Fightin' Air Force (1956) comic books 1959

Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas and Sal Trapani. Combat takes to the skies in the airborne incarnation of Charlton's Fightin' military series. Ensign Marsh must overcome the rumors that he and his Corsair aircraft are a "jinx," in a story with art by comics legend and WWII veteran Sam Glanzman. SAC bomber pilot Murphy wants to leave the Air Force for personal reasons, but his shorthanded commanders want him to stay in. A pilot stranded on an island tries to avoid sniper fire until a rescue team arrives. Plus an illustrated guide to the planes and pilots of World War I. Jinxed Corsair; The Crippled Eagle; The Blackpool Front; More Wings Than He Knows; The Old Birds of World War I. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Combat takes to the skies in the airborne incarnation of Charlton's Fightin' military series. Comics legend and WWII veteran Sam Glanzman presents the history of Nazi Germany's feared air force, the Luftwaffe. A radar "picket plane" has a Cold War encounter with a Soviet sub. In another Cold War story, suburban neighbors complain about the noise of jets scrambling at a nearby Air Force base. Might Is Right; Picket Plane; Vertigo; Fly High, Fly Fast; The Complainers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno, and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno, and Vince Alascia. Combat takes to the skies in the airborne incarnation of Charlton's Fightin' military series. Mild-looking WWII vet Leon is called "Captain Milktoast" by his squad mates, but they haven't seen him fly. This story features art by comics legend and WWII veteran Sam Glanzman. A pilot testing a new "starfighter" gets a chance to take it into action when a bogie appears. Plus a look at space travel from the perspective of 1959, when moon landings, space stations and even human spaceflights were still in the future. Captain Milktoast; The Starfighter - Mach 2.5; The Face in the Flame; The Age of Space; Bail-Out. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Maurice Whitman, Bill Molno, and Vince Alascia. Combat takes to the skies in the airborne incarnation of Charlton's Fightin' military series. Lt. Rawlins is a whiz in the air, but he's more interested in planes than the war on the ground, in a story with art (and cover) by comics legend and WWII veteran Sam Glanzman. A look at the hardy WWII fighter plane, the P-38. During WWI, an Allied pilot captures a Fokker fighter plane and discovers its superior capabilities. Too Low Too Slow; The Long-Range Killers!; Hard Luck Hot Rock; The Fall of Fort Fontemort; Fokkers Fantastic Fighter. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno, Sal Trapani and Vince Alascia. Combat takes to the skies in the airborne incarnation of Charlton's Fightin' military series. Lt. Fanning is shocked that the enemy pilot over Korea is a Korean-American forced into service, in a story with art (and cover) by comics legend and WWII veteran Sam Glanzman. The crew of a new B-26 Marauder tries to win acceptance by the other soldiers and airmen in WWII. Lt. Mennon gets Jedi-like flying advice from a voice over his broken radio. The Enemy and Me; The Widow Maker; Day's Doings; The Obsolete Heroes; The Voice. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.