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Airboy Comics#1 [36]
Cover: Dan Barry

Airboy Comics #1 [36]

Feb 1947 · Hillman · 0.10 USD
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In "The Elephants' Graveyard," young model-plane enthusiast Rickie teams up with his soldier friend Tom after winning first prize at the National Model Plane Show with a replica of Airboy’s famed Birdie. When the pair is ambushed by thugs seeking the Emmelman Pearls, Rickie is left buried alive—only to use his model plane to signal for help. Written by Dick Wood and illustrated by Art Peddy, with inks by Bernard Sachs and colors by Wood, this 1947 adventure blends wartime tension and ingenuity. The cover, by Dan Barry, captures the moment of peril with striking detail.

Contains 8 stories
The Elephants' Graveyard
13 pp · Adventure, Aviation
Airboy [David Nelson II]Professor ReedGargan (4 tusked elephant, death)"Ivory" Anderson (villain, death)Pinky (villain)

In "The Elephants' Graveyard," Airboy flies to a remote jungle site where legend speaks of a giant elephant named Gargan, said to have four tusks. Gangster Ivory Anderson, eager to claim the rare ivory, arrives ahead of him—only to find that Gargan is not only alive, but remembers the cruelty of his past.

Von Emmelman's Pearls
10 pp · Adventure, Aviation
The Heap [Baron von Emmelmann]Rickie WoodTom (soldier friend of Rickie, death)Tom's friend (death?)Forefinger (villain, death?)Mutton (villain, death?)
The Gloves of the Executioner
8 pp · Adventure
Iron Lady [Doris Parker](introduction, origin)Walter P. Parker (Doris' father, death)Zurich Burn (watchmaker)Mr. Lusen

In "The Gloves of the Executioner," a disgraced watchmaker’s secret invention—hideous gloves that grant superhuman hand strength—falls into the hands of Jo, the daughter of a murdered tobacco king, who now wields them to pursue justice. Written by a mysterious hand and illustrated with sharp, kinetic detail, this 1947 adventure blends industrial grit with a quiet, determined vengeance.

Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
Baron Buckskin
Double for a Star
4 pp · Humor
Skinny McGinty
Untitled Humor story
0.75 pp · Humor, Children
The Tiger Cult
8 pp · Adventure, Aviation
The Iron Ace [Captain Robert Britain]unnamed night club watchman (cameo, death)Tanga (night club performer)Ram AzizThe Tiger Cult (villains, some die)

In 1947, Britain is baffled when a murdered nightclub watchman is found with iron rust in his blood, leading investigators to suspect a connection to the mysterious disappearance of the club’s star performer—last seen fleeing a Tiger Cult in Indo-China.

A Tale of Darkness
1 pp · Humor

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Full credits

writer, colorist Dick Wood
artist Art Peddy
cover pencils, inks Dan Barry

Reprints

Reprinted in Men of Mystery Comics #82 (2010), Roy Thomas Presents The Heap #1 (2012), Men of Mystery Comics #99 (2016), PS Artbooks Softee: Airboy #3 (2026)

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