Airboy Comics (1945-1953 Hillman) Vol. 5 #1

Stories and art by Arthur Peddy, Bernard Sachs, Frank Bolle and Leonard Starr. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #48. No issue # on cover; Vol. 5, issue #1 in indicia. Airboy battles the modern-day Mechanical Pirate who killed Bob's father. A South American woman is in danger of losing her plantation to her corrupt U.S. cousin, until The Heap intervenes. Flying Fool and his female rival, Riot O'Hara, get mixed up in the search for a mysterious new energy pill. Offbeat cover, possibly by Flash Gordon's Dan Barry. Airboy Meets the Mechanical Pirate; The Heap; Model Builders with Airboy; High-Speed Herbert; The Knife Thrower; Flying Fool; Rough-Riding Sailor of the Pony Express. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.