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Valkyrie was a German fighter ace and chief of the Airmaidens squadron throughout WWII. First showing in Air Fighters Comics V2#2, she was created by artist Fred Kida and an unknown author (probably Warren Kuhn or Ed Cronin). Swayed by the braveness of Airboy, she and the Airmaidens finally turned towards the Nazis in her September 1943 debut to struggle alongside Airboy. One of the memorable feminine characters of the Golden Age with an iconic cowl by Kida, there is a strong copy of her first look in Air Fighters Comics V2#2 (Hillman Fall, 1943) CBCS VG+ 4.5 Cream to off-white pages up for public sale within the 2022 July 3-4 Sunday & Monday Comedian Books Choose Public sale #122227 at Heritage Auctions.
Valkyrie’s biggest need was to face Airboy in a dogfight to show herself. She quickly had her probability as Airboy found the Airmaiden Squadron’s base of operations. Whereas Airboy bested Valkyrie within the subsequent battle, he finally misplaced and was captured as a result of he could not deliver himself to shoot a girl. Airboy was subsequently tortured in an try and pressure him to disclose the operational secrets and techniques of his airplane, however the remainder of the Airmaidens have been swayed by his braveness within the face of the torture and hid Airboy elsewhere on the bottom. In the end, together with her crew set to be executed for serving to Airboy, Valkyrie herself was persuaded to modify sides and she or he, the Airmadens and Airboy made their escape to England, with Valkyrie declaring that they’d been brainwashed for an early age and vowing to modify sides.
Her second look in Air Fighters Comics V2#7 confirmed that she had joined the Allies and the Nazis needed her lifeless for it. Nonetheless, after the top of WWII, issues once more turned tense infrequently between Valkyrie and Airboy, as she turned a mercenary of types, prepared to lend her abilities to anybody who would pay the value. A traditionally vital WWII-era character, there is a good copy of the debut of Valkyrie in Air Fighters Comics V2#2 (Hillman Fall, 1943) CBCS VG+ 4.5 Cream to off-white pages up for public sale within the 2022 July 3-4 Sunday & Monday Comedian Books Choose Public sale #122227 at Heritage Auctions.
Air Fighters Comics V2#2 (Hillman Fall, 1943) CBCS VG+ 4.5 Cream to off-white pages. First look of Valkyrie (Lieslotte Von Schellendorf). “Basic” Valkyrie and Airboy cowl by Fred Kida. John Giunta and Bob Fujitani artwork. Overstreet 2021 VG 4.0 worth = $438.
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