Air comic books issue 7

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As Valkyrie meets the mysterious Victor Heller and gets taken to his flying home, Airboy is kidnapped in "Party Time." Script by Chuck Dixon and art by Stan Woch & Jeff Butler. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Denis Beauvais. Death & Dishonour, script by Gordon Derry, art by Denis Beauvais; More on Sir Gwayne as Tanith's protector and lover. Robot versions of Zania and Tanith attempt to kill Doomidor. 36 pgs., black and white. $1.70. Cover price $1.70.

Stories and art by Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Combat takes to the skies in the airborne incarnation of Charlton's Fightin' military series. "Bunions" O'Keefe is a top fighter ace who's always complaining about his sore feet, but after being shot down, he must walk to freedom. Air-show "trick" pilots enlist in the Korean War and use their unusual skills in combat. Rookie RAF pilots face their first airborne mission in WWII. The Saga of Bunions O'Keefe; Showboating Pays Off; L T A; Crashed in German Territory; The First One! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories by Joe Gill? Art by Sam Glanzman, Charles Nicholas, Don Perlin?, Tony Tallarico?, Dick Giordano and unknown. He was sent from his home in China to Moscow to be trained more thoroughly than any pilot had ever been trained! He was to be..."Their Star Pupil"! Also featuring: "The Impossible Target"; "The Perfect Pilot"; and the 1-page stories "The Secret Weapon," "Famous Fighters of World War II" and "The Life Saver"! Plus: 2-page text story "Mere Mystery"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernest Schroeder. Stories and art by Jon Small, Ed Smalle and Ernest Schroeder. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #72. No issue # on cover; Vol. 7, issue #1 in indicia. A test pilot's twin brother takes his place for a deadly mission, and Airboy gives chase. The Heap seeks missing mountain climbers and discovers the lost race of Mole People and their Fire God. The true story of the youthful athletic achievements of famed writer Albert Payson Terhune. Airboy; The Heap; The Mark of Africa; When Sam Was Boss; The Flight of the America; Leather and Dogs. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernest Schroeder. Stories and art by Bob Powell and Ernest Schroeder. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #73. No issue # on cover; Vol. 7, issue #2 in indicia. Airboy encounters the strange White Apes of China and a shipwrecked junk in the Aleutians. A manufacturer's dynamite threatens to plunge a village into an underground river, and only The Heap can stop it. The true story of legendary Russian explorer and folk hero Yermak Timofeyevich, in the era of Ivan the Terrible. Airboy; The Heap; Yermak of the Steppes; The Breaks of the Game; Championship Stuff. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernest Schroeder. Stories and art by Bob Powell and Ernest Schroeder. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #74. No issue # on cover; Vol. 7, issue #3 in indicia. Airboy battles a gigantic, bloblike creature a scientific expedition accidentally brought up from the ocean floor. The Heap tries to stop a forest outcast from using animals to get revenge on the nearby town. Two tales of savage animals in the wild, including a wolf and a buffalo. Airboy; The Heap; Three-Toes the Wolf; King Keglar; The Rover; The Killer Buffalo. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernest Schroeder. Stories and art by John Prentice and Ernest Schroeder. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #75. No issue # on cover; Vol. 7, issue #4 in indicia. Airboy's old foe Zzed returns from the dead, with a plot to melt the polar icecaps and flood the world. The Heap is drawn into a battle over the oil-rich swamps where he was transformed from a human into a heap. The true story of 1890s baseball legend Willie Keeler. Airboy; The Heap; Sea Gypsies of Borneo; Little "Slug"; A Man Against Mt. Everest; The Sun Dance. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernest Schroeder. Stories and art by Floyd Torbert, Jon Small and Ernest Schroeder. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #76. No issue # on cover; Vol. 7, issue #5 in indicia. Airboy's old foe Zzed revives an army of frozen prehistoric animals, in the second part of a two-part story. A visit to its origin site inspires The Heap to resume the search for the Secret Essence of Life, but first it must travel to Egypt. Confederate spies set out to take New York City during the Civil War. Airboy; The Heap; The Wise Princess Mara; The Battle of New York; From Bats to Oars; The Heart of a Race Horse; And It's a Fact. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernest Schroeder. Stories and art by Gerald McCann and Ernest Schroeder. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #77. No issue # on cover; Vol. 7, issue #6 in indicia. Airboy and Tex encounter a WWII vet whose Great Danes conceal a strange secret from the war. The Heap arrives at the Sphinx to find the Life Essence that it needs, but a living mummy stands in the way. The story of the early days of the Nurburg mountain auto race in Germany. Airboy; The Heap; The Wise Princess Mara; Toad and the Flag; The Nurburg Ring; The Sweep Swingers; The Seal Poachers. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernest Schroeder. Stories and art by Floyd Torbert, Jerry Fasano and Ernest Schroeder. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #78. No issue # on cover; Vol. 7, issue #7 in indicia. Airboy, Tex and Candy are captured by a secret society of ugly people living on the dead ships of the Sargasso Sea. On his quest for the Life Essence in Egypt, The Heap encounters Bocke, the man responsible for the crash that created The Heap in the first place. The life of Miguel Cervantes, author of the classic novel Don Quixote. Airboy; The Heap; In a Spanish Graveyard; Better Schools Make Better Communities; The Flying Norwegian; A Brush Was In His Holster; The Black-Browed Pirate; And It's a Fact. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernest Schroeder. Stories and art by Ernest Schroeder and others. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #79. No issue # on cover; Vol. 7, issue #8 in indicia. Airboy encounters an actual centaur in the shadow of the Great Wall of China. In Sicily, The Heap intervenes when an old friend from his human past is in danger. The little-known true story of the Texas Navy, during the Republic of Texas era of the 1830s. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lucky Skull Ring," "Lucky Pirate Ring" and other charming mail-order novelties. Epic centaur-meets-plane cover by Ernest Schroeder. Airboy Meets the Centaur; The Heap; The Texas Navy; Swifty Chase; The Men in the Blankets; The Longest Fight; The Black-Browed Pirate; And It's a Fact. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernest Schroeder. Stories and art by John Prentice, Gerald McCann and Ernest Schroeder. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #80. No issue # on cover; Vol. 7, issue #9 in indicia. Airboy investigates the strange secret of the Starlight Robot, but crooks want to steal it out from under him. Pawnee soldiers temporarily join the US Army to defeat a Sioux attack that would be disastrous for both of them. The story of one medieval lad's journey from page to squire to knight. Airboy: The Men of the Starlight Robot; Pawnee Commandos; Swifty Chase; Hero of the Tashmoo; A Knight Is Made. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernest Schroeder. Stories and art by John Prentice, Floyd Torbert and Ernest Schroeder. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #81. No issue # on cover; Vol. 7, issue #10 in indicia. Airboy contracts a monkey-virus that turns people insane, in an eerie echo of the film 28 Days Later, but some 52 years earlier. Mysteriously drawn to Hungary, The Heap encounters a figure from his past who has become a werewolf. The strange true tale of jockey Frank Hayes, who died in the middle of a race, but still won. Airboy; The Heap; Swifty Chase; The Jockey's Dream; The Zurich Flyer; Gotch and the Big Indian. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernest Schroeder. Stories and art by Floyd Torbert and Ernest Schroeder. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #82. No issue # on cover; Vol. 7, issue #11 in indicia. Airboy joins the hunt for a legendary gigantic pearl at the bottom of a shark-infested reef. A film crew encounters monsters and an evil baroness while filming at a castle in Denmark, but luckily, one of those monsters is The Heap. Swifty Chase investigates the connection between rogue oil prospectors and mysterious deaths at the old lumber mill. Airboy; The Heap; Swifty Chase; The Boy in Overalls; The Horsethieves and the Palomino; Prison Ship. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernest Schroeder. Stories and art by Floyd Torbert and Ernest Schroeder. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #83. No issue # on cover; Vol. 7, issue #12 in indicia. Airboy gets involved in a family feud involving his grandfather, Capt. Randolph Nelson, and a catastrophic battle in India. The Heap takes action to release a village from the ghostly hands of a vengeful duke. The semi-true tale of how the Romans finally defeated the war elephants of Hannibal, the Carthaginian military genius. Airboy; The Heap; Swifty Chase; Hannibal's Last Battle; Baskets By the Dozen; The Pigeons of Paris; The Gun Grows Up. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Issue 6. August 1991. Written by John Coctoasten and illustrated by Valdir Fernandes. 6.5" x 10.25". 32 pages. Black and white. Adult. Cover price $2.50.

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Volume 7, Issue 1 - July, 1932. 8.5" x 11", 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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Volume 7, Issue 3 - September, 1932. 8.5" x 11", 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Continued from Bill Barnes Air Trails (1935-1937 Street & Smith) Pulp. Cover price $0.15.

Has wraparound overlay. Written and illustrated by Ricard. 28 pages, B&W, Adults Only. Cover price $2.50.

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"Pathfinder," "Gentleman's War," "Last Flight," and "Who's Chicken?" 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Issue 7. January 1990. Written and illustrated by Barry Blair. Adults only. 6.5" x 10.25". 24 pages. Black and white. Cover price $2.50.

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General Audiences version, does not include adult content. Cover price $1.95.

Edited by Ed Cronin. Cover by Fred Kida. Stories by Fred Kida, Dan Barry, Tony DiPreta, Bill Fraccio, Rudy Palais, and Bob Fujitani. Heroic action stories of war and airborne adventure—these are Air Fighters Comics! Paper drive feature with Skinny McGinty, art by Tony DiPreta. 60 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Despite the US affiliation in the title, this was an original war comic from Canadian publisher Superior, focused on the then-new US Air Force. Pilots on a rescue mission realize they've flown right into an enemy trap. A US flier undertakes a mission in the nick of time. An airman makes a desperate bid for freedom in the skies over Korea. Death-Trap Rescue; Last-Minute Mission; Tailspin To Doom; Escape Flight; Good Shooting! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Mitch Byrd. Don't Lose Your Head, script by Roland Mann, pencils by Mitch Byrd, inks by Floyd Robinson Jr.; Cat & Mouse search for evidence to clear themselves; Claude decides he wants out of the Mafia, and is killed. 36 pgs. $2.25. Cover price $2.50.

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Written by G. Willow Wilson Art and cover by M.K. Perker From the beginning, Blythe has been searching through a country that doesn't exist and into a far more bizarre dimension in order to find the stranger she's fallen in love with - Zayn, a man who may or may not be a terrorist. Now, their paths will cross in the oddest way possible: Trapped in Zayn's body as a 10-year-old boy, Blythe will relive his life and the things she'll learn will shock her beyond anything she could've ever imagined! If you haven't tried out this new ongoing Vertigo series, this is the issue to hop on board - specially priced at just $1.00! 32 pg, FC MATURE READERS Cover price $1.00.

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Cover by Bob Powell. Art by Bob Powell, John Belfi and Frank Bolle. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #58. Part of A1 Comics, an anthology from Magazine Enterprises with content that varied from month to month. This issue featured aviation adventure from the Korean War. Airman Rocky Beach aids an infantry squad pinned down by enemy fire, and changes one soldier's attitude toward the Navy; A nonfiction piece about the history of submarine warfare; Religious fanatic Kali Soo leads Korean soldiers to attack a downed American airman, but Jet Powers is not far behind. Captain Jet Powers; Korea...Where They Die!; Sub Killers; Rocky Beach; Mike Battles. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Barry Blair. The Game of Death, script and pencils by Barry Blair, inks by Alex Szewczuk; DaFeng and friends rescue his tribe. Preview of "Team Nippon, script and pencils by Barry Blair, inks by Alex Szewczuk. B&W. 36 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

Classic WWII cover by Al Camy. Edited by Ed Cronin. Stories by Dick Wood, Tony DiPreta, Harry Sussman, Fred Kida, Bob Fujitani, Nathaniel Nitkin, Mort Leav, John Cassone, and Fred Kida. Heroic action stories of war and airborne adventure—these are Air Fighters Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Issue 7 - October, 1991. Reprinting material originally published by Editorial Astri, S.A. English Dialogue by Steve Miller. 6.5" x 10.25". 32 pages. Black and white. Adult. Cover price $2.50.

1st Edition - Volume 7 - 1st printing. "Agatha Heterodyne and the Voice of the Castle!" Golden Trilobite!" By Phil & Kaja Foglio. Adventure, Romance, Mad Science! Agatha Heterodyne is the last heir to the Maddest of Mad Scientist families, and now she's returning home to claim the family castle. Unfortunately, it turns out that she's not the only one with that idea in mind. This collection represents an all-new installment of Phil & Kaja Foglio's award-winning gaslamp fantasy series and includes an extra four-page story in addition to the main plotline. Softcover, 7 1/2-in. x 10 1/2-in., 128 pages, full color. Cover price $21.95.

1st Edition - Volume 7 - 2nd or later printings. "Agatha Heterodyne and the Voice of the Castle!" Golden Trilobite!" By Phil & Kaja Foglio. Adventure, Romance, Mad Science! Agatha Heterodyne is the last heir to the Maddest of Mad Scientist families, and now she's returning home to claim the family castle. Unfortunately, it turns out that she's not the only one with that idea in mind. This collection represents an all-new installment of Phil & Kaja Foglio's award-winning gaslamp fantasy series and includes an extra four-page story in addition to the main plotline. Softcover, 7 1/2-in. x 10 1/2-in., 128 pages, full color. Cover price $21.95.

2nd Edition - Volume 7 - 1st printing. "Agatha Heterodyne and the Voice of the Castle!" Written by Kaja Foglio and Phil Foglio. Art by Phil Foglio and Cheyenne Wright. Cover by Phil Foglio. Adventure, Romance, Mad Science! Agatha Heterodyne is the last heir to the Maddest of Mad Scientist families, and now she's returning home to claim the family castle. Unfortunately, it turns out that she's not the only one with that idea in mind. Softcover, 7 1/2-in. x 10 1/2-in., 128 pages, full color. Cover price $22.95.

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2nd Edition - Volume 7 - 2nd and later printings. "Agatha Heterodyne and the Voice of the Castle!" Written by Kaja Foglio and Phil Foglio. Art by Phil Foglio and Cheyenne Wright. Cover by Phil Foglio. Adventure, Romance, Mad Science! Agatha Heterodyne is the last heir to the Maddest of Mad Scientist families, and now she's returning home to claim the family castle. Unfortunately, it turns out that she's not the only one with that idea in mind. Softcover, 7 1/2-in. x 10 1/2-in., 128 pages, full color. Cover price $22.95.

Atomic bomb issue. "Lieut. Bill Barnes" by Bob Powell; "Push-Button War: The Last War on this Earth!"; "Uranium Robbers"; "The Flying Wing"; and "Seymour Squirrel." Powell cover. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. " F-8 Crusader Units of the Vietnam War!" Written by Peter Mersky. Art by Tom Tullis. Known to its pilots as the 'last of the gunfighters' due to its quartet of Colt-Browning Mk 12 20 mm cannon, the F-8 Crusader was numerically the most populous fighter in the US Navy at the start of America's involvement in the Vietnam conflict in 1964 - some 482 F-8C/D/Es equipped 17 frontline units. It enjoyed great success against North Vietnamese Mig-17s and Mig-21s during the Rolling Thunder campaign of 1965-68, officially downing 18 jets, which represented 53 per cent of all Mig claims lodged by Navy squadrons during this period. Softcover, 116 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $22.95.

Tokyopop Edition - Volume 7 - 1st printing. Created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. Wind. Earth. Fire. Air. Only the Avatar was the master of all four elements. Only he could stop the ruthless Fire Nation from conquering the world. But when the world needed him most, he disappeared. Until now... On the South Pole, a lone Water Tribe village struggles to survive. It's here that a young Waterbender Katara and her warrior brother Sokka rescue a strange boy named Aang from a cavernous iceberg. Not only is Aang an Airbender - a race of people no one has seen in a century - but, they soon discover, Aang is the long lost Avatar. Now it's up to Katara and Sokka to make sure Aang faces his destiny to save the tribe - and himself. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 96 pages, full color. Cover price $7.99.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. "Exorcism Engines!"

Written by Phil Foglio and Kaja Foglio. Art and cover by Phil Foglio.

Adventure, Romance, Mad Science!

Agatha is the last of the Heterodynes, a notorious family of Mad Scientists! In this episode in our Gaslamp Fantasy series, Agatha agrees to help the High Priests of the Deepdwellers discover the source of the madness that grips the most ancient of their Great Cetaceans.

Softcover, 7-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, full color.

Cover price $25.00.

Volume 7 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Oh!great.

After a strong debut, Air Gear has quickly become a fan-favorite series for Del Rey Manga!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 224 pages, B&W. Rated T+

Cover price $10.95.