airman_(character) | alternativename | drake stevens <tsp> airman_(character) | creator | harry_sahle <sep> 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 characterafter 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 
the comic book character airman. aka drake stephens. was created by harry sahle.he first appeared in keen detective funnies #23 (aug. 1940) in a story by artist harry sahle