(January 1945)
Aviation Press,
1944 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Aviation Press Inc.
- Editing
- ?
[no title indexed]
Golden Eagle / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- aviation; war
- Reprints
- Keywords
- dogfight; World War II
in 
Ground Crew
comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tribute... to all ground crews everywhere...
- Genre
- aviation; war
- Synopsis
- A tribute to ground crews that support the war effort.
Indexer Notes
inside front cover
The Story of the Priceless Paintings
Golden Eagle / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- On the soil of occupied France lands the Golden Eagle.
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Golden Eagle [Dennis Quinn]; Renee Tremaine; Monsieur X
- Synopsis
- Golden Eagle helps a freedom fighter to smuggle two oil paintings to the French Resistance.
- Keywords
- dogfight; World War II
Airborne!
comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here's the story of Sergeant Earl Schmadel who calls himself "dumb" just because a Nazi sniper got him...
- Genre
- non-fiction; biography; war
- Characters
- Sgt. Earl Schmadel; Rube; Walt
- Synopsis
- A story of how Sgt. Schmadel was shot during combat.
- Keywords
- World War II
The Talisman
text story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Johnson peeled off from the squadron with a professionalism that sent quivers of pride through Flight Commander Toomey's heart.
- Genre
- aviation; war
- Characters
- First Lt. Johnson; Major Toomey; Artie Redlow; Leo Patrico
- Synopsis
- A story of First Lt. Johnson's last flight.
- Keywords
- World War II
Adventure Into Revenge
Black Venus / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Roaring out over the blue Pacific, Black Venus is off on another spine-tingling episode as she matches wits with the Nipponese...
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Black Venus [Mary LeRoche]; Lt. Koimoto; Col. Yomata
- Synopsis
- Black Venus exacts revenge on the Japanese officer who arranged the death of her fiance.
Indexer Notes
Col. Yomata is also referred to as Col. Yamota within the story.
Corsair!
comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Last May, a spectacular new type of fighter plane blazed across the South Pacific skies...
- Genre
- non-fiction; biography; war
- Characters
- Lt. Kenneth A. Walsh
- Synopsis
- Lt. Walsh and a squadron of Corsairs escorts a bomber squadron.
- Keywords
- dogfight; World War II
Warhawk
activity / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In the construction of the P-40 Warhawk fighter, it will be noted that, due to the size of the comic book page, it will be necessary to work on a scale of 1/2...
- Genre
- aviation
- Synopsis
- Instructions for building a P-40 Warhawk plane out of wood.
Camera Men of the Clouds
comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- As the U.S. Armed Forces triumphantly advance in all the theatres of war, they realize that a major share of their success is due to the efforts of the Photographic Reconnaissance Unit - the Flyers Without Guns...
- Genre
- non-fiction; aviation; war
- Synopsis
- The role that cameras and the Photographic Reconnaissance Unit play in the war effort is portrayed.
Indexer Notes
true story
[no title indexed]
Tommy Tomahawk / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Thrill to the savage war cry of Cher-O-Keee!
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Major Carroll; Col. Ramsey; Tommy Tommyhawk; Red Wing; John Little Bear
- Synopsis
- The Tomahawk Squadron is ordered to wear regulation military uniforms during combat operations.
- Keywords
- World War II
American Armada
text article / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- During the course of the war, America has developed a veritable juggernaut of air power and might.
- Genre
- war
- Synopsis
- An article on American airplane war production and the possible uses for these planes after the war.
No Ice Today
comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Since the beginning of aviation, flyers have been constantly plagued by dangerous ice formations on their planes!
- Genre
- non-fiction; aviation
- Synopsis
- An historical account of how ice build-up on planes is reduced and/or eliminated.
Indexer Notes
true story
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Golden Eagle -
1.
Ground Crew
-
2.
The Story of the Priceless Paintings
Golden Eagle -
3.
Airborne!
-
4.
The Talisman
-
5.
Adventure Into Revenge
Black Venus -
6.
Corsair!
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7.
Warhawk
-
8.
Camera Men of the Clouds
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9.
["Thrill to the savage war cry of Cher-O-Keee!"]
Tommy Tomahawk -
10.
American Armada
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11.
No Ice Today
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12.
Forecast of the Future
This issue was modified by, among others
- Gregory Fischer
- Del Gruber
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
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