US Air Force Comics (1958) comic books 1965
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Issue #36
Published Jan 1965 by Charlton Comics Group.$2.50
Cover inks by Dick Giordano. Stories by Joe Gill? Art by Charles Nicholas?, Vince Colletta, Bill Molno and unknown. There were four of them...four fighter pilots taught to fly by Captain Tiger Tom Parmalee! Checked out in the first jets in 1949, they were molded into the kind of men the U.S. Air Force needed so badly in the dark days of Korea. This is..."Parmalee's Pack"! He had been ordered to go in low...in the end he almost overdid it in..."Low Destroyer"! Also featuring: "Bombing Mission"; "The Griper"; and the 1-page stories "How High How Fast" and "Ground Support Mission"! Plus: 2-page text story "The Elements of an Aircraft"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.
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Issue #37
Published Apr 1965 by Charlton Comics Group.$5.40
Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas and Vince Colletta. The "newest" branch of the US military (officially created in 1947) is featured in war comics from Charlton. Ground forces in Korea call the slow but dependable air-support planes "work horses." Veteran pilot Capt. Mulholland flies a jet in Korea, just to show he's still got it. A WWII air crew thinks they are hearing the voice of their commander, "Big Daddy," on the radio after he's been shot down. Work Horse; The Battle of Britain; Jungle Pilot; The Big Sting; Big Daddys Voice; Peace-Time Pilot. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
