Frank A. Miller

Good start to an interesting series about the American revolution. Nice touch with a Revolutionary War series about a talented apprentice gunsmith and marksman.

Will continues to journey across the American colonies trying to stay out of the revolution and setting out for the territories to set up his business. He is often called on for his gun-smithing skills and eventually is persuaded to join the Continental Army and accept a commission as a Major. Enough battles and close calls to serve as: "The Perils of Will" eventually enable him to become a valued officer in the very amateurish Army.

This collection is devoted to three stories from 1939-1940, Frank Miller's airplane adventure strip "Barney Baxter". The writing is so-so, the artwork only a little better but with a curiously distinctive style. Not great, just different. This is not the same Frank Miller as the current great comic book creator, incidentally.