Weekend Wayback Machine: AstroComics the American Airlines Inflight Comic Book

ByAAdvantage Geek

The image shows a cartoon character resembling a jester or clown with a red and green outfit, a ruffled white collar, and a red hat with a yellow ball at the tip. The character is popping out of a black box with a large red "H" on it. Below the "H," the text reads "HARVEY COMICS."

In the 1970s, American Airlines flight attendants would give out free AstroComics to kids on their flights.

The comic books featured well known Harvey Comics characters Casper the Friendly Ghost, Wendy the Witch, Richie Rich as well as some of the lesser known ones like Little Audrey, and Dot.

 

The image is a colorful cartoon illustration featuring various animated characters from Harvey Comics. At the top, text reads "FUN IDEAS PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS THE BEST OF The HARVEYVILLE FUN TIMES!" The characters are depicted in a lively scene, holding papers and interacting with each other. The background is a light yellow color.

Anyway, this was back before the days of $2 headphones ( and deregulation), but in a world of Angry Birds and iPads, the idea of kids reading comics books seems as quaint as the idea of an airline giving them out.

 

The image is a cover of a comic book titled "AstroComics" from 1970, featuring various cartoon characters. The text on the cover reads, "your favorite comic book characters to enjoy on your Astrojet flight." The characters include a ghost, a devil, a witch, a duck, a boy on a flying carpet, and a girl riding a white horse. The background is blue, and the bottom of the cover has the American Airlines logo.

The image is a vintage comic book cover titled "AstroComics" featuring three cartoon characters. The background consists of concentric circles in purple, orange, and white. The characters include a friendly ghost flying at the top, a blond boy in a suit riding a green magic carpet in the middle, and a girl in an orange outfit flying on a broomstick at the bottom. The text on the cover reads, "AstroComics your favorite comic book characters on American Airlines." The logo of Harvey Comics is also present in the top left corner.

 

What really seems antiquated is the “Story of you Stewardess” from the “All About Your Flight Crew” section of each comic book.

Info page about the airline personnel who serve you while on your flight. From the 1968 issue of AstroComics

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