Fightin' Air Force comic books issue 23

Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno, and Vince Alascia. Combat takes to the skies in the airborne incarnation of Charlton's Fightin' military series. A wounded pilot becomes part of the strategic planning group known as the Boys Upstairs, in a story with art (and cover) by comics legend and WWII veteran Sam Glanzman. After being shot down, Lt. Hale just wants to get back to the lines alive, in a story that opens with a spectacular shot of Hale leaping from his jet under heavy fire. The crew of a B-24 bomber suspects that their pilot has a death wish. The Live Coward; Each Time They Die; Can Do!; The Boys Upstairs. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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. During the Korean War, airman Tim Jones and his crew must find the mysterious enemy destroyer known as the Red Whale before more US ships are lost. Freelance pilot Powerhouse Perkins is hired to smuggle a defector and $1 million out of China, and ends up facing a firing squad. Johnny Anger and the Flying Dragons encounter a double boondoggle over Algeria and French Indochina, later known as Vietnam. Assignment D (for Destruction); Powerhouse Perkins: Million-Dollar Target; Operation Dead Secret; Isolated Command; Fiery Skies. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.