Airboy Comics #v5#6 [53]
(July 1948)

Hillman, 1945 Series
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Volume
5
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Airboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan Zolnerowich [as Zolne] (signed)
Inks
Dan Zolnerowich [as Zolne] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Airboy [David Nelson II]
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The Blood Red Ruby of Karton (Table of Contents: 1)

Airboy / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Carmine Infantino [as Infantino] (signed)
Inks
Carmine Infantino ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Airboy [David Nelson II]

[Chu Fang, Bandit Gunrunner] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[The Ugly Murders] (Table of Contents: 3)

The Heap / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Leonard Starr
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
The Heap [Baron Eric von Emmelman]; Nanette (death); Nanette's un-named boyfriend (death); Henri (villain)
Synopsis
Hounded from the time he was young for being ugly, Henri tries to withdraw from the world until a beautiful young girl shows him kindness. But when he discovers that she is taking advantage of him because of his wealth, he kills her and her boyfriend......then a string of others. Why? Because they were ugly! However, when he meets and tries to kill someone uglier than himself....the Heap......his mind cracks and he goes insane.
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Indexer Notes

Pencil credit revised from ? to Infantino and inker credit revised from ? to Starr by Craig Delich 2013-4-27, per Volume 2 of the Heap.

The Striped Terror (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
Typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Leroy Beachboy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hold it, Gloria - wow - this is gonna be a pip!
Genre
humor

Swivel-Gun Leslie (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

True Story

Crazy Corner (Table of Contents: 7)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Four single-panel gag cartoons.

Hustler Burns, Soldier of Fortune (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda
Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Airboy
  2. 1. The Blood Red Ruby of Karton
    Airboy
  3. 2. [Chu Fang, Bandit Gunrunner]
    Flying Fool
  4. 3. [The Ugly Murders]
    The Heap
  5. 4. The Striped Terror
  6. 5. ["Hold it, Gloria - wow - this is gonna be a pip!"]
    Leroy Beachboy
  7. 6. Swivel-Gun Leslie
  8. 7. Crazy Corner
  9. 8. Hustler Burns, Soldier of Fortune
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