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| Date | | Number: v4 1 | Lang: English (en) | |||
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| Additional Information | |
| Name | Airboy Comics v4 1 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 52 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Copyright 1947 by Hillman Periodicals, Inc. The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 1, Part 2, Nos. 1&2, Periodicals, 1946-1947. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation |
| Characters | Airboy [David Nelson II] |
| Pencils | Dan Barry ? |
| Inks | Dan Barry ? |
| Comic Story | The Elephants' Graveyard / Airboy (13 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ivory Anderson tells his men of an elephant named "Gargan" that had four ivory tusks, probably long dead by now. But what interests him most is that Airboy is flying to the elephant graveyard where Gargan will most likely be found and he wants those tusks. Ivory reaches his destination, but Gargan is still living and remembers the time gangster Anderson abused him. |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation |
| Characters | Airboy [David Nelson II]; Professor Reed; Gargan (4 tusked elephant, death); "Ivory" Anderson (villain, death); Pinky (villain) |
| Script | Carmine Infantino |
| Pencils | Carmine Infantino |
| Inks | John Belfi |
| First Line | What do you dream about? |
| Notes | Script and inker credits by Craig Delich, all courtesy of the Who's Who. Some of the story told in flashback. |
| Comic Story | Von Emmelman's Pearls / The Heap (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | After winning 1st Prize at the National Model Plane Show with his entry: an exact copy of Airboy's plane, Birdie, he meets with a soldier friend of his and tells him about the Heap. Suddenly, a group of thugs interrupt and demand a package containing the Emmelman Pearls, the soldier is carrying for a friend of his. When Tom doesn't come across with it, they kill Tom and knock out Rickie. Rickie then uses his model of Birdie to locate the thugs, and when Rickie is captured and buried alive, Rickie uses Birdie to circle the area. The Heap sees it, saves the boy but takes the pearls. |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation |
| Characters | The Heap [Baron von Emmelmann]; Rickie Wood; Tom (soldier friend of Rickie, death); Tom's friend (death?); Forefinger (villain, death?); Mutton (villain, death?) |
| Script | Dick Wood |
| Pencils | Art Peddy ? |
| Inks | Bernard Sachs ? |
| Colors | Dick Wood |
| Comic Story | The Gloves of the Executioner (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | A famed but abused watch maker invents an ugly but powerful pair of gloves that can give anyone tremendous, deadly strength in their hands......strength now used by the daughter of a murdered tobacco king to exact justice! |
| Feature | Iron Lady |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Iron Lady [Doris Parker](introduction, origin); Walter P. Parker (Doris' father, death); Zurich Burn (watchmaker); Mr. Lusen |
| Pencils | Dan Zolnerowich |
| Inks | Dan Zolnerowich |
| Notes | Next appearance in Clue Comics Volume 2 #1. |
| Text Story | Detective on Horseback (2 pages) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Comic Story | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Baron Buckskin |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Baron Buckskin |
| Script | Art Helfant (signed) |
| Pencils | Art Helfant (signed) |
| Inks | Art Helfant (signed) |
| Colors | Art Helfant |
| Letters | Art Helfant |
| First Line | Makes me feel like a kid again... |
| Notes | Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2010-9-4. |
| Comic Story | Double for a Star (4 pages) |
| Feature | Skinny McGinty |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Skinny McGinty |
| Pencils | Tony DiPreta (signed) |
| Inks | Tony DiPreta (signed) |
| Notes | Last Skinny McGinty story. |
| Comic Story | No Title |
| Feature | Henry the 8th |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Script | Art Helfant (signed) |
| Pencils | Art Helfant (signed) |
| Inks | Art Helfant (signed) |
| Colors | Art Helfant |
| Letters | Art Helfant |
| First Line | It looks like rain, Henry, better 'phone me... |
| Notes | Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2010-9-4. |
| Statement of Ownership | Statement of Ownership |
| Letters | typeset |
| Comic Story | The Tiger Cult (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Britain discovers that a murdered night club watchman has traces of iron rust in his blood, and wonders if this murder is in any way related to the disappearance of the night club's star performer who had escaped from a Tiger Cult in Indo-China. |
| Feature | The Iron Ace |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation |
| Characters | The Iron Ace [Captain Robert Britain]; unnamed night club watchman (cameo, death); Tanga (night club performer); Ram Aziz; The Tiger Cult (villains, some die) |
| Script | Robert Q. Sale (signed) |
| Pencils | Robert Q. Sale (signed) |
| Inks | Robert Q. Sale (signed) |
| First Line | The lights are low in a New York spot... |
| Notes | Last Iron Ace story. Script credit and art revisions by Craig Delich. |
| Comic Story | A Tale of Darkness (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | Dick Hall |
| Pencils | Dick Hall |
| Inks | Dick Hall |
| Colors | Dick Hall |
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