Airboy Comics #9 [32]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Gil Parker, Phony Ace," the Heap’s origin is revisited as he encounters Rickie Wood for the first time, rescuing the boy from a runaway motorized German airplane tangled in the woods. The unlikely bond between the two grows quickly, centered around the mysterious aircraft that ties their fates together. Written by Bill Woolfolk and illustrated by Carmine Infantino with inks by Frank Giacoia and coloring by Woolfolk, this 1946 issue features a cover by Fred Kida.
In the woods of 1946, the Heap—once a man, now a creature of mystery—meets Rickie Wood when the boy’s motorized German airplane malfunctions and crashes into his domain. Drawn together by the strange machine and the quiet bond of shared isolation, the two form an unlikely connection that defies the war-torn world around them.
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Reprinted in Golden-Age Men of Mystery #7 (1998), Roy Thomas Presents The Heap #1 (2012), PS Artbooks Softee: Airboy #2 (2025)
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