The Adventures of Smoke Wade: Volume 1

Smoke Wade is a rough and tumble Arizona cowpoke who never came across a fight or a bet he was afraid to take on. He left the range and became the skipper of the American 66th Pursuit Squadron in WWI France. Flying a Pinto colored Spad he calls Jake, after his favorite Pinto ranch horse, Smoke always has his trusty six-shooter strapped to his leg. He makes frequent use of it during his aerial battles with the evil German ace Baron von Stolz. When he isn't shooting down German planes, Smoke is getting in trouble with his superiors over his love for placing bets on just about anything that seems like a long-shot. Smoke most always wins these bets, and everyone from generals to mechanics is left owing him money. Before author Robert J. Hogan created Smoke Wade he was a ranch hand, an amateur boxer, a pilot, and a flight instructor. He also wrote the adventure series "G-8 and His Battle Aces" and "The Red Falcon".