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| Name | Air Fighters Comics v1 2 (fiche) | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | On sale date from the publication date reported to the U.S. Copyright Office found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Volume 37, Number 4. Class B periodical. Copyright registration number B 565589. Hillman Periodicals, Inc., at Chicago, Ill. Executive and editorial offices: 1476 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Copyright 1942 Hillman Periodicals, Inc. |
| Cover | Greatest Comic Book Yet!! / 1 page |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation; War |
| Pencils | Charles Biro |
| Inks | Charles Biro |
| Publisher advertisement | Reward (1 page) |
| Script | ? (promo copy) |
| Letters | typeset |
| First Line | Look for these daring characters! |
| Notes | House ad for new characters. Indicia at bottom of page. On inside front cover. |
| Comic Story | The Origin of Airboy / Airboy (13 pages) |
| Synopsis | Young Davy Nelson follows in the footsteps of his mentor Father Francis Martier and builds his own fighter plane, unique in that it flaps its wings like a bird. He soon finds himself in a dogfight against famed Japanese ace figher pilot Hirote. |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation; War |
| Characters | Cartwell (Capistrano monk, introduction); Lt. Black (death); Kress Sessler (introduction, death); Pop Johnson (introduction) |
| Script | Charles Biro Dick Wood |
| Pencils | Al Camy |
| Inks | Al Camy |
| First Line | When our fighting men meet death at sea... |
| Notes | Storyline is continued in the next issue. |
| Comic Story | The Coming of Sky Wolf / Sky Wolf [SkyWolf / Skywolf] (13 pages) |
| Synopsis | Sky Wolf and his comrades are captured by the Nazis but aid comes from an unexpected source. |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation; War |
| Characters | Goro (introduction, death) |
| Script | Harry Stein |
| Pencils | Mort Leav |
| Inks | Mort Leav |
| First Line | When the Nazi ace, Half-Man, and Goro.... |
| Comic Story | The Origin of the Iron Ace / Iron Ace (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | In World War II France, a lagend has it that when the last of Charlemagne's lineage dies the Iron Ace will return to save the homeland. Hidden by Dr. Lafarge, downed English pilot Captain Ronald Britain dons the impregnable armor of the Iron Ace when Doctor Lafarge, the last of Charlemagne's issue, is killed by the Nazis. Britain, now as the Iron Ace, and heir to a fantastic plane with a near-invulnerable iron coating, wreaks havoc among the Nazis. |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation; War |
| Characters | un-named French resistance members; Doctor Lafarge (introduction, death); The Nazis (villains) |
| Pencils | Fred Kida |
| Inks | Fred Kida |
| First Line | Centuries ago on a bloody battlefield of France... |
| Text Story | Fire Over Benghazi (2 pages) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation; War |
| Script | Nathaniel Nitkin |
| Comic Story | The Baroness Blood / The Black Angel (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | After saving the Wembley Airplane Factory from Nazi attack, the Black Angel overhears some Nazi agents aboard a train tell about a raid on an Allied Convoy #607 by a secret Nazi submarine base. Unknown to the Angel, Baroness von Blood is behind the plan of attack. |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation; War |
| Characters | French freedom fighter (death); Nazis (villains, some die) |
| Pencils | John Cassone |
| Inks | John Cassone |
| First Line | The Black Angel vs. that Nazi Cobra of the Skies, the Baroness Blood... |
| Story | Wun Wing Spin (2 pages) |
| Genre | Humor; Aviation |
| Pencils | Al Jaffee (signature found on the lower left panel on page two) (signed) |
| Inks | Al Jaffee (signature found on the lower left panel on page two) (signed) |
| First Line | Our story finds a strange little scientist at work... |
| Comic Story | The Lifeless Invaders! / Bald Eagle (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Fighter pilot Jack Gatling, aka the Bald Eagle, flies his special airplane, the Flying Coffin, to foil an insidious plot by General Kari to invade mainland America. |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation; War |
| Characters | Japanese Army [General Kari (death)] |
| Pencils | Harry Sahle (signed) |
| Inks | Harry Sahle (signed) |
| First Line | Out of the embattled Pacific swoops a cunning foe... |
| PSA | No Title (1 page) |
| Synopsis | The publishers donated this space, on behalf of the U.S. Savings Bonds and War Stamps campaign, to published a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, Henry Morgenthau, Jr., encouraging the boys and girls of America to buy at least one 10 cent Savings Stamp each week to help the war effort. |
| Letters | ?; typeset |
| Genre | Advocacy |
| Script | Henry Morgenthau Jr. (signed) |
| First Line | A special message to the boys and girls of America from Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Secretary of the Treasury |
| Comic Story | The Coming of the Dutchman / Flying Dutchman (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Flying Dutchman in his Airacobra fighter plane tears through Nazi planes over Holland and goes after Colonel Voss, one of the Nazis responsible for the death of his parents. |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation; War |
| Characters | Nazis [Colonel Voss (introduction)]; Dutch patriots [Helga Maanen (introduction)] |
| Pencils | Bob Fujitani (signed) |
| Inks | Bob Fujitani (signed) |
| First Line | An ace of Holland, a country over-run by Nazi vultures... |
| Advertisement | Here Is One of the Most Amazing Last Call Offers… / 5 Power Telescope (1 page) |
| Script | ? (ad copy) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Send 50¢ for a 5-power telescope from Miller and Co., Dept. AF-1, 205 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. |
| Advertisement | If You Can Carry a Tune You Can Play the Gahoon! / Gahoon (1 page) |
| Script | ? (ad copy) |
| Notes | A musical instrument sold by Gahoon Products Co., Dept. 99, 520 N. Mich. Ave., Chicago, Illinois. |
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