• Release Date: January 10, 1999
• Pages: 96
• Cover Illustrator: Frederick Blakeslee
• Dusty Ayres and his Battle Aces
• © 1999 Adventure House
• BLACK LIGHTNING, Dusty Ayres and His Battle Aces, July 1934.   Copyright © 1934 by by Popular Publications, Inc.  Copyright renewed © 1962 and assigned to Argosy Communications, Inc.  "Dusty Ayres" and its distinctive logo and symbolism and all elements are trademarks and are the property of Argosy Communications, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.  Reprinted by arrangement with Argosy Communications, Inc.
• Author: Robert Sidney Bowen
• OLGA MESMER, Spicy Mystery Stories, February 1938. Copyright © 1938 by Culture Publications, Inc.  No notice of copyright renewal.

For three years the Black Invaders had waged a war of conquest.  Now, with all Asia and Europe slaves to their power, they were turning war-lust eyes on America.   What could this country do?  How could America protect herself from this bolt of black lightning that seemed bent on destroying the entire world?  Meet Dusty Ayres and his fighting aces as they take up the challenge of this nation-destroying menace on battle wings!