HILLMAN'S AIR FIGHTERS BEGAN PUBLICATION IN NOVEMBER OF 1941. THE FIRST ISSUE
OF AIR FIGHTERS, ALTHOUGH FULL OF EXCITING AERIAL ADVENTURES, DID NOT YET HAVE
MANY COMPELLING CHARACTERS. IT TOOK HILLMAN ANOTHER YEAR TO RETOOL THE
TITLE AND CREATE A CAST OF UNIQUE AND CAPTIVATING PROTAGONISTS. IN NOVEMBER
OF 1942, AIR FIGHTERS ISSUE #2 INTRODUCED AIRBOY, SKY WOLF, THE BLACK ANGEL, THE
IRON ACE, THE BALD EAGLE, THE FLYING DUTCHMAN AND THE HEAP.
TO KEEP THE ADVENTUROUS AVIATORS OF AIR FIGHTERS IN THE CLOUDS, HILLMAN HIRED
SOME OF THE BEST ARTISYIC MECHANICS WORKING AT THE TIME INCLUDING FRED KIDA,
BOB FUJITANI, HARRY SAHLE, TONY DIPRETA, JOHN CASSONE and BILL FRACCIO.
AIR FIGHTERS STANDS THE TEST OF TIME BY HAVING THAT RARE COMBINATION OF
INTRIGUING HEROES AND HEROINES, AS WELL AS AN AMAZING ROSTER OF CREATIVE
TALENT.
THIS BOOK IS AVAILABLE IN BOTH HARD COVER AND TRADE PAPERBACK FORMATS AS WELL AS
IN FULL COLOR OR BLACK & WHITE.