Airboy Comics v5 #5

Airboy encounters a sinister plot involving a control dial that can command his plane, the Birdie, remotely. At Skull Castle, villains scheme to use this device to lure Airboy away while they eliminate him, but Airboy manages to thwart their plan. Three weeks later, a military captain reports to a superior officer about a devastating attack on a village, noting that two prisoners named Ruger Strank and Smiley escaped during the chaos. The narrative reveals that Ruger Strank has become the leader of a dangerous force of trouble-makers, positioned as a counterforce to good, with Smiley as his follower, while Airboy pursues the criminals.