John Dixon's Air Hawk and the Flying Doctor

This review is for Air Hawk and the Flying Doctor, published in Australia in 2013 by Comicoz, The spine and the title page both indicate that this is actually Volume 2. There is no such reference on the cover, which features a scene of a croc menacing Jim Hawk, who holds a broken branch as a weapon, Janet using a stethoscope of a stiffly drawn catatonic woman. (Reviews sometimes get tagged onto the wrong product.) I read some of John Dixon's work in the Menomonee Falls Gazette back in the 1970,s and found that I enjoyed his stories and art. The Book has a hard, glossy cover. The paper is thin and a little crinkly, but very white, Reproduction seems pretty sharp. Strips are printed sideways ( one turns the book 90 degrees to the right to read it) to allow them to be printed larger, and at 2 per page. The printed dimension of a single strip are approximately, 9 1/2 X 3 inches. This volume includes 3 consecutive stories from the dailies in black and white: 1. Boatman of the Dead. Started July 1976. 14 week continuity. Aborigine in dugout canoe floats down the river and frightens natives, as a "wuluwait". A non-superstitious woman is put into a coma, prompting Air Hawk and med staff to help and investigate. Billy Moonlight is a well realized character. 2. The Danzig Incident. Started October 1976. 14 week continuity. Russian scientist has defected and a team is sent to bring him back. More fanciful and pat than the other two stories, but still has much action and fun. 3. Rip-Off. 16 Started in January 1977. 16 week continuity. Island girl on raft made of 50 gallon drums and a platform of sticks, sails into lonely Cape Solitude Lighthouse, seeking help for her people in a refugee scam. Likeable story with the criminals falling out and numerous double crosses. Next is a text article on a Short History of the Royal Flying Doctor Service. There is an index to all the Air Hawk Daily stories, with story title, date ad number of weeks it ran. The Sunday Air Hawk which started a few years earlier is not included. A message from the publisher explains a bit about Australian publishing, and the difficulty making any profit. I thought the price was a little stiff, at first, but after reading of the publishing difficulties, low print runs, and factoring in the enjoyment I got from it, I okay with it, and if another volume came out, I'd buy it, too