Age of Aces » Terry Gilkison http://www.ageofaces.net The Best in Air-War Fiction Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:00:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 en hourly 1 “Lost In Hunland” by Terry Gilkison http://www.ageofaces.net/2025/12/lost-in-hunland-by-terry-gilkison/ http://www.ageofaces.net/2025/12/lost-in-hunland-by-terry-gilkison/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2025 11:00:48 +0000 David http://www.ageofaces.net/?p=13952 The Lone Eagle, it's Terry Gilkison's The Flying Devil is "Lost In Hunland!"]]> THIS holiday season we’re going all in on The Flying Devil! The Flying Devil was a regular feature of the first fifteen issues of The Lone Eagle and, more importantly, as they announced beneath each month’s story—“the Only War-Air Cartoon Story to Appear in Any Magazine!” The strip was drawn by Terry Gilkison and features the exploits of Buck Barton, a.k.a. The Flying Devil, as he wages a one man war against the Germans in his Spad with the devil on the fuselage.

We’ve reached Buck Barton’s final adventure. From the December 1934 issue of The Lone Eagle, it’s Terry Gilkison’s The Flying Devil is “Lost In Hunland!”




When this adventure ran in The Lone Eagle, it carried a tag that there would be another Buck Barton War-Air Adventure in Pictures in the next issue titled “Spandau Treachery”—

But that adventure never saw the light of day if it was ever even written.

Gilkison would revisit Buck Barton in a way when he created the character of Rex Darrell, The Flying Fox, for More Fun Comics in 1938. Darrell’s Flying Fox was a modern day version of Barton’s Flying Devil. The stories were present day rather than set during the Great War; Darrell was fighting international air pirates rather than Barton’s battles against the Germans; and Darrell worked with a copilot, “Buzz” Blair, while Barton was solo. The one thing that links the two most is their choice of headgear. Darrell wore an aviator’s cap with rather pronounced fox ears much like Barton’s devil horned helmet he sported in the first few episodes.

Gilkison’s The Flying Fox debuted in More Fun Comics 37 (Nov 38). He flew his plane, the Dawn Streak, one of the fastest ever built, through 13 adventures. His final appearance in the magazine was in issue 51 (Jan 40) in the story whose last panel indicates the action was to be continued, but it sadly never was.

]]> http://www.ageofaces.net/2025/12/lost-in-hunland-by-terry-gilkison/feed/ 0 “The Sinister Zeppelin” by Terry Gilkison http://www.ageofaces.net/2025/12/the-sinister-zeppelin-by-terry-gilkison/ http://www.ageofaces.net/2025/12/the-sinister-zeppelin-by-terry-gilkison/#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2025 11:00:19 +0000 David http://www.ageofaces.net/?p=13949 THIS holiday season we’re going all in on The Flying Devil! The Flying Devil was a regular feature of the first fifteen issues of The Lone Eagle and, more importantly, as they announced beneath each month’s story—“the Only War-Air Cartoon Story to Appear in Any Magazine!” The strip was drawn by Terry Gilkison and features the exploits of Buck Barton, a.k.a. The Flying Devil, as he wages a one man war against the Germans in his Spad with the devil on the fuselage.

From the November 1934 issue of The Lone Eagle, it’s Terry Gilkison’s The Flying Devil in “The Sinister Zeppelin!”




Next Time: Lost in Hunland!

]]> http://www.ageofaces.net/2025/12/the-sinister-zeppelin-by-terry-gilkison/feed/ 0 “The U-Boat Menace” by Terry Gilkison http://www.ageofaces.net/2025/12/the-u-boat-menace-by-terry-gilkison/ http://www.ageofaces.net/2025/12/the-u-boat-menace-by-terry-gilkison/#comments Fri, 26 Dec 2025 11:00:37 +0000 David http://www.ageofaces.net/?p=13946 The Lone Eagle, it's Terry Gilkison's The Flying Devil in "The U-Boat Menace!"]]> THIS holiday season we’re going all in on The Flying Devil! The Flying Devil was a regular feature of the first fifteen issues of The Lone Eagle and, more importantly, as they announced beneath each month’s story—“the Only War-Air Cartoon Story to Appear in Any Magazine!” The strip was drawn by Terry Gilkison and features the exploits of Buck Barton, a.k.a. The Flying Devil, as he wages a one man war against the Germans in his Spad with the devil on the fuselage.

From the October 1934 issue of The Lone Eagle, it’s Terry Gilkison’s The Flying Devil in “The U-Boat Menace!”





Next Time: The Sinister Zeppelin!

]]> http://www.ageofaces.net/2025/12/the-u-boat-menace-by-terry-gilkison/feed/ 0 “The Mystery Drome” by Terry Gilkison http://www.ageofaces.net/2025/12/the-mystery-drome-by-terry-gilkison/ http://www.ageofaces.net/2025/12/the-mystery-drome-by-terry-gilkison/#comments Thu, 25 Dec 2025 11:00:45 +0000 David http://www.ageofaces.net/?p=13942 The Lone Eagle, it's Terry Gilkison's The Flying Devil in "The Mystery Drome!"]]> THIS holiday season we’re going all in on The Flying Devil! The Flying Devil was a regular feature of the first fifteen issues of The Lone Eagle and, more importantly, as they announced beneath each month’s story—“the Only War-Air Cartoon Story to Appear in Any Magazine!” The strip was drawn by Terry Gilkison and features the exploits of Buck Barton, a.k.a. The Flying Devil, as he wages a one man war against the Germans in his Spad with the devil on the fuselage.

From the September 1934 issue of The Lone Eagle, it’s Terry Gilkison’s The Flying Devil in “The Mystery Drome!”





Next Time: The U-Boat Menace!

And as a special Christmas Bonus, we give you a holiday themed Pinky Dinky strip from 1929!

]]> http://www.ageofaces.net/2025/12/the-mystery-drome-by-terry-gilkison/feed/ 0 “The Lost Squadron” by Terry Gilkison http://www.ageofaces.net/2025/12/the-lost-squadron-by-terry-gilkison/ http://www.ageofaces.net/2025/12/the-lost-squadron-by-terry-gilkison/#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2025 11:00:10 +0000 David http://www.ageofaces.net/?p=13939 The Lone Eagle, it's Terry Gilkison's The Flying Devil in "The Lost Squadron!"]]> THIS holiday season we’re going all in on The Flying Devil! The Flying Devil was a regular feature of the first fifteen issues of The Lone Eagle and, more importantly, as they announced beneath each month’s story—“the Only War-Air Cartoon Story to Appear in Any Magazine!” The strip was drawn by Terry Gilkison and features the exploits of Buck Barton, a.k.a. The Flying Devil, as he wages a one man war against the Germans in his Spad with the devil on the fuselage.

From the August 1934 issue of The Lone Eagle, it’s Terry Gilkison’s The Flying Devil in “The Lost Squadron!”





Next Time: The Mystery Drome!

]]> http://www.ageofaces.net/2025/12/the-lost-squadron-by-terry-gilkison/feed/ 0 “The Dog-Fight Treachery” by Terry Gilkison http://www.ageofaces.net/2025/12/the-dog-fight-treachery-by-terry-gilkison/ http://www.ageofaces.net/2025/12/the-dog-fight-treachery-by-terry-gilkison/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000 David http://www.ageofaces.net/?p=13936 The Lone Eagle, it's Terry Gilkison's The Flying Devil in "The Dog-Fight Treachery!"]]> THIS holiday season we’re going all in on The Flying Devil! The Flying Devil was a regular feature of the first fifteen issues of The Lone Eagle and, more importantly, as they announced beneath each month’s story—“the Only War-Air Cartoon Story to Appear in Any Magazine!” The strip was drawn by Terry Gilkison and features the exploits of Buck Barton, a.k.a. The Flying Devil, as he wages a one man war against the Germans in his Spad with the devil on the fuselage.

From the July 1934 issue of The Lone Eagle, it’s Terry Gilkison’s The Flying Devil in “The Dog-Fight Treachery!”





Next Time: The Lost Squadron!

]]> http://www.ageofaces.net/2025/12/the-dog-fight-treachery-by-terry-gilkison/feed/ 0 “A Sinister Boche Plot” by Terry Gilkison http://www.ageofaces.net/2025/12/a-sinister-boche-plot-by-terry-gilkison/ http://www.ageofaces.net/2025/12/a-sinister-boche-plot-by-terry-gilkison/#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:00:20 +0000 David http://www.ageofaces.net/?p=13931 The Lone Eagle, it's Terry Gilkison's The Flying Devil in "A Sinister Boche Plot!"]]> THIS holiday season we’re going all in on The Flying Devil! The Flying Devil was a regular feature of the first fifteen issues of The Lone Eagle and, more importantly, as they announced beneath each month’s story—“the Only War-Air Cartoon Story to Appear in Any Magazine!” The strip was drawn by Terry Gilkison and features the exploits of Buck Barton, a.k.a. The Flying Devil, as he wages a one man war against the Germans in his Spad with the devil on the fuselage.

From the June 1934 issue of The Lone Eagle, it’s Terry Gilkison’s The Flying Devil in “A Sinister Boche Plot!”





Next Time: The Dog-Fight Treachery!

]]> http://www.ageofaces.net/2025/12/a-sinister-boche-plot-by-terry-gilkison/feed/ 0 “Sky Doom” by Terry Gilkison http://www.ageofaces.net/2025/12/sky-doom-by-terry-gilkison/ http://www.ageofaces.net/2025/12/sky-doom-by-terry-gilkison/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:00:01 +0000 David http://www.ageofaces.net/?p=13858 The Lone Eagle, it's Terry Gilkison's The Flying Devil in "Sky Doom!"]]> THIS holiday season we’re going all in on The Flying Devil! The Flying Devil was a regular feature of the first fifteen issues of The Lone Eagle and, more importantly, as they announced beneath each month’s story—“the Only War-Air Cartoon Story to Appear in Any Magazine!” The strip was drawn by Terry Gilkison and features the exploits of Buck Barton, a.k.a. The Flying Devil, as he wages a one man war against the Germans in his Spad with the devil on the fuselage.

From the May 1934 issue of The Lone Eagle, it’s Terry Gilkison’s The Flying Devil in “Sky Doom!”





Next Time: A Sinister Boche Plot!

]]> http://www.ageofaces.net/2025/12/sky-doom-by-terry-gilkison/feed/ 0 “The Ghost Gotha” by Terry Gilkison http://www.ageofaces.net/2025/12/the-ghost-gotha-by-terry-gilkison/ http://www.ageofaces.net/2025/12/the-ghost-gotha-by-terry-gilkison/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2025 11:00:42 +0000 David http://www.ageofaces.net/?p=13853 The Lone Eagle, it's Terry Gilkison's The Flying Devil in "The Ghost Gotha!"]]> THIS holiday season we’re going all in on The Flying Devil! The Flying Devil was a regular feature of the first fifteen issues of The Lone Eagle and, more importantly, as they announced beneath each month’s story—“the Only War-Air Cartoon Story to Appear in Any Magazine!” The strip was drawn by Terry Gilkison and features the exploits of Buck Barton, a.k.a. The Flying Devil, as he wages a one man war against the Germans in his Spad with the devil on the fuselage.

From the April 1934 issue of The Lone Eagle, it’s Terry Gilkison’s The Flying Devil in “The Ghost Gotha!”





Next Time: Sky Doom!

]]> http://www.ageofaces.net/2025/12/the-ghost-gotha-by-terry-gilkison/feed/ 0 “The Death-Ray Tubes” by Terry Gilkison http://www.ageofaces.net/2025/12/the-death-ray-tubes-by-terry-gilkison/ http://www.ageofaces.net/2025/12/the-death-ray-tubes-by-terry-gilkison/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:00:07 +0000 David http://www.ageofaces.net/?p=13848 The Lone Eagle, it's Terry Gilkison's The Flying Devil in "The Death-Ray Tubes!"]]> THIS holiday season we’re going all in on The Flying Devil! The Flying Devil was a regular feature of the first fifteen issues of The Lone Eagle and, more importantly, as they announced beneath each month’s story—“the Only War-Air Cartoon Story to Appear in Any Magazine!” The strip was drawn by Terry Gilkison and features the exploits of Buck Barton, a.k.a. The Flying Devil, as he wages a one man war against the Germans in his Spad with the devil on the fuselage.

From the March 1934 issue of The Lone Eagle, it’s Terry Gilkison’s The Flying Devil in “The Death-Ray Tubes!”





Next Time: The Ghost Gotha!

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