Airboy Comics #8 [43]

Sep 1947 · Hillman · 0.10 USD

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In "The Kidnapping of Bonnie Easter," Scratch, desperate to settle his boss Mr. Keats’ debts, gambles away a $10,000 payoff and flees to Rickie Woods’ home under false pretenses. When the Heap appears, Scratch sees a chance to claim the $20,000 reward—either by capturing or killing the creature—turning his desperation into a dangerous gamble. Written by Bill Woolfolk and illustrated by Arthur Peddy, with inks by Bernard Sachs and coloring by Woolfolk, this 1947 Hillman classic blends pulp tension with early superhero intrigue, all wrapped in a cover by Peddy and Sachs.

Contains 6 stories

The Kidnapping of Bonnie Easter

15 pp · Adventure, Aviation

Airboy [David Nelson II]Bonnie Easter

His Brother's Keeper

8 pp · Adventure

Flying Fool [Link Thorne]Wing DingRiot O'Hara

How the Air Force Does It

3 pp · Non-Fiction

Airboy [David Nelson II]

The Sins of Scratch Robbins

7 pp · Horror-Suspense

The Heap [Baron Eric von Emmelman]Rickie WoodMr. Keats (villain, death)Scratch (villain, death)"Big Bob" Miller (villain, mentioned but never seen)Pete (villain, death)

In "The Sins of Scratch Robbins," a desperate Scratch Robbins takes a dangerous gamble—literally—when he bets his boss’s $10,000 on a night at a high-stakes gambling club. After losing it all, he flees to Rickie Woods’ home under false pretenses, only to find himself face to face with the terrifying Heap. With the $20,000 reward on the line, Scratch must decide whether to survive or sacrifice everything to settle his debts.

High Society

3 pp · Humor

Malice In Minature

10 pp · Superhero

Rackman [Craig Mansfield]Mr. Bedlam