| Airman | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:KeenDetectiveFunnies23.jpg) Keen Detective Funnies #23 (Aug. 1940). Cover art generally credited to Harry Sahle (unconfirmed). | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Centaur Publications Malibu Comics |
| First appearance | Keen Detective Funnies #23 (August 1940) |
| Created by | George Kapitan (script; unconfirmed) Harry Sahle (art) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Drake Stevens |
| Team affiliations | (Malibu Comics) The Protectors |
| Abilities | Suit gives the ability to fly |
Airman (originally Air Man) is a fictional, comic-book superhero first published by Centaur Publications in 1940, during the period fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books. He first appeared in Keen Detective Funnies #23 (Aug. 1940), in a story by artist Harry Sahle and an unconfirmed writer, generally credited as George Kapitan.[1] Keen Detective Funnies was cancelled after issue #24, but Centaur published two more stories in Detective Eye Comics #1 and 2 (Nov-Dec 1940) before pulling the plug on the character.[2]
After Centaur Publications went out of business, Airman lapsed into the public domain. In the early 1990s, he was revived by Malibu Comics as a character in the series Protectors, and starred in a namesake, one-shot spin-off.
An Airman story from Keen Detective Funnies #24 has been reprinted in Men of Mystery Comics #63 by AC Comics.
- ^ Mougin, Lou (2020). Secondary Superheroes of Golden Age Comics. McFarland & Co. p. 18. ISBN 9781476638607.
- ^ Benton, Mike (1992). Superhero Comics of the Golden Age: The Illustrated History. Dallas: Taylor Publishing Company. pp. 160, 168. ISBN 0-87833-808-X. Retrieved 8 April 2020.