Airboy Comics (1945-1953 Hillman) Vol. 8 #9
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Airboy Comics (1945-1953 Hillman) Vol. 8 #9Auction opens August 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 #92. No issue # on cover; Vol. 8, issue #9 in indicia. Airboy battles a madman who menaces Europe from a miles-high tower. A sinister plant known as the Green Peril takes root near the site where The Heap was created, and soon threatens all who draw near. The history of rockets and jet-powered flight. Airboy; The Heap; The Hippos of Jewel River; Cowtown Rookie; Smoke-Busting Sailor; Jet Propelled; Rain Cleans the Bases. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

