Captain Flight Comics (1944) comic books 1944
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Issue #0
Published Mar 1944 by Four-Star Publications.- Cover and centerfold detached at center staple. Cover oxidation.
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Stories and art by Bill Boynansky, Murray Tobin, Carl Pfeufer, John Jordan, Jerry Stern and Dic Barr. No issue number on cover or indicia, but this was the first issue. Aviator hero Captain Flight battles the Axis by air during World War II. Captain Flight and his sidekick Tom try to rescue ex-spy Lilly Duval after she is abducted by enemy agents. Reporter Ace Reynolds blows the whistle on enemy spies. Criminologist Professor X (no relation to the X-men character) reveals how criminals are undone by their own misdeeds. Captain Flight; Ace Reynolds, War Correspondent; Professor X, Crime Doctor; Heroes Are Born!; Dash, the Avenger. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #2
Published May 1944 by Four-Star Publications.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Bill Boynansky, Murray Tobin, Carl Pfeufer, John Jordan, and Carlyle Keene. Aviator hero Captain Flight battles the Axis by air during World War II. Enemy agents steal the plans for Captain Flight's invention, "microbe planes" - which are what we would call drones in modern lingo. Ace Reynolds fears that his chances of becoming a war correspondent will be lost while he is accidentally trapped on a ship at sea, but the war will come to him. Criminologist Professor X (no relation to the X-men character) reveals the story of Alibi Flannagan, criminal lawyer - that is, criminal and lawyer. The "nose art" showcased on the cover includes a bomb-wielding Felix the Cat. Captain Flight's Microbe Plane; Ace Reynolds, War Correspondent: Ambition; Sky Shark's Revenge; Professor X, Crime Doctor: Alibi Flannagan; Heroes Are Born!; Dash, the Avenger. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #4
Published Sep 1944 by Four-Star Publications.$160.00
View scans- 1" Cumulative spine split. Chew.
- Cover detached.
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Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Robert Webb, Gus Schrotter, Fred Schwab, Dan Dawson, Ed Forre, Charles A. Winter and Henry C. Kiefer (credited as Trace R. Bullet). Aviator hero Captain Flight battles the Axis by air during World War II. Captain Flight discovers a mysterious hidden city in the Arctic. Ace Reynolds stumbles on the Baron's plan to take control of the Navy's new torpedoes; now all he has to do is get out alive. Top Bowers and the Death Squad set out to rescue Americans held captive in wartorn China. Patriotic cover features Captain Flight saluting the women of the US military, a rare gesture at the time. Danger Drift; Slug McLug; Kit Kelly; Frank and Meek; Flight Heroes; Top Bowers; Ace Reynolds; Bonzo the Great; Rock Raymond. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #5
Published Dec 1944 by Four-Star Publications.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Untitled story, script and art by Frank Stevens; Captain Flight has an emergency landing on a hidden runway inside a mountain, hiding a secret plane factory. Untitled Secret Agent 2B-3 story, art by John Jordan; A man is offering Agent 2B-3 one million dollars for a new fighting aircraft. The Protection Slip Racket; Red Rocket finds a glove in the hand of a storekeeper murdered by racketeers. The Case of the Limping Nazi, script and art by Bill Boynansky; Bruce Corbett's brother is killed by a beast controlled by a Nazi gang. Untitled Rock Raymond story, art by Henry Kiefer. Untitled Deep-Sea Dawson story, script and art by Gordon Fisher. 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.
