Fightin' Air Force (1956) comic books 1963-1965
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Issue #41
Published Nov 1963 by Charlton Comics Group.$3.80
Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Maurice Whitman, Dick Giordano, Jack Keller, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Combat takes to the skies in the airborne incarnation of Charlton's Fightin' military series. A pilot shot down over France during WWII finds himself in Stalag 9... again. A fighter encounters enemy aircraft on a Cold War reconnaissance mission in Castro's Cuba. Infantrymen complain about the air support from Air Force jets, so pilot Maj. Massini comes down to foxhole level to see for himself. Reconnaissance Mission; Obsolete; Meaning in Mongolian; Visit to a Foxhole; Return to Stalag 9; American Pioneer; Strength Of A Nation. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
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Issue #45
Published Sep 1964 by Charlton Comics Group.$6.00
Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Dick Giordano, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and Vince Colletta. Combat takes to the skies in the airborne incarnation of Charlton's Fightin' military series. Soviet and US forces race to the border as US pilot Ray bails out just over the fabled "Iron Curtain." Captured by Axis forces at Guadalcanal, a Marine tries to tough it out until air support can liberate the POW camp. Bomber pilot Major Wilson has short-timer's syndrome, but he has to fly one last mission during WWII. High Spy Squadron; The Lightning Strikes; Mountain Flying Sense; Death Rode My Wing; Last Mission To Hell. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
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Issue #46
Published Nov 1964 by Charlton Comics Group.$6.00
$6.00
Cover by Dick Giordano? Stories by Joe Gill? Art by Charles Nicholas & Vince Colletta, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia? and unknown. Featuring: "Big Money Man"; "A Spot For Mousie"; "The Stunt Man"; "Pigeon"; and the 1-page stories "The Windowmaker" and "The Screaming Terror Of The Blitzkrieg"! Plus: 2-page reprint text story "Fear Fighters"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.
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Issue #47
Published Jan 1965 by Charlton Comics Group.$6.00
$6.00
Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Colletta. Combat takes to the skies in the airborne incarnation of Charlton's Fightin' military series. During the Korean War, Lt. Mullins tries to distinguish himself as the third flying ace in the family after his grandfather and father became heroes in WWI and WWII. The military conducts a board of inquiry after a US jet shoots down a Soviet fighter in East German airspace during the Cold War. A US pilot is captured by Nazi forces - can the French Underground free him in time? Plus a story about Hitler's errors of judgment where air warfare was concerned. The Threat; Instant Disaster; Gestapo Revisited; Another Nazi Error; Half Yank; Hit N Git; The 3 Aces! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
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Issue #50
Published Aug 1965 by Charlton Comics Group.$2.50
Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas and Vince Colletta. Combat takes to the skies in the airborne incarnation of Charlton's Fightin' military series. In the debut of a new Fightin' Air Force series, the "American Eagle" and his squadron, the Eagles, face the fighter ace known as The Flaming Sabre of Hitler. Ike, Midge, Danny and Sammy, collectively known as The Team, form the crew of the WWII Consolidated Bomber "Howlin' Hattie." Captain Loftus learns the Axis have put a price on his head, and manages to use that to his advantage. American Eagle vs. The Flaming Sabre; The Pathfinder; The Team: Howlin' Hattie; 1,000,000 Yen Reward; Thunderbolt Fever. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
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Issue #51
Published Oct 1965 by Charlton Comics Group.$6.00
Cover by Pat Masulli and Rocke Mastroserio. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and Vince Colletta. Combat takes to the skies in the airborne incarnation of Charlton's Fightin' military series. After his team, the Eagles, takes out a Nazi rocket factory, American Eagle tries to understand why Eagles Reb, Hot Rock, and Ugly have seemingly turned against him. Capt. Lyman faces Soviet fighters during the Cold War, or as the opening caption puts it, "there wasn't room in the sky for Captain Lyman and the swarm of MiGs up there at 40,000 feet where the screams of dying men went unheard and a man's grave marker was a long, brief, black smoke streamer soon dissipated on the Korean winds!" American Eagle: The Fallen Eagles; Jungle Trail; The Growth Of Fear. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
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Issue #52
Published Dec 1965 by Charlton Comics Group.$6.00
Cover by Pat Masulli and Rocke Mastroserio. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Combat takes to the skies in the airborne incarnation of Charlton's Fightin' military series. When a Nazi ace takes to the skies in an experimental new "superfighter," the American Eagle is the only one who can oppose him. During WWII, the crew of a B-26 bomber tries to survive their mission to mark targets for a bombing run on a city. Wingman Curly tires of playing second fiddle to hotshot jet pilot Turkey-Shoot Cole. American Eagle: Tokyo Tomahawks; Blind Flying; The Pathfinder; The One Who Did The Dirty Work. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
