Airboy

    (Eclipse, 1986-1989)
™ Eclipse Comics. Art ©1986 Stan Woch. Story ©1986 Chuck Dixon

Airboy combines cutting-edge style and social commentary of the likes of a golden age comic strip.

Featuring characters such as Iron Ace, Skywolf, Misery, and Wolfmark, Airboy has the action and style of an old Buck Rogers serial. At the same time it goes places that Buck would never have gone, such as to Bogantilla, a dictatorship strikingly familiar to certain Central American countries. In this and other adventures, Airboy faces not only the traditional super-bad guys, but also the more down-to-earth evils of civil war, corrupt and oppressive governments, and the cold-war clashing of third-world armies used as pawns by the world’s super-powers.
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  • 1
    #1
    Jul 1986
    Cover: $0.50
    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Timothy Truman
    1st Appearance of Airboy (Davy Nelson); Death of Airboy (David Nelson); Origin of Airboy (Davy Nelson)
    12 copies from $0.99
  • 2
    #2
    Jul 1986
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    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Timothy Truman
    1st Appearance of Marisa; 1st Appearance of Skywolf (Golden Age; In modern era)
    14 copies from $0.50
  • 3
    #3
    Aug 1986
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    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Stan Woch
    8 copies from $1.50
  • 4
    #4
    Aug 1986
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    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Stan Woch
    8 copies from $0.80
  • 5
    #5
    Sep 1986
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    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Stan Woch
    Return of Valkyrie; Revival of Valkyrie
    1 copy for $110.00
  • 6
    #6
    Sep 1986
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    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Stan Woch
    1st Appearance of Iron Ace (in modern age)
    11 copies from $1.75
  • 7
    #7
    Oct 1986
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    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Stan Woch
    10 copies from $1.75
  • 8
    #8
    Oct 1986
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    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Stan Woch
    6 copies from $2.75
  • 9
    #9
    Nov 1986
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    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Stan Woch, Larry Elmore
    1st Appearance of Flying Fool (in modern age); Origin of Airboy (David Nelson); Full-size issues begin
    10 copies from $0.50
  • 10
    #10
    Nov 1986
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    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Stan Woch, Larry Elmore
    1st appearance of Manic
    10 copies from $1.75
  • 11
    #11
    Dec 1986
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    W: Timothy Truman, Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Ben Dunn, Bill Jaaska
    Skywolf back-up
    11 copies from $0.96
  • 12
    #12
    Dec 1986
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    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Stan Woch, Bill Jaaska
    Iron Ace’s identity revealed
    8 copies from $1.75
  • 13
    #13
    Jan 1987
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    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Stan Woch, Tom Lyle
    Airfighters back-up
    11 copies from $0.99
  • 14
    #14
    Jan 1987
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    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Stan Woch, Tom Lyle
    9 copies from $1.75
  • 15
    #15
    Feb 1987
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    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Stan Woch
    12 copies from $0.25
  • 16
    #16
    Feb 1987
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    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Stan Woch, Tom Lyle
    Death of Manic
    11 copies from $1.00
  • 17
    #17
    Mar 1987
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    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Bo Hampton, Tom Lyle
    1st Appearance of Lacey Lyle
    8 copies from $1.99
  • 18
    #18
    Mar 1987
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    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Bo Hampton, Tom Lyle
    1st Appearance of Black Angel (in modern age)
    7 copies from $1.99
  • 19
    #19
    Apr 1987
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    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Ron Randall, Tom Lyle
    Versus Rats
    8 copies from $1.99
  • 20
    #20
    Apr 1987
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    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Ron Randall, Tom Lyle
    1st Appearance of The Rats (in modern age); Versus Rats
    9 copies from $0.99
  • 21
    #21
    May 1987
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    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Ron Randall, Attilio Micheluzzi
    1st Appearance of Rat Mother
    7 copies from $1.75
  • 22
    #22
    May 1987
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    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Ron Randall
    Skywolf back-up story
    9 copies from $0.99
  • 23
    #23
    Jun 1987
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    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Ron Randall, Tom Lyle
    8 copies from $1.90
  • 24
    #24
    Jun 1987
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    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Ron Randall, Tom Lyle
    7 copies from $1.50
  • 25
    #25
    Jul 1987
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    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Tom Yeates, Graham Nolan
    1st Appearance of Manure Man; Origin of Manure Man
    8 copies from $1.75
  • 26
    #26
    Jul 1987
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    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Gary Kwapisz, Graham Nolan
    1st Appearance of Flying Dutchman (in modern age); 1st Appearance of Road Rats
    11 copies from $0.99
  • 27
    #27
    Aug 1987
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    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Ron Randall, Dan Spiegle
    7 copies from $1.00
  • 28
    #28
    Aug 1987
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    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Ron Randall, Michael T. Gilbert, Mark Pacella
    1st Appearance of Black Axis
    6 copies from $1.00
  • 29
    #29
    Sep 1987
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    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Ron Randall, Graham Nolan
    7 copies from $1.00
  • 30
    #30
    Sep 1987
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    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Ron Randall, Graham Nolan
    8 copies from $0.35
  • 31
    #31
    Oct 1987
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    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Ron Randall, Graham Nolan
    10 copies from $0.90
  • 32
    #32
    Oct 1987
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    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Ron Randall, Graham Nolan
    11 copies from $0.99
  • 33
    #33
    Nov 1987
    Cover: $1.75
    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Stan Woch, Graham Nolan
    9 copies from $0.99
  • 34
    #34
    Dec 1987
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    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Stan Woch, Dan Spiegle
    10 copies from $0.99
  • 35
    #35
    Jan 1988
    Cover: $1.75
    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Stan Woch, Dan Spiegle
    7 copies from $0.99
  • 36
    #36
    Feb 1988
    Cover: $1.75
    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Stan Woch, Dan Spiegle
    5 copies from $1.99
  • 37
    #37
    Mar 1988
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    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Stan Woch, Dan Spiegle
    5 copies from $2.00
  • 38
    #38
    Apr 1988
    Cover: $1.75
    W: Chuck Dixon, Len Wein, Lou Mougin  ·  A: Gary Kwapisz, Carmine Infantino
    5 copies from $0.99
  • 39
    #39
    May 1988
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    W: Chuck Dixon, Len Wein, Lou Mougin  ·  A: Ricardo Villagrán, Carmine Infantino
    5 copies from $0.30
  • 40
    #40
    Jun 1988
    Cover: $1.75
    W: Chuck Dixon, Len Wein, Lou Mougin  ·  A: Stan Woch, Carmine Infantino
    5 copies from $2.50
  • 41
    #41
    Jul 1988
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    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Stan Woch, Fred Kida, Miyako Graham
    6 copies from $2.42
  • 42
    #42
    Aug 1988
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Stan Woch, Alberto Maldonado
    6 copies from $1.95
  • 43
    #43
    Sep 1988
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    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Stan Woch, Alberto Maldonado
    6 copies from $2.50
  • 44
    #44
    Oct 1988
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    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Gary Kwapisz, Alberto Maldonado
    6 copies from $0.99
  • 45
    #45
    Nov 1988
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Jim Longstreth, Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Jim Longstreth, Scott Pellegrini, Mark Johnson
    5 copies from $3.00
  • 46
    #46
    Jan 1989
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Ernie Colón, Fred Kida
    Airboy Diary; Reprint from Air Fighters Comics #18
    5 copies from $3.00
  • 47
    #47
    Mar 1989
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Ernie Colón, Tony DiPreta, Miyako Graham
    Airboy Diary; Airboy Story from April 1943
    6 copies from $0.99
  • 48
    #48
    Apr 1989
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Ernie Colón, John Cassone
    Airboy Diary; Reprint from Air Fighters Comics #9
    4 copies from $3.75
  • 49
    #49
    Jun 1989
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Ernie Colón, Fred Kida
    Airboy Diary; Reprint from Airboy Comics #12
    4 copies from $5.00
  • 50
    #50
    Oct 1989
    Cover: $4.95
    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Andy Kubert
    Final Issue; Giant-size
    5 copies from $4.00
  • 52/A
    #52 Variation A
    Cover A by Brent McKee
    Aug 2022
    Cover: $9.99
    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Stipe Kalajzic
    It’s Alive takes over publishing
    1 copy for $44.98
  • 52/B
    #52 Variation B
    Cover B by Graham Nolan
    Aug 2022
    Cover: $9.99
    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Stipe Kalajzic
    It’s Alive takes over publishing
    1 copy for $5.50
  • 52/C
    #52 Variation C
    Cover C by Don Perlin
    Aug 2022
    Cover: $9.99
    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Stipe Kalajzic
    It’s Alive takes over publishing
    2 copies from $11.00
  • 52/D
    #52 Variation D
    Cover D by Emma Kubert
    Aug 2022
    Cover: $9.99
    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Stipe Kalajzic
    It’s Alive takes over publishing
    1 copy for $5.50
  • 52/E
    #52 Variation E
    Cover E by Jok
    Aug 2022
    Cover: $9.99
    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Stipe Kalajzic
    It’s Alive takes over publishing
    1 copy for $9.50
  • 52/F
    #52 Variation F
    Cover F by Stipe Kalajzic
    Aug 2022
    Cover: $9.99
    W: Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Stipe Kalajzic
    2 copies from $11.00
  • Bk 1
    Book #1
    Cover: $9.95
    W: Chuck Dixon, Timothy Truman  ·  A: Stan Woch, Timothy Truman, Tom Yeates, Will Blyberg
    Collects Airboy #1-5; The Return of Valkyrie; ca. 1989
    1 copy for $34.98