Air Raiders

The Air Raiders were among the less successful toy lines of the 1980s. Possibly, that can be attributed to the fact that it didn't have a TV show to promote it. It did, like its competitors, Crystar, Sectaurs and Skeleton Warriors, get a comic book from Marvel, this one as part of the publisher's "Star Comics" imprint (Royal Roy, Misty), aimed at younger readers. The comics version was written by Howard Mackie (Hawkeye) and drawn by Kelley Jones (Deadman). It was full of air-related wordplay, like the rallying cry "Free air for free men!" and Aerozar's oath to crush local resistance "even if I have to squeeze the last breath of air from the village!" The Air Raiders' battle cry was "Ride the wind!"
The comics series lasted only five issues, dated November, 1987 through May, 1988. But if it and the toy line were racing for oblivion, the toys won.