Airboy Comics #v3#1 [25]
(February 1946)

Hillman, 1945 Series
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Volume
3
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1946-01-10
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Hillman Periodicals Inc.
Brand
A Hillman Publication
Editing
Ed Cronin

Issue Notes

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.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Airboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Fred Kida
Inks
Fred Kida
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
aviation
Characters
Airboy [David Nelson II]
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Amazing Forecaster Predicts the Weather 24 Hours in Advance (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

The Weather Man / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Deadliest Game] (Table of Contents: 2)

Airboy / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Fred Kida [as Kida] (signed)
Inks
Fred Kida [as Kida] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Some people will bet on anything…
Genre
adventure

[The Doughnut Makers' Convention] (Table of Contents: 3)

Skinny McGinty / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony DiPreta (signed)
Inks
Tony DiPreta (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
It all started because Mayor Skinny McGinty tried to help the doughnut makers…
Genre
humor

[The Air Ace Memorial Mystery] (Table of Contents: 4)

SkyWolf / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Let's look into the life of the little town of Hopedale…
Genre
adventure

The Jonah (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
A. H. Young
Letters
Typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
For five hours the giant Consolidated airliner, Titanic was buffeted by a violent North Atlantic gale.

Genuine Photo Master Candid Camera (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

National Novelties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Mystery of the Kent] (Table of Contents: 7)

Iron Ace / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Maurice Whitman [as Whitman] (signed)
Inks
Maurice Whitman [as Whitman] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dr. Robert Crandell, London butcher, who broke out of Newgate Prison four years ago…
Genre
adventure; crime

Indexer Notes

Whitman's signature is at the foot of the final page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Alfie and Ralphie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Art Helfant
Pencils
Art Helfant
Inks
Art Helfant
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Say, Alfie - I could win that dancing prize...
Genre
humor

Girls Can't Resist This Kiss Me Necktie As It Glows in the Dark! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Glow in the Dark Necktie Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Fliers' Grail] (Table of Contents: 10)

Flying Dutchman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony DiPreta (signed)
Inks
Tony DiPreta (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Down through the airways of the past, wings the Flying Dutchman - in search of the mysterious "Fliers' Grail"…
Genre
adventure

Genuine "Texas Beauty" Specials! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Illinois Merchandise Mart. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Boys! Sportsman! Sensational New Wrist Type Luminous Dial Compass (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Illinois Merchandise Mart. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Now - You Can Make $100 Worth of Valuable Plastic Objects (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Plastic Enterprises / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Airboy
  2. 1. Amazing Forecaster Predicts the Weather 24 Hours in Advance
    The Weather Man
  3. 2. [The Deadliest Game]
    Airboy
  4. 3. [The Doughnut Makers' Convention]
    Skinny McGinty
  5. 4. [The Air Ace Memorial Mystery]
    SkyWolf
  6. 5. The Jonah
  7. 6. Genuine Photo Master Candid Camera
    National Novelties
  8. 7. [The Mystery of the Kent]
    Iron Ace
  9. 8. ["Say, Alfie - I could win that dancing prize..."]
    Alfie and Ralphie
  10. 9. Girls Can't Resist This Kiss Me Necktie As It Glows in the Dark!
    Glow in the Dark Necktie Co.
  11. 10. [The Fliers' Grail]
    Flying Dutchman
  12. 11. Genuine "Texas Beauty" Specials!
    Illinois Merchandise Mart.
  13. 12. Boys! Sportsman! Sensational New Wrist Type Luminous Dial Compass
    Illinois Merchandise Mart.
  14. 13. Now - You Can Make $100 Worth of Valuable Plastic Objects
    Plastic Enterprises
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