Captain Aero Comics (1941) comic books 1938-1955

Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Ray Willner, Al Ulmer, and Ed Lipowski. Sometimes listed as Captain Aero Comics #7. An aviator hero whose adventures began just as America was entering World War II. This issue features the debut of several first-generation superheroes, including the patriotic WWII aviator hero whose motto is "Keep 'Em Flyin'!" A magical diamond from the Mines of King Solomon gives Solar mastery of magic, which he uses to fight crime and the Nazis. Diver Cap Stone stumbles on the underwater city of Aquari and battles the villainous Triton. Captain Aero: Keep 'Em Flyin'!; Grit Grady; Gordon "Iron" Gates; Flagman; Captain Halyard; Out of the Sky; Trooper Pat Corrigan of the State Police; Solar, Master of Magic; Cap Stone, Adventurer. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Charles Quinlan, Ray Willner, Al Ulmer, Saul Rosen and Ed Lipowski. Sometimes listed as Captain Aero Comics #8. A patriotic WWII aviator hero whose motto is "Keep 'Em Flyin'!" Captain Aero faces the beautiful but deadly Blue Falcon and Nazi agent Herr Blitz. Investigating ship bombings in the West River, Flag-Man and Rusty learn that mobsters have actually built a tunnel beneath the river for robbery and sabotage. After a munitions designer is killed during a circus fire, Alias X suspects Tanga the beautiful snake-charmer and a very creepy clown. Captain Aero; Corporal Rusty Dugan; Flagman; Captain Aero's Sky Scouts; Heart and Head; Alias X: Circus of Death; Pals of Freedom; Solar, Master of Magic: The Case of the Vanishing Dancers. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Charles Quinlan, Ray Willner, Al Ulmer, Saul Rosen, E. Murphy and Art Angel. Sometimes listed as Captain Aero Comics #9. A patriotic WWII aviator hero whose motto was "Keep 'Em Flyin'!" Captain Aero follows a Nazi U-boat into the West Indies and finds himself in the inferno pit of Killer's Cay. Solar, Master of Magic battles a fortune-teller who has June abducted to find the Opal of Phunstan. Alias X is suspected of murder aboard an ocean liner, but the real killer seems to be a mummy. Captain Aero: The Fiend of Killer's Cay; Angel; Flagman: The Singing Monster; Captain Aero's Sky Scouts; Chief Pastypuss; All In Fun; Scotty; Alias X: The Walking Mummy; Pals of Freedom: The Case of the Baseball Blackout; Solar, Master of Magic. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ray Willner. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Ray Willner, Al Ulmer, Saul Rosen, Ed Murphy, Robert Brice and Louis Golden. Sometimes listed as Captain Aero Comics #10. A patriotic WWII aviator hero whose motto is "Keep 'Em Flyin'!" Framed for murder, hard-boiled reporter Dan Collins dons a green suit and top hat and becomes the costumed vigilante known as the Gargoyle. Young comics geek Al Addin gains the ability to travel through time and space when he meets a genie who lives in an hourglass. Plus a Flagman story with early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Captain Aero: The Black Lama of Kan; Angel; Flagman; Captain Aero's Sky Scouts; Al Addin: The Magic Hourglass; The Coward; The Enchanted Woods; Alias X: Raiders of the Deep; Gargoyle; Solar, Master of Magic; P. T. Patrol. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ray Willner. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Ray Willner, Al Ulmer, Saul Rosen, Ed Murphy, Charles Quinlan and Alan Mandel. Sometimes listed as Captain Aero Comics #11. A patriotic WWII aviator hero whose motto is "Keep 'Em Flyin'!" A mystery man inherits the power of the legendary warrior Tamerlane and sets out to conquer the world. Flagman and Rusty discover a plot to cut off US aid to allies in the Pacific. Plus an Alias X story with early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Captain Aero; Commandos of the Devil Dogs; Flagman; Captain Aero's Sky Scouts; Al Addin; Death At Dawn; Alias X; Gargoyle: Sobosi of Death; Solar, Master of Magic; P. T. Patrol. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ray Willner. Stories and art by Alberta Tews, Louis Golden, Ed Murphy, Charles Quinlan and Alan Mandel. Sometimes listed as Captain Aero Comics #12. A patriotic WWII aviator hero whose motto is "Keep 'Em Flyin'!" Captain Aero's new sidekick Buster gets his first case when Hitler wants to frame an American doctor for the death of a German scientist. Miss Victory must free kidnapped senators before a crucial vote to aid resistance to Hitler. Alias X seeks the identity of the mysterious Penman, whose messages mean death. Captain Aero; Commandos of the Devil Dogs; Flagman; Captain Aero's Sky Scouts; Al Addin; East of Coringa; Our Fighting Generals!; Alias X; Miss Victory; The Enchanted Woods; P. T. Patrol. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Sol Brodsky, Allen Ulmer, Saul Rosen, Louis Golden, Ed Murphy, Charles Quinlan and Alan Mandel. Sometimes listed as Captain Aero Comics Vol. 2 #1. A patriotic WWII aviator hero whose motto is "Keep 'Em Flyin'!" Captain Aero's Sky Scouts face the sinister stranger known as the Charmer. In her civilian identity, Miss Victory visits her old hometown and finds trouble amid the defense industry. Alias X tracks the Phantom of the Opera-like Dr. Barbon through subterranean tunnels to rescue Barbon's captive, the woman who rejected him. Captain Aero; Alias X; Commandos of the Devil Dogs; Al Addin and the Magic Hour Glass: Cleopatra; Paradise Island; P.T. Patrol; Captain Aero's Sky Scouts: The Charmer; They Will Live Forever: Scarsdale Jack; Miss Victory; The Enchanted Woods; Flagman. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Nicholas and Sol Brodsky. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Sol Brodsky, Allen Ulmer, Saul Rosen, Louis Golden, Ed Murphy, Charles Quinlan and Alan Mandel. Sometimes listed as Captain Aero Comics Vol. 2 #2. A patriotic WWII aviator hero whose motto is "Keep 'Em Flyin'!" Captain Aero battles Nazi air ace the Black Baron over occupied Serbia. Deciding he can no longer merely treat the wounded, Allied doctor Peter Hall dons the red and blue mask of the hero Red Cross to fight the Nazi menace. Miss Victory investigates when her Commerce Dept. boss turns out to have an exact double. Plus an early story by legendary artist Russ Heath. Captain Aero; Alias X; Commandos of the Devil Dogs; Hammerhead Hawley: War On the High Seas; The Desert Legion; Captain Aero's Sky Scouts: Red Cross; Miss Victory; Flagman. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Allen Ulmer. Stories and art by Alberta Tews, Charles Nicholas, Sol Brodsky, Allen Ulmer, Ed Murphy, Charles Quinlan and Alan Mandel. Sometimes listed as Captain Aero Comics Vol. 2 #3. A patriotic WWII aviator hero whose motto is "Keep 'Em Flyin'!" Captain Aero and Buster must use an outdated plane to rescue a squad trapped behind enemy lines. Doctor/superhero Red Cross aids a woman in the French Resistance. Flagman and Rusty battle the Axis supermen known as the Greezo Brothers. Captain Aero; Alias X: Lesson In Silence; Commandos of the Devil Dogs; Hammerhead Hawley; A Foray in the Night; Lieutenant Commander Fighting Man Edward G. O'Hare; Captain Aero's Sky Scouts: Red Cross; Miss Victory; Flagman. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Dan Barry, Alberta Tews, Charles Nicholas, Sol Brodsky, Phil Bard, Mike Roy, Charles Quinlan and Alan Mandel. Sometimes listed as Captain Aero Comics Vol. 2 #4. A patriotic WWII aviator hero whose motto is "Keep 'Em Flyin'!" Japanese forces in China get assistance from the sinister Blue Falcon and her deadly blue ray. The Stinger captures Alias X as part of his plan to seize the crown jewels of Corabia. The mystery villain called The Wasp sends Allied ships off-course and into the jaws of German U-boats, in a story with inks by future Flash Gordon artist Dan Barry. Captain Aero: The Beam of Death!; Alias X; Commandos of the Devil Dogs; The Red Cross; Hammerhead Hawley; Men of the Underground; Maj. Sedley Peck, Red Cross Hero; Captain Aero's Sky Scouts; Miss Victory; Flagman. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Herman C. Browner, Robert Turner, Jack Alderman, C. R. Schaare, and Charles Quinlan. Sometimes listed as Captain Aero Comics Vol. 3 #9. A patriotic WWII aviator hero whose motto is "Keep 'Em Flyin'!" The evil Mr. Axis tries to prevent the signing of a rubber agreement crucial to America's wartime supply. Flagman and Rusty battle a gorilla (with a swastika on its chest) especially trained by the Axis to kill them. Plus comics biographies of Allied military leaders General MacArthur and General Wainwright. Captain Aero: Token for Tokio; Alias X: Three Little Devils; Commandos of the Devil Dogs; The Red Cross; Hammerhead Hawley; Law of the Wild; Our Fighting Generals; Captain Aero's Sky Scouts: The Mystery of the Incendiary Bomb; Miss Victory; Flagman: Killer Gorilla. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 2.5 $570.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Cover and second page detached. Label #18-26283B7-004

Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Herman C. Browner, Sylvan H. Stein, Jack Alderman, C. R. Schaare, Jack Grogan, Mack Borgatta and Charles Quinlan. Sometimes listed as Captain Aero Comics Vol. 3 #10. A patriotic WWII aviator hero whose motto is "Keep 'Em Flyin'!" Captain Aero's Sky Scouts take action when enemy agents attack a helpless old man and his daughter. Alias X tracks kidnappers who are abducting children for Nazi slave labor. Flagman and Rusty protect a French underground newspaper from the Nazis. Captain Aero: The Jerks of Japan; Alias X; Commandos of the Devil Dogs: Shalna of the Islands; The Red Cross: Those Who Never Came Back; Counter Spy; Yellow-Belly; Bongo the Wizard; Captain Aero's Sky Scouts; Miss Victory; Flagman. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Russ Heath, Nina Albright, Herman C. Browner, Sylvan H. Stein, Jack Alderman, C. R. Schaare, Jack Grogan, Mack Borgatta and Charles Quinlan. Sometimes listed as Captain Aero Comics Vol. 3 #11. A patriotic WWII aviator hero whose motto is "Keep 'Em Flyin'!" Joan must ditch her date and change to Miss Victory when a Central American head of state is targeted by Axis forces. A fascist opera conductor uses Norse legends to further the Nazi agenda. Flagman and Rusty search for Axis saboteurs who are targeting America's subways. Plus an early story by legendary artist Russ Heath. Captain Aero: King of the Sky Trails; Alias X: The Bizarre Case of the Missing Arms; Commandos of the Devil Dogs: Shalna of the Islands; The Red Cross: The Code of the Morros; Hammerhead Hawley: The Super-Submarine; For Valor; Episode in Pablo City; Captain Aero's Sky Scouts: Wings of Death; Miss Victory: Noric - the Maniac of the Opera; Flagman: Subway Saboteurs. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $299.95 or Best Offer View scan INCOMPLETE. Missing many pages (affects Captain Aero, Counter Spy, Hammerhead Hawley, Flagman, Commandos of the Devil Dogs, and text stories). Full length spine split. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Russ Heath, Herman C. Browner, Jack Alderman, C. R. Schaare, Jack Grogan, Mack Borgatta and Charles Quinlan. Sometimes listed as Captain Aero Comics Vol. 3 #12. A patriotic WWII aviator hero whose motto is "Keep 'Em Flyin'!" Jerry Malone, the superspy known as Counterspy, learns of a plot to sabotage the US war effort. Flagman and Rusty search for Axis agents in the Yukon. Plus an early story by legendary artist Russ Heath. Captain Aero: King of the Sky Trails; Miss Victory: Death in Molten Steel; Counterspy; Before I Die; Hammerhead Hawley; Flagman: North of Nome; Commandos of the Devil Dogs: Shalna Returns; Incident in a Foxhole; Captain Aeros Sky Scouts: Hand of Destruction; The Red Cross: The River of Fire. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories and art by Nina Albright, Thor Carlyle, Jack Alderman, Don Rico, Lou Ferstadt and Alex Schomburg. Sometimes listed as Captain Aero Comics Vol. 3 #13. A patriotic WWII aviator hero whose motto is "Keep 'Em Flyin'!" In an offbeat story, a German spy and a guy in a gorilla suit terrorize Washington DC, until Miss Victory peels their banana. A professor scarred by acid decides to turn against America - Can doctor and masked avenger Red Cross change his tune? Plus a profile of war hero Lt. Robert P. Williams, and a cover by legendary artist Alex Schomburg. Captain Aero: Victory in the East; Miss Victory: The Mad Monster!; The Mighty Mite; Itsie Checks Out; Commandos of the Devil Dogs: Tropic Terror; Reformation; Captain Aeros Sky Scouts: The Termites of Tokio; The Red Cross: The Man Who Lost His Face!; The Lucky Avenger. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories and art by L. B. Cole, Carmine Infantino, Jack Katz, Truman L. Harrison, Mark L. Borgatta, Charles Quinlan and Alex Schomburg. Sometimes listed as Captain Aero Comics Vol. 4 #2. A patriotic WWII aviator hero whose motto is "Keep 'Em Flyin'!" Attacked by Japanese fighters, Miss Victory sets out to destroy an Axis air base. Captain Aero's Sky Scouts track down a war profiteer who's cornered the market on black-market gasoline. Plus early stories by legendary artists L. B. Cole, Carmine Infantino, and Alex Schomburg. Captain Aero: The Nipponese Nemesis; Miss Victory: Warido; Frank Luke, Balloon Buster; First Blood; Commandos of the Devil Dogs; Suicide Squadron; Tweedy Triumphs!; Simon P. Buckner; Captain Aeros Sky Scouts: The Black Market Gasoline Baron; The Red Cross: The Story of Hill 613; The Lucky Avenger. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $1,000.00 View scans Paper: Off white Pedigree: Davis Crippen "D" Copy Davis Crippen ("D" Copy). Label #0288152001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Nina Albright, Jack Alderman, Rudy Palais, John Giunta, George Appel, Manny Stallman, Charles Quinlan and Lou Ferstadt. Sometimes listed as Captain Aero Comics Vol. 4 #3. A patriotic WWII aviator hero whose motto is "Keep 'Em Flyin'!" A dying man gives Miss Victory a chemical formula that Axis forces want. When Japanese troops seize medical supplies, the masked hero Red Cross gets irate. Plus a comics biography of canine soldier Caesar. Cover by legendary artist L. B. Cole. Captain Aero: The Killers in Kunai; Miss Victory: Death from the Past; Burma Roadsters; Episode In the South Pacific; The Mighty Mite: Yokohama Yokels; Salute to the Yanks "The Dog of War"; Captain Aeros Sky Scouts: The Pilot Who Looked Like Death; The Red Cross. Series skips to #21 after this. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Nina Albright, Rudy Palais, John Giunta, Manny Stallman, Charles Quinlan and Tom Van Buren. Issues #18-20 do not exist, or are part of other series. A patriotic WWII aviator hero whose motto is "Keep 'Em Flyin'!" Miss Victory faces an aerial dogfight against female Japanese pilot Susu Menka. Masked avenger Red Cross confronts the ghosts of a dead bomber crew. Plus non-fiction stories about the Civil Air Patrol and how to identify warplanes from the ground, hot topics on the home front during WWII. Cover by legendary artist L. B. Cole. Captain Aero: Japanese Sandman; Miss Victory: The Scheming Susu Menka from Tokyo; Next Door to Death; Song of the Moon; The Mighty Mite; Know Your Warplanes; Flying Minute Men; Captain Aeros Sky Scouts: The Red Badge of Courage; The Red Cross; Fighting Allies. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.8 $199.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Slab: See item notes Significant front/back scuff(s). Label #3738248011 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $199.95 or Best Offer View scans 6.25"Cumulative spine split. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Nina Albright, Rudy Palais, John Giunta, and Paul Parker. A patriotic WWII aviator hero whose motto is "Keep 'Em Flyin'!" Joan is assigned to investigate missing carrier pigeons, but it's Miss Victory who discovers the secret. Masked avenger Red Cross tracks a pilot shot down behind enemy lines before the Axis can find him. A PT boat crew is assigned to take out a Japanese dreadnaught. Plus non-fiction stories about the Vought-Sikorsky 052U and Chance-Vought F4U-2 planes. Cover by legendary artist L. B. Cole. Captain Aero: The Ghost of Von Richtofen; Miss Victory: Devils With Wings; Kingfisher; Pacific Pandemonium; The Mighty Mite: The Ring of Gazooka; Sky Rider: Cowboy on the Wing; M. T. B.'s; Corsair; Captain Aeros Sky Scouts: The Mail Gets Through; The Red Cross. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $94.95 or Best Offer View scan Interior is complete, but brittle. Full length spine split through cover and all wraps, heavy chipping. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Carmine Infantino, Nina Albright, Rudy Palais, A. Culverwell, Maurice del Bourgo, Al Hollingsworth, and Paul Parker. A patriotic WWII aviator hero whose motto is "Keep 'Em Flyin'!" Miss Victory must stop Axis scientist Fujo and his last-ditch weapon against the Allies, the Globe of Death. Fact-based stories about the war blimps of the US Navy Coastal Patrol (with art by Al Hollingsworth) and wartime air-traffic control (with art by Carmine Infantino). Plus non-fiction stories about the Budd RB-1 Conestoga "flying boxcar," B-25 Bomber, Curtis Commando plane and Douglass SBD Dauntless. Cover by legendary artist L. B. Cole. Captain Aero - Traitor!; Miss Victory; Curtis Commando; Flying Arsenal; The Mighty Mite: Movie Menace Is Malarkey; Pacific Pandemonium; Blimp Blitz; Interceptor Command; Douglass SBD Dauntless; Captain Aeros Sky Scouts: The Old Man of the Air; The Red Cross. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $189.95 or Best Offer View scans 3" cumulative spine split, cover coming loose at staples, paper loss, pieces of tape on cover. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Carmine Infantino, Nina Albright, Bill Woolfolk, Rudy Palais, George Appel, Maurice del Bourgo, Tony DiPreta and Paul Parker. A patriotic WWII aviator hero whose motto is "Keep 'Em Flyin'!" Miss Victory investigates after ships begin vanishing in the San Francisco Bay. Red Cross witnesses the saga of a Scottish piper and WWI veteran who was rejected from service during WWII. Plus an early story by Carmine Infantino, and non-fiction stories about the Douglas Havoc and Martin Rem Mariner planes. Classic cover by legendary artist L. B. Cole. Captain Aero: Bombs, Balloons and the Barnstorming Blonde; Miss Victory; Black Havoc; Wings of Mercy; The Mighty Mite; Death for Enemy Subs; A Coward's Debt; The Chute Killer; Captain Aeros Sky Scouts; The Red Cross: The Bagpipes of Scotty MacDoon. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $299.95 or Best Offer View scans 1" spine split from bottom. Centerfold detached. Cover and interior oxidation. Water damage. Staple rust, rust migration. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Carmine Infantino, Milt Cohen, Nina Albright, Maurice Whitman, Rudy Palais, George Gregg, and Tony DiPreta. A patriotic WWII aviator hero whose motto is "Keep 'Em Flyin'!" Miss Victory goes undercover as a struggling actress to set a trap for con men posing as talent scouts. Treacherous rich girl Diana Favor will betray anyone or anything to get home, including a ship full of wounded soldiers, in the final adventure of masked hero Red Cross. Plus an early story by Carmine Infantino about the war hero Lt. Nathan Gordon. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Glow in the Dark Necktie ("Girls Can't Resist!"). Cover by legendary artist L. B. Cole. Captain Aero; Miss Victory; Both Feet On the Ground; Revenge With Interest; The Mighty Mite; The Wail of the Whaler; Lt. Nathan Gordon, One Man Rescue Squad; Captain Aeros Sky Scouts; The Red Cross. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Carmine Infantino, Frank Jackson, Rudy Palais, George Gregg, and Tony DiPreta. A patriotic WWII aviator hero whose motto is "Keep 'Em Flyin'!" Miss Victory discovers that a nationwide crime wave is only a distraction for criminals targeting the Federal Reserve Bank. A detailed early history of the hobby of flying model aircraft. Plus an early story by DC legend Carmine Infantino. Terrific sci-fi cover by legendary artist L. B. Cole. Captain Aero: Moon That Was Motionless; Miss Victory; Adventure in the Air; Derby Day; The Mighty Mite; The Sinister Surgery Incident; Little Planes with Big Ideas; Captain Aeros Sky Scouts. Final issue of the series. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.