Your Rocketeer collection wouldn’t be complete without the rocket-pack! This clever design utilizes the extra girth of the Big Shot rollerball’s body to depict the original rocket in all its purple glory! Complete with acid-etched details, stonewashed pewter accents, and a fiery top disc – this pulpy, comic-accurate representation of the rocket will set your collection ablaze. Limited Edition of 800. Each pen is numbered on the top ring and comes packaged in a custom black tube with gold foil stamped art!
Brought to life in 1982 by writer / artist Dave Stevens, "The Rocketeer" is an exciting and beautifully illustrated homage to the Saturday matinee serial heroes from the 1930s through the 1950s. The story goes: In 1938 Los Angeles, Cliff Secord, a local racing pilot and barnstormer, discovers a rocket pack hidden by two gangsters fleeing the police. When he decides to take it for a spin, his life is turned upside down – in more ways than one! Cliff's pulpy adventures are set in Los Angeles and New York, and Stevens gave them a retro, nostalgic feel influenced by the King of the Rocket Men and Commando Cody movie serials, as well as pinup diva Bettie Page.
Retro 51 Big Shot "The Rocket-Pack" Rollerball Pen Specifications
- 2022 Officially Licensed, Limited Edition of 800 pieces
- Barrel: Acid-etched, color-printed with stonewash pewter
- Accents: Black and Purple lacquered metal trims
- Top Disc: Rocket-pack flame illustration
- Pen Refill: REF5P or REF57P Capless Rollerball Refill (Short Schmidt Rollerball Cartridge). May also use Parker-Style ballpoint type cartridges (REF71 and REF77), sold separately.
- Pen Length: 5 in. / 125mm
- Pen Diameter (Max): 0.57 in. / 14.5mm
- Pen Weight: 1.4 oz. / 40g
- Packaged in a matching commemorative tube with gold foil.