Airman (character)
| Airman | |
|---|---|
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 | The Protectors (Malibu Comics) |
| 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. 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, 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.