
Occupation Agent

Creator: Unknown
Time Span: 1965 - 1973

ABOUT THE SERIES

Gerald Blair is an agent with the British Secret Service.

Though he appears still fairly young, his actions indicate that he is no newcomer to the cloak and dagger business. Blair is extremely comfortable operating in the European theater, moving from one country to another without any hesitation and showing he has familiarity with any region he visits, showing he has been doing this for some time despite his apparent young-ish age.

Blair moves quickly and easily. While not particularly tall, he is thin and sinewy and he shows on several occasions that he is fast in his reflexes and quite willing to take action without hesitation. He is in good shape despite routinely lighting up a cigarette.

Blair is obviously an intelligent man though in one scene after having to chase after a fleeing car and then finding the driver had set up a rifle ambush for him, all before fleeing in a third waiting car, Blair muses, "Somethin' funny ... could be I've stumbled on it." You think?

While as was the custom in the mid-60's, Blair routinely dresses in suit and tie, he tends to go with something more than traditional apparel. It it isn't a checked suit, it is a splashy tie. Nothing over-the-top by any means because he does have to tail people now and then and being crazily dressed would be a huge mistake. Nevertheless, he does seem to want to establish his own independence with his dress.

Blair has average length slightly wavy dark hair, though in a couple of instances it seems might not be all that dark so perhaps light to medium brown.

COMIC BOOKS, GRAPHIC NOVELS, AND MANGA

Number of Stories:17
First Appearance:1965
Last Appearance:1973

1 The Defector The Defector
Published by MV Features
Contributors: Unknown (writer and artist)
Copyright: 1965

Found in Secret Service Picture Library #1, Jun. 1965.
[plot unknown]

2 Night Of The Vulture Night Of The Vulture
Published by MV Features
Contributors: Unknown (writer and artist)
Copyright: 1965

Found in Secret Service Picture Library #2, Jun. 1965.
[plot unknown]

3 A Lady Called Luck A Lady Called Luck
Published by MV Features
Contributors: Unknown (writer and artist)
Copyright: 1965

Found in Secret Service Picture Library #3, Jul. 1965.
[plot unknown]

4 Kiss Of Death Kiss Of Death
Published by MV Features
Contributors: Unknown (writer and artist)
Copyright: 1965

Found in Secret Service Picture Library #6, Aug. 1965.
[plot unknown]

5 Invitation To A Killing Invitation To A Killing
Published by MV Features
Contributors: Unknown (writer and artist)
Copyright: 1965

Found in Secret Service Picture Library #8, Sep. 1965.
[plot unknown]

6 The Baited Hook The Baited Hook
Published by MV Features
Contributors: Unknown (writer and artist)
Copyright: 1965

Found in Secret Service Picture Library #10, Oct. 1965. Reprinted as Appointment With Death in Sabre Library's Thriller Stories in Pictures #72, 1975.
[plot unknown]
Click here to read the story.

7 The Edge Of Fear The Edge Of Fear
Published by MV Features
Contributors: Unknown (writer and artist)
Copyright: 1965

Found in Secret Service Picture Library #12, Nov. 1965.
It was a routine assignment, something that Blair had done many times, but this time there is a killer who knows no fear.

8 The Centre Of The Storm The Centre Of The Storm
Published by MV Features
Contributors: Unknown (writer and artist)
Copyright: 1965

Found in Secret Service Picture Library #14, Dec. 1965.
[plot unknown]

9 The Unknown Enemy! The Unknown Enemy!
Published by MV Features
Contributors: Unknown (writer and artist)
Copyright: 1966

Found in Secret Service Picture Library #16, Jan. 1966.
[plot unknown]

10 The Big Squeeze The Big Squeeze
Published by MV Features
Contributors: Unknown (writer and artist)
Copyright: 1966

Found in Secret Service Picture Library #18, Feb. 1966.
A diplomat from Eastern Europe is in New York to speak at the U.N. Someone does not want him to make it. Gerald Blair is in charge of making sure he does.
Click here to read the story.

11 The Word Is Death The Word Is Death
Published by MV Features
Contributors: Unknown (writer and artist)
Copyright: 1966

Found in Secret Service Picture Library #20, Mar. 1966.
A man offered information but since he worked for the other side, could it be trusted? That is the task for Gerald Blair.

12 The Verdict The Verdict
Published by MV Features
Contributors: Unknown (writer and artist)
Copyright: 1966

Found in Secret Service Picture Library #22, Apr. 1966.
On this latest mission, Gerald Blair has a hunch something is off and he has learned to trust his instincts - even when he is ordered to.

13 The Face Of A Traitor The Face Of A Traitor
Published by MV Features
Contributors: Unknown (writer and artist)
Copyright: 1966

Found in Secret Service Picture Library #24, May 1966.
Gerald Blair has the difficult task of making the other side believe he has betrayed his country.

14 The Lady's Not For Loving The Lady's Not For Loving
Published by MV Features
Contributors: Unknown (writer and artist)
Copyright: 1966

Found in Secret Service Picture Library #26, Jun. 1966.
Gerald Blair had faced many dangers in his career but this time it comes in the form of a beautiful but deadly woman who lures him into "an embrace in the arms of death!"

15 A Traitor's End A Traitor's End
Published by MV Features
Contributors: Unknown (writer and artist)
Copyright: 1966

Found in Secret Service Picture Library #28, Jul. 1966.
[plot unknown]

16 The Fatal Flaw The Fatal Flaw
Published by MV Features
Contributors: Unknown (writer and artist)
Copyright: 1966

Found in Secret Service Picture Library #30, 1966.
[plot unknown]
Note: not sure if this was ever released - all I have found so far was an ad for it in the previous month's issue.

17 Death Is My Companion Death Is My Companion
Published by Sabre
Contributors: Unknown (writer and artist)
Copyright: 1973

Found in Sabre Thriller Picture Library #60, Dec. 1973.
[plot unknown]
Click here to read the story.

MY COMMENTS

As I mentioned in My Comments on the brother series to this one, Gerald Blair, this series would have been so much better if in the 64 pages of 2 large panels each there had been a drop or three of information as to who the character was, where he came from, and something more personal about him besides he is a kick-butt go-it-alone hero. These stories are pretty good and the artwork is fine and the writing is quite acceptable. It is just that when I finished the story, I was finished - no aftereffect or afterthought.

GRADE

My Grade: B

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