(Spring 1982)

Ken Pierce, Inc., 1982 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
5.95 USD
Pages
84
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Ken Pierce
Editing
Catherine Yronwode
Color
Color Cover; Black & White Interior
Dimensions
7" x 10"
Binding
Squarebound
Publishing Format
Collected Edition

Issue Notes

Reprints Air Fighters Comics Vol. 2 #2 (November 1943), Air Fighters Comics Vol. 2 #7 (April 1944), Airboy Comics Vol. 2 #12 (January 1946), Airboy Comics Vol. 3 #6 (July 1946), and Airboy Comics Vol. 3 #12 (January 1947).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Airboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Fred Kida
Inks
Fred Kida
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Airboy; Valkyrie; unnamed German soldier
Reprints

Airboy/Valkyrie/Kida and Ken Pierce (Table of Contents: 1)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Alex Toth (signed)
Letters
Alex Toth

Synopsis
Alex Toth discusses the unique appeal of the Airboy/Valkyrie stories, the quality of Fred Kida's art and influences that Kida and Toth shared.

Indexer Notes

Rather than typeset the foreword, Alex Toth's original hand-lettered message (presumably to Cat Yronwode) is reproduced.
It appears on the inside front cover.

Airboy Meets Valkyrie (Table of Contents: 2)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Catherine Yronwode
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Editor Yronwode gives a historical and a critical background to the story.

[Airboy Meets Valkyrie] (Table of Contents: 3)

Airboy / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Fred Kida (signed)
Inks
Bill Quackenbush (signed)
Letters
?
Editing
Ed Cronin

Genre
adventure; aviation
Reprints

The Death Lights (Table of Contents: 4)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Catherine Yronwode
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Historical and critical background to the reprinted story.

[The Death Lights] (Table of Contents: 5)

Airboy / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Fred Kida
Inks
Fred Kida
Letters
?
Editing
Ed Cronin

Genre
adventure; aviation
Reprints

The Return of Misery (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Catherine Yronwode
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Historical and critical background to the reprinted story.

[The Return of Misery] (Table of Contents: 7)

Airboy / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Fred Kida
Inks
Fred Kida
Letters
?
Editing
Ed Cronin

Genre
adventure; aviation
Reprints

An American Legend (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Catherine Yronwode
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Historical and critical background for the story reprinted.

An American Legend (Table of Contents: 9)

Airboy / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Wood
Pencils
Fred Kida
Inks
Fred Kida
Letters
?
Editing
Ed Cronin

Genre
adventure; aviation
Reprints

The Wind of Battle! (Table of Contents: 10)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Catherine Yronwode
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Historical and critical information for the story reprinted.

The Wind of Battle! (Table of Contents: 11)

Airboy; Skywolf / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Wood
Pencils
Fred Kida
Inks
Fred Kida
Letters
?
Editing
Ed Cronin

Genre
adventure; aviation
Reprints

From Nazi Nemesis to Allied Angel! (Table of Contents: 12)

Airboy / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Fred Kida; Dan Barry
Inks
Fred Kida; Dan Barry
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Airboy; Valkyrie; Misery; Black Tamerlane
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The covers are reprinted on the back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Airboy
  2. 1. Airboy/Valkyrie/Kida and Ken Pierce
  3. 2. Airboy Meets Valkyrie
  4. 3. [Airboy Meets Valkyrie]
    Airboy
  5. 4. The Death Lights
  6. 5. [The Death Lights]
    Airboy
  7. 6. The Return of Misery
  8. 7. [The Return of Misery]
    Airboy
  9. 8. An American Legend
  10. 9. An American Legend
    Airboy
  11. 10. The Wind of Battle!
  12. 11. The Wind of Battle!
    Airboy; Skywolf
  13. 12. From Nazi Nemesis to Allied Angel!
    Airboy
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Mark Q
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore