(July 1946)

Aviation Press, 1944 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Aviation Press Inc.
Editing
L. B. Cole

Issue Notes

Available as a scan at digitalcomicmuseum.com.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
L. B. Cole (signed)
Inks
L. B. Cole (signed)
Colors
?
Genre
science fiction
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Contact Comics (Aviation Press, 1944 series) #12
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Aerial Adventure (Table of Contents: 2)

Johnny Mace and Company / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Rudy Palais (signed)
Inks
Rudy Palais (signed)
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Most people take aspirin to cure a headache, but this was a case where the aspirin gave a headache!
Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Johnny Mace (introduction); Flippit; Clix; Mr. Sanders; Barrum
Synopsis
Johnny is hired by a man to photograph his property from the air.

Moon Express (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Like to take a ride to the moon?
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Cyrano De Bergerac; Jules Verne; Dr. Goddard; Willy Ley
Synopsis
It's explained how a moon rocket could go to the Moon before 1950.

Rendezvous With Fire (Table of Contents: 4)

Ace Diamond / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Deep from the earth comes oil!
Genre
adventure
Characters
Ace Diamond (introduction); Johnson; Butler; Crombie; Meeker
Synopsis
Diamond is called in to deal with some trouble at an oil refinery in the middle east.

Instrument Approach (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Pencils
Paul Parker (signed)
Inks
Paul Parker (signed)
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?
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American airmen, with the blessings of the U.S. Army air forces, are getting ready to fly on days when even the birds are walking!
Genre
non-fiction; aviation
Synopsis
How planes can land on instruments.

Ceiling Zero (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

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Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
"What a beautiful night to be in bed," thought the Ticket Agent as he drowsily gazed out the window.
Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Slip Corbett; Charlie Holt
Synopsis
A snowstorm has grounded planes on the East Coast, but the FBI and a special person have to fly back to Washington DC.

The Take-Off (Table of Contents: 7)

Contact's Flight Class / comic story / 4.66 pages (report information)

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This is the second in a series of lessons presented in Contact to help you understand the basic flight principals [sic]!
Genre
non-fiction; aviation

Indexer Notes

A few lessons in what to do on take-off, climbing, turns, stalls, spins, gliding, landing, and building a practice set of controls at home.

[Write Read] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.34 page (report information)

The Theory of Flight (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Aerodynamics started with man's first attempts to fly...
Genre
non-fiction; aviation

Indexer Notes

How a plane flies.

Jet Carrier Pigeon (Table of Contents: 10)

Air Kids / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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The Air Kids were a little bit of a nuisance, that was true...
Genre
adventure; children
Characters
Air Kids (introduction); Wasson; Gregory
Synopsis
The kids want to test their new plane model design in the wind tunnel, and a crook steals Mr. Wasson's money.

SZGY3 (Table of Contents: 11)

Sky Rangers / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
George Appel (signed)
Inks
George Appel (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Air pirates, murder in the sky, loot to the value of a million dollars in uncut gems, and the puzzle of the word, if it was a word...
Genre
aviation; adventure
Characters
Sky Rangers [Skillen; Danny Mac Coy] (introduction); Mr. Burden
Synopsis
The Sky Rangers are hired to figure out the meaning to a man's dying word of "SZGY3".

[Lightning Ju-Jitsu] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Your Post-War Place in Aviation] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. ["Now! Published while it's hot in Contact"]
  3. 2. Aerial Adventure
    Johnny Mace and Company
  4. 3. Moon Express
  5. 4. Rendezvous With Fire
    Ace Diamond
  6. 5. Instrument Approach
  7. 6. Ceiling Zero
  8. 7. The Take-Off
    Contact's Flight Class
  9. 8. [Write Read]
  10. 9. The Theory of Flight
  11. 10. Jet Carrier Pigeon
    Air Kids
  12. 11. SZGY3
    Sky Rangers
  13. 12. [Lightning Ju-Jitsu]
  14. 13. [Your Post-War Place in Aviation]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Del Gruber
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Keith Alan Morgan
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