David Nelson II

Straight out of the Golden Age skies, David Nelson II made his debut in Air Fighters Comics #2 in 1942, brought to life by artist Fred Kida for Hillman Publications during one of comics' most electrifying eras. He's a fixture of the beloved Airboy Comics universe, sharing those wartime and postwar pages with some of Hillman's most iconic figures — Airboy, Valkyrie, and the eerie swamp creature The Heap among them. With a publishing presence stretching an remarkable eight-plus decades into reprints and collections, including appearances in Gwandanaland Comics, this Golden Age stalwart has proven genuinely enduring. For collectors and historians drawn to the rich, adventurous world Hillman built, David Nelson II is a rewarding piece of that classic tapestry worth seeking out.