Airboy Comics V5 #7 (1948)

By Dan Zolnerowich
$143.95
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Overall Frame Sizes

Below are each frame size's approximate overall dimensions, with included 3" mat and frame:

  1. S - 17 x 20”
  2. M - 25 x 31”
  3. L - 28 x 35”
  4. XL - 33 x 42”

See the Frame Sizes section at the bottom of this page for a visual guide.
Frame Styles & Materials

Frames
Choose from three styles:

  • Ashford - Aluminum, powder coated with a slim ⅜” wide flat face
  • Durham - Modern wood, poplar with stained finish. 1” wide x 1 ¼” deep
  • Granby - Ornate wood, antique-gilded finish. 1 ⅜” wide flat face

Print
Premium smooth matte-finish art paper

Matting
Acid-free ⅛” white conservation board

Protection
Clear acrylic, 1.5mm thick, protects your art from 66% of UV light. It offers the clarity of the finest picture frame glazing at half the weight of glass and many times the impact resistance
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About the Art

This August 1948 issue of Airboy Comics features a striking cover by Dan Zolnerowich, blending fine-line illustration with dramatic chiaroscuro. The composition juxtaposes silhouetted gangsters against a vivid orange sunset, framing the urban skyline and evoking postwar anxieties about crime and urban decay. Below the pier, Airboy—David Nelson II—emerges defiantly, embodying youthful heroism and resilience.

As a Golden Age icon, Airboy resonated with wartime and postwar audiences, representing ingenuity and courage in an era of rapid technological progress. The cover’s shadowy figures and gritty dockside setting reflect the noir influences of the late 1940s, capturing the zeitgeist of its publication era.     

Dan Zolnerowich

Dan Zolnerowich (1915–1995), a Pratt Institute graduate and president of his class, was a prolific Golden Age artist renowned for dynamic covers blending intricate detail, vibrant color, and surreal sci-fi themes. A cornerstone of Fiction House, he crafted iconic imagery for Planet Comics, Jumbo Comics, Fight Comics, and Sheena, while contributing to Quality Comics’ Blackhawk and Eisner’s The Spirit. His work epitomizes the bold, pulpy energy of 1940s–50s comics.

Works by Dan Zolnerowich

Airboy Comics V5 #7 (1948)
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Frame Sizes

Below are each frame size's approximate overall dimensions, with included 3" mat and frame:

Overall Sizes:

  • S - 17 x 20”
  • M - 25 x 31”
  • L - 28 x 35”
  • XL - 33 x 42”

Frame Styles

A frame style for every interior, each in a variety of finishes:

  • Ashford -Aluminum, powder coated with a slim ⅜” wide flat face
  • Durham - Modern wood, poplar with stained finish. 1” wide x 1 ¼” deep
  • Granby - Ornate wood, antique-gilded finish. 1 ⅜” wide flat face

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