Airboy Comics

    (Hillman, 1945-1953)
™ and ©1951 Hillman Periodicals, Inc.
Series continued from Air Fighters Comics

The popularity of Blackhawk characters during World War II prompted other publishers to attempt to capitalize on that series’ success. Comics starring aviators became so numerous, that they could be considered a separate genre. One of the most notable was Airboy which featured Davy Nelson, an orphaned teenager (though later that was revised) who took to the skies in his own plane to oppose the Axis powers. However, the real star of the book was the plane itself, nicknamed “Birdie” because it flew by flapping its wings like a bird. Airboy could call Birdie, much like a faithful pet, through a short-wave radio device.

In 1986 Eclipse Comics published a new Airboy title, featuring a modern version of this Golden Age character.

— George Haberberger
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#3

February, 1946
Cover Price: $0.10
1 copy available for $29.00