Airboy Comics
#v3#11 [34]
(December 1946)
Hillman,
1945 Series
- Volume
- 3
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1946-10-16
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Hillman Periodicals, Inc.
- Brand
- A Hillman Publication
- Editing
- Ed Cronin
- Color
- Color
- Dimensions
- Standard Golden Age U. S.
- Paper Stock
- glossy cover; newsprint interior
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format
- Was Ongoing Series
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.
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The Easter Egg
Airboy / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Dick Wood
- Pencils
- Dan Barry ?
- Inks
- Dan Barry ?
- Colors
- Dick Wood
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- aviation
- Characters
- Airboy [David Nelson II]; Bonnie Easter (introduction)
[Pursuit of the Plane]
The Heap / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Bill Woolfolk ?; Patricia Highsmith ?
- Pencils
- Arthur F. Peddy ?
- Inks
- Bernard Sachs ?
- Colors
- Bill Woolfolk ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure; horror-suspense
- Characters
- The Heap [Baron Eric von Emmelman]; Rickie Wood
- Synopsis
- Rickie gets a telegram informing him that his German model plane's blueprints have been accepted by the National Model HQ, and he is invited to enter their contest. The Heap, still infatuated by that model, watches as Rickie leaves on a train bound for New York with the model, and follows him to the Big Apple. Police bring the creature down and they attempt to chop him up with axes, but the beast arises and escapes.
- Reprints
-
in Roy Thomas Presents The Heap (PS, 2012 series) #1 (November 2012)
-
Indexer Notes
Highsmith's habit of referring to a World War as "World War #1" or "World War #2" is used in this story, which raises suspicions she could have written it.
[The Happy Hunting Ground Undertaking Parlor]
Skinny McGinty / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Tony DiPreta (signed)
- Inks
- Tony DiPreta (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
[no title indexed]
Alfie and Ralphie / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Art Helfant
- Pencils
- Art Helfant
- Inks
- Art Helfant
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Art Helfant
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look - Ralphie! I found a nickel!
- Genre
- humor
[The Timberland Arson Racket]
Flying Fool / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Frank Giacoia [as FBG] (signed)
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia [as FBG] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
[no title indexed]
Alfie and Ralphie / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Art Helfant
- Pencils
- Art Helfant
- Inks
- Art Helfant
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Art Helfant
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ralphie, it's a post-card from Phil...
- Genre
- humor
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Airboy -
1.
The Easter Egg
Airboy -
2.
[Pursuit of the Plane]
The Heap -
3.
[The Happy Hunting Ground Undertaking Parlor]
Skinny McGinty -
4.
["Look - Ralphie! I found a nickel!"]
Alfie and Ralphie -
5.
[The Timberland Arson Racket]
Flying Fool -
6.
The Captain's Curse
-
7.
["Ralphie, it's a post-card from Phil..."]
Alfie and Ralphie -
8.
["The tie, Baron!"]
Baron Buckskin -
9.
[The Submarine Crooks]
Iron Ace
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Jim Van Dore
- Lou Mougin
- Mike Nielsen
- Del Gruber
- Mark Q
- Craig Delich
- Michael Hoskin
- Keith Chandler
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Lou Mougin
- Tony R. Rose
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