Hillman Archives

Air Fighters Comics was the debut series for Hillman Periodicals, the publisher of a wide range of magazines that had been founded in 1939.  Hillman would go on to publish comic book titles ranging from crime and romance to westerns and superheroes.  But the second comic book issue the company ever published would remain its[...]

One of the most memorable female characters of the Golden Age with an iconic cover by Kida, there's a solid copy of her first appearance in Air Fighters Comics V2#2 (Hillman Fall, 1943) CBCS VG+ 4.5 Cream to off-white pages up for auction in the 2022 July 3-4 Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction #122227[...]

Compton would be editing two new titles for Hillman Periodicals (Victory Comics and Air Fighters Comics), they only got the details half right: "There are no super-men in these The emphasis is on story and character values."  While Air Fighters Comics, which introduced Airboy in its second issue, is certainly not a superhero comic book,[...]

One of the most legendary and memorable female characters of the Golden Age with an iconic cover by Kida, there's a lovely copy of her first appearance in Air Fighters Comics V2#2 (Hillman Fall, 1943) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Off-white pages up for auction in the 2022 May 8-9 Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction[...]