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Air Wave

Air Wave

25 appearances Β· Golden Age Β· 1942–2026 Β· 2 key issues
Who is Air Wave?

Air Wave was a DC Comics hero who first took to the airwaves in Detective Comics #66 in 1942, a Golden Age crime-fighter who used radio technology to battle villainy. He remains one of DC's classic wartime mystery men.

Born in the pages of Detective Comics #66 in 1942, Air Wave is a genuine Golden Age DC creation, conjured by the legendary team of Bill Finger and Bob Kane at the height of comics' founding era. With a publishing history that stretches across an remarkable 84 years, this character has proven far more enduring than most of their wartime contemporaries, turning up most prominently in All-Star Squadron, Detective Comics, and Young All-Stars. Along the way, Air Wave has shared adventures with some of DC's most iconic figures β€” Green Lantern, The Flash, Hawkman, and Batman among them β€” which speaks to the kind of company a character earns when they genuinely belong to a universe. Two key-issue appearances seal the deal for collectors: Air Wave is a rewarding deep-dive into DC's rich Golden Age heritage, the sort of discovery that reminds you just how deep that well truly runs.

Teams & affiliations
Boy Commandos
β˜… First appearance
Detective Comics #66
Aug 1942

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1942–2010

Detective Comics #66 1942
Detective Comics #66
DC Comics Presents #55 1983
DC Comics Presents #55
All-Star Squadron #59 β˜… 1986
All-Star Squadron #59
Solo #7 2005
Solo #7
DCU: Legacies #2 2010
DCU: Legacies #2

Appearances

Detective Comics (1937)
Special Edition, Detective Comics (1945)
#4
Action Comics (1948)
DC Comics Presents (1978)
#55
All-Star Squadron (1981)
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985)
#1
Who's Who: Update '87 (1987)
#1
Young All-Stars (1987)
Solo (2004)
#7
The All-Star Companion (2000)
#2
DCU: Legacies (2010)
#2
DC Comics Presents: The Teen Titans (2011)
#1
DC Universe: Legacies (2011)
Solo: The Deluxe Edition (2013)
Detective Comics 66 (Facsimile Edition) (2026)