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| Date | | Number: v6 12 | Lang: English (en) | |||
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| Name | Airboy Comics v6 12 (alt) | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 52 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | On sale date as given in the copyright application as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, July-December 1949, page 153, registration number B219807. Cronin & Keenan credits are from the Statement of Ownership. Additional story credits from Gary Watson, 9/4/2006. The full printer's address listed in the indicia is 4600 Diversey Avenue, Chicago, Ill. It is listed as published by the 4600 Diversey address which is where the second class postal mailing permit was registered at, the printer, not the corporate offices. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation |
| Pencils | Ernie Schroeder (see notes) |
| Inks | Ernie Schroeder (see notes) |
| First Line | Oh no — you’re not getting away from your horror this time! |
| Notes | Artist verification by Roy Thomas in Volume 2 of the Heap, who states that Schroeder did the covers for the rest of the Airboy run, as well as the art on Airboy and the Heap strips. |
| Advertisement | Institute of Applied Science Books (1 page) |
| Colors | ? (spot red coloring) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Detective-mystery |
| First Line | Have you got what it takes? To become a criminal investigator finger print expert? |
| Notes | Inside front cover. Advertisement for the Institute of Applied Science's how to be a criminal investigator book "Blue Book of Crime." Institute of Applied Science address 1920 Sunnyside Ave., Dept. 776-1, Chicago 40, Ill. |
| Comic Story | The Coming of Zzed / Airboy (15 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation; Horror-suspense |
| Characters | Tex Calhoun; Zzed (villain, introduction) |
| Script | Ernie Schroeder (see notes) |
| Pencils | Ernie Schroeder (see notes) |
| Inks | Ernie Schroeder (see notes) |
| First Line | We are in a deary tide - water swamp in Georgia... |
| Notes | Writer and artist verification from Roy Thomas in Volume 2 of The Heap, based on interviews he had with Schroeder, in which Schroeder said he wrote and drew the Airboy covers and stories from #70 until the cancellation of Airboy in 1953. |
| Comic Story | Head Wind |
| Synopsis | A man's hat blows away and it eventually ends up on a stack of gently used hats for sale. |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | Jules Steiner (signed) |
| Pencils | Jules Steiner (signed) |
| Inks | Jules Steiner (signed) |
| Colors | Jules Steiner (signed) |
| Letters | Jules Steiner (signed) |
| First Line | Gosh! What a windy day! |
| Notes | Lower half of page has a statement of ownership and management. |
| Statement of Ownership | No Title |
| Letters | typeset |
| Script | Phil Keenan (business manager) |
| Notes | Margaret Rothenberg is the notary for this statement of ownership. |
| Advertisement | Smith Brothers Cough Drops (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Be the first to go roaring by with a wonderful Chugga-Mota for your bicycle by sending in two front covers of Smith Brothers Cough Drops. |
| Script | ? (ad copy) |
| Letters | ?; typeset |
| First Line | Boys! Girls! Hurry! Be the first to go roaring by with a wonderful Chugga-Mota! |
| Notes | An advertisement for Smith Brothers Chugga-Mota and Smith Brothers Wild Cherry cough drops. Chugga-Mota makes your bicycle or tricycle sound like a two-cylinder motorcycle. Instructions tell children to print their name and address on any slip of paper, then, along with two front covers of Smith Brothers Wild Cherry Cough Drop boxes, and mail 20¢ in an envelope to: SMITH BROTHERS P.O. Box No. 413 New York 46, N. Y. |
| Comic Story | The Real McCoy (6 pages) |
| Genre | Sports |
| Characters | Kid McCoy; Tommy Al McWilliams (see notes) ? |
| Script | Ed Silverman Fred Kida (see notes) ? |
| Pencils | Dick Rockwell (see notes) ? Dan Zolnerowich (see notes) ? |
| Inks | Reed Crandall (see notes) ? Dick Rockwell (Saltarella suggests Rockwell.) ? |
| First Line | At some time or other, we've all heard the expression 'The Real McCoy'... |
| Notes | Based on an actual story. Pencils: 1) Original indexer: Although some panels have a Reed Crandall look the art may be Al McWilliams work. 2) Saltarella suggests Rockwell, Zolnerowich, or Kida. |
| Comic Story | Imported Poison (7 pages) |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Pencils | Bernard Baily (Baily's signature is found on the final panel) (signed) |
| Inks | Bernard Baily (Baily's signature is found on the final panel) (signed) Ed Winiarski (assist on page 2 and 3) |
| First Line | The Gold Rush days of 1850 with their excitement and sudden wealth... |
| Notes | Based on an actual story. |
| Text Story | The Promise of Captain Buckner (2 pages) |
| Colors | ? (background yellow) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Comic Story | Bandit of the Atlantic (6 pages) |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Pencils | Bob Jenney |
| Inks | Bob Jenney |
| First Line | Around 1658 when pirate sloops were flying the waters of the Atlantic seacoast... |
| Notes | Based on an actual story. |
| Comic Story | The Little People of the Wasau Woods / The Heap (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | The innocent victims of the war.....the children, are rescued by the Heap and taken to safety in the Wasau Forest. Unfortunately, the townspeople believe that these "little people of the woods" come down at night and steal all of their crops. Believing that the townspeople are their enemies, the children strike back at anyone threatening them, and it's up to the Heap and schoolmaster to re-civilize these children. |
| Genre | Horror-suspense |
| Characters | un-named Mayor of Wasau; un-named schoolmaster; Karl (villain); Hans (villain) |
| Script | Ernie Schroeder ? |
| Pencils | Ernie Schroeder |
| Inks | Ernie Schroeder |
| First Line | The Heap is neither animal or man but a creature that was created during war... |
| Advertisement | Have a Slimmer, Youthful, Feminine Appearance Instantly! / Adjust-O-Belt (1 page) |
| Script | ? (ad copy) |
| Pencils | ? (photographs); ? (illustration) |
| Inks | ? (photographs); ? (illustration) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | An advertisement for the Up-Lift Adjust-O-Belt from the Adjust-O-Belt Co. ordered at Dept. 111, 1025 Broad St., Newark, New Jersey. |
| Advertisement | I Will Train You at Home for Good Jobs in Radio and Television / National Radio Institute Home Study Course (1 page) |
| Script | ? (actual ad copy) |
| Pencils | ? (photographs) |
| Inks | ? (photographs) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Characters | J. E. Smith (photo of) |
| Script | J. E. Smith (spokesman) |
| First Line | I send you many kits of parts for practical experience |
| Notes | Inside back cover. An advertisement for radio and television repair correspondence training course from the National Radio Institute. The ad is written in the first person featuring the president, J. E. Smith. |
| If You Can Whistle - or Hum a Tune - "Hoppy" will show You how to Play this Metal Harmonica in 15 Minutes - or Money Back / Hopkinson Magnus Harmonica (1 page) | |
| Script | ? (ad copy); ? (comic strip characters) |
| Pencils | ? (illustration); ? (comic strip characters) |
| Inks | ? (illustration); ? (comic strip characters) |
| Colors | ? (illustration); ? (comic strip characters) |
| Letters | typeset (ad copy); ? (comic strip characters) |
| Genre | Non-fiction; Teen |
| Characters | Jean; unnamed teen male |
| Notes | Back cover. A advertisement for harmonica lessons from Hopkinson Harmonica Co. which could be ordered from Dept. 207, 1665 Milwaukee Ave., Chicago 47, Illinois. The advertisement contains 3 comic strip panels to help sell the harmonica lessons. |
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