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Fast Fiction #2 featured this 45-page adaptation of Captain Blood, and was reprinted in 1950 under the new title of Stories by Famous Authors Illustrated. What follows is a scanned copy of the reprint, posted to comicbookplus by a jolly buccaneer called "staunton."
- Evan Lewis
The protagonist is the sharp-witted Dr. Peter Blood, a fictional Irish physician who had had a wide-ranging career as a soldier and sailor (including a commission as a captain under the Dutch admiral De Ruyter) before settling down to practice medicine in the town of Bridgwater in Somerset.
- Rafael Sabatini
- 1922
Comic Story (45 pages) Captain Blood: Synopsis: Peter Blood is a surgeon sent to slavery in Barbados for tending to wounded rebels. After capturing a vessel, Blood becomes the leader of other escaped slaves and they become pirates. Credits: Script: ?
Four swashbuckling pirate tales from the masterful pen of Raphael Sabatini (1875-1950). First published in the 1950s these exciting comic strips are seeing publication for the first time in 70 years.
- BOOKS
Nov 11, 2021 · Captain Blood gives the reader the sea-faring, ship-to-ship combat, city-plundering side of the pirate genre, and Peter Blood is a much more interesting protagonist than Treasure Island's Jim Hawkins.
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- Rafael Sabatini
Captian Peter Blood is based in part on a real person named Colonel Thomas Blood (1618-1680). He once tried to steal the England's crown Jewels from the Tower Of London. He is also rumored to...
Mar 15, 2022 · This definitive omnibus edition contains Sabatini's original genre-defining hit novel, Captain Blood, and his two sequels, Captain Blood Returns and The Fortunes of Captain Blood - rounding out the complete trilogy for every fan of classic fiction and high-seas adventure.
- Rafael Sabatini
