HILLMANÕS AIR FIGHTERS COMICS BEGAN PUBLICATION IN NOVEMBER OF 1941. THE SERIES WOULD
LAST TWENTY-TWO HIGH FLYING ISSUES, HELD ALOFT WITH SUCH EXCITING CHARACTERS AS AIRBOY,
SKY WOLF, THE BLACK ANGEL, THE IRON ACE, THE BALD EAGLE, THE FLYING DUTCHMAN AND THE
HEAP.
TO KEEP THE ADVENTUROUS AVIATORS OF AIR FIGHTERS COMICS IN THE CLOUDS HILLMAN HIRED
SOME OF THE BEST ARTISTIC MECHANICS WORKING AT THE TIME INCLUDING FRED KIDA, CHARLES
BIRO, BOB FUJITANI, HARRY SAHLE, AL JAFFEE, JOHN CASSONE, AL CAMY AND MORT LEAV.
HILLMAN HAD AN INTERESTING NUMBERING SYSTEM. AFTER THE TWELFTH ISSUE OF A TITLE WAS
PUBLISHED, THE FOLLOWING ISSUE WOULD BE GIVEN A NEW VOLUME NUMBER AND THE COMIC'S
NUMBERING WOULD REVERT BACK TO NUMBER ONE FOR THE NEXT YEAR. THIS VOLUME CONTAINS
THE FINAL SIX ISSUES OF AIR FIGHTERS COMICS BEFORE THE TITLE CHANGED TO AIRBOY COMICS.
AIR FIGHTERS COMICS STANDS THE TEST OF TIME BY HAVING THAT RARE COMBINATION OF BOTH
INTRIGUING HEROES AND HEROINES AS WELL AS AN AMAZING ROSTER OF CREATIVE TALENT.
THIS BOOK IS AVAILABLE IN BOTH HARDCOVER AND TRADE PAPERBACK FORMATS AS WELL AS IN
FULL COLOR OR BLACK & WHITE.