Airboy Comics #1 [36]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "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.
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.
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.
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.
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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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