Bill Barnes, America's Air Ace Comics

During the early years of World War II, Street & Smith launched Bill Barnes, America's Air Ace Comics, a short-lived series that ran for eleven issues from 1941 to 1943. Writers Carl Formes and Eugene L. Pollock, alongside artists Jack Binder and Jon Small, chronicled the airborne exploits of the titular pilot, offering readers a blend of patriotic adventure and aerial action. This comic stands as a snapshot of wartime pulp heroics, capturing the era's fascination with aviation and the valiant "ace" archetype before the series concluded with the war still raging.