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Airman (comics)
Airman (originally Air Man) is a fictional character, 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. ''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. 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 (comics), Protectors'', and starred in a namesake, one-shot (comics), one-shot spin-off. An Airman story from ''Keen Detective Funnies'' #24 has been reprinted in ''Men of Mystery Comics'' #63 by AC Comics. Centaur Comics The original Air Man is Dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Sahle
Harry Frank Sahle (April 18, 1912 – September 22, 1950) was an American comic book artist who drew for such publishers as Archie Comics—helping create the defined look of Archie Comics' breakout character, Archie Andrews—Quality Comics and the Marvel Comics precursor company Timely Comics during the 1930s-1940s period historians and fans call the Golden Age of Comic Books. In 1940, with writer George Kapitan, Sahle co-created the Timely character the Black Widow, comics' first costumed, superpowered female protagonist. Sahle also created the long-running, early teen-humor character Candy, writing and drawing her comic misadventures for most of the character's 1944 to 1956 run in Quality Comics' ''Police Comics'' and in her own solo title, as well as in a newspaper comic strip. Biography Early career Harry Sahle was born in Cleveland to Edward Sahle and Sarah Jewell. His mother died when he was young and he grew up in Cleveland with his father and his father's parents, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |