Hillman Periodicals

Hillman Periodicals 1940-1953 --- Founded in 1938 by Alex L. Hillman, a former New York City book publisher. It is best known for its true confession and true crime magazines; for the long-running general-interest magazine Pageant; and for comic books including Air Fighters Comics and its successor Airboy Comics. In 1948 Hillman began publishing paperback books. There were several series of abridged mystery and western novels published in the larger 'digest' size. These lasted until 1961. Hillman's early titles included costumed superheroes. As trends changed, their focus shifted more to crime fiction/detective stories, making Hillman one of the earliest crime comics publishers. During this time, Hillman often utilized the talents of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Hillman's most notable character was the Charles Biro, Dick Wood and Al Camy-created aviator-adventurer Airboy in Air Fighters Comics and its successor, Airboy Comics. Hillman ceased publishing comic books in 1953, while concentrating on magazine publishing. -From Wikipedia