Fightin' Air Force (1956) comic books
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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.
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Issue #53
Published Mar 1966 by Charlton Comics Group.$6.00
Cover by Pat Masulli and Rocke Mastroserio. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Bill Molno and Ernie Bache. Combat takes to the skies in the airborne incarnation of Charlton's Fightin' military series. Surprised by enemy fighters, American Eagle and the Eagles fail to provide air support for a beleaguered infantry unit below. Lt. Wall has the only surviving fighter plane after an Axis bombing raid on an Allied airfield in the South Pacific. The crew of a B-17 bomber finally finds the perfect tail-gunner. American Eagle: The Eagles Shame; Stay Put; The Secret Air Force; Enemies Below; No Total Loss; Back Porch Warrior. Final issue under this title; the series continues as War and Attack (1964) #54. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
