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Airboy Comics#2 [37]
Cover: Dan Barry

Airboy Comics #2 [37]

Mar 1947 · Hillman · 0.10 USD
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In "The Theft of Birdie," a 1947 Airboy Comics standout, a jewel thief employs a clever octopus named Ethyl to stash stolen gems—until a dangerous plan unfolds aboard Manuel’s boat. When Manuel schemes to have Ethyl eliminate Rickie and his friend Winnie, the Heap steps in to stop the chaos. Written by Bill Woolfolk and illustrated by Art Peddy, with inks by Bernard Sachs and colors by Woolfolk, this issue features a cover by Dan Barry that captures the tale’s quirky tension.

Contains 6 stories
The Theft of Birdie
13 pp · Adventure, Aviation
the Capistrano MonksBrother Martier (introduction)Misery (villain)Black Tamerlane (villain)Hirote [Hirota] (villain)Black Ace (villain)
The Smugglers' Octopus
11 pp · Adventure, Horror-Suspense
The Heap [Baron Eric von Emmelman]Rickie WoodMrs. WoodWinnie (friend of Rickie)Roger GarmenMr. BordenMr. ClarkCookie (villain, ship's cook)Ethyl (villain, an octopus, death)Manuel (villain, jewel thief, death)

In "The Smugglers' Octopus," a jewel thief employs an unusually clever octopus named Ethyl to stash stolen gems, but when Rickie and his friend Winnie board Manuel’s boat, the smuggler’s plan takes a sinister turn—until the mysterious Heap steps in to disrupt the scheme.

1st story
4 pp
Airboy [David Nelson II]
The Case of the Lonesome Corpse
8 pp
Safari Will Not Rest in Peace
8 pp
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor

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Cast · 2 characters

Full credits

writer, colorist Bill Woolfolk
artist Art Peddy
cover pencils, inks Dan Barry

Reprints

Reprinted in Roy Thomas Presents The Heap #1 (2012), Gwandanaland Comics #1329 (2017)

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