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Air pirates made early appearances in novels of the late 19th century, as well as silent films, comics and pulp magazines, and have since appeared in a variety of media, including alternate history, [4] [5] steampunk, [6] [7] [8] and dieselpunk [9] [10] works.
The Air Pirates were a group of cartoonists who created two issues of an underground comic called Air Pirates Funnies in 1971, leading to a famous lawsuit by Walt Disney Productions. [1] Founded by Dan O'Neill , the group also included Bobby London , Shary Flenniken , Gary Hallgren , and Ted Richards .
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People cosplaying as pirates at Medjimurje Carnival 2017 in Croatia. This is a list of fictional pirates, organized into either air pirates, [a] sea pirates, or space pirates. They may be outlaws, but are not the same as space marines or space cowboys in space westerns.
Air pirate (also known as sky pirate) is a stock character from science fiction and fantasy. Air pirate may also refer to: A person who commits air piracy, the unlawful seizure of an aircraft by an individual or a group; Air Pirates, a former group of cartoonists; The Air Pirates, 1920 German film
The perpetrators of these acts could be described as pirates (for instance, the French term for plane hijacker is pirate de l'air, literally air pirate), but in English are usually termed hijackers. An example is the hijacking of the Italian civilian passenger ship Achille Lauro by the Palestine Liberation Organization in 1985, which is ...
The Air Pirates claimed that the characters could be used for satirical purposes per the fair use doctrine of American copyright law. [5] To raise funds for their defense, the Air Pirates continued to sell copies of the comics plus custom-made artwork satirizing Disney characters at comic book conventions. [2]
Air Pirates Funnies Vol. 1, #1–2 (Last Gasp, July–August 1971) The Tortoise and the Hare #1 (Last Gasp, October 1971) The Three Little Pigs (1971) — one-shot, part of the Air Pirates campaign [citation needed] Air Pirates Funnies tabloid (Air Pirates Collective, July 1972) Penny-Ante Republican (self-published, 1972–1973) Hoksila and ...