Wings Comics #6

(February 1941)

Bombs For Berlin ["The pilot, gunner, and bombardier of a Bristol..."] (Table of Contents)

Skull Squad / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Ace Atkins]

Pencils:

Arthur Peddy

Inks:

Arthur Peddy; ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war

Characters:

Capt. Sybil Mason (introduction)

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

["Tommy, Curly and Blimpo, English boy scouts, are..."] (Table of Contents)

Parachute Patrol / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Pat Powers]

Pencils:

Henry Kiefer

Inks:

Henry Kiefer; ? [shop]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war

Characters:

Basher (villain, introduction); the Countess (villain, introduction); Blacky (villain, introduction); an unnamed spy (villain, introduction)

["The burning sand and sun of the desert..."] (Table of Contents)

Jane Martin / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Fred Hawks]

Pencils:

Bob Jenney?; ?

Inks:

? [shop]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war

Characters:

Eric Swenson (introduction); Tom Raleigh (guest-star)

Indexer Notes

Weak art, reminiscent of Jenney with a hint of Viscardi or someone imitating him.

["Again the phantom falcons, Tom Slade, Jerry, Dale..."] (Table of Contents)

The Phantom Falcons / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Kit Gleason]

Pencils:

Leonard Frank

Inks:

Leonard Frank

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war

Characters:

Wally Durham (introduction)

["The war in Europe has spread its ugly..."] (Table of Contents)

Clipper Kirk / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Rick Ayers]

Pencils:

Witmer Williams

Inks:

Witmer Williams; ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war

Characters:

An Oriental spy (villain, introduction)

The Song of the Harrow (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Rick N. Backer]

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

["Fans, here are some more shots for your..."] (Table of Contents)

Wing Tips / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Gene Fawcette

Inks:

Gene Fawcette

Content Information

Genre:

true

Planes By Radio (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Gene Fawcette; ? [shop]

Inks:

? [shop]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war

Indexer Notes

Fawcett on first panel only. Hints of Witmer Williams and Art Peddy later on, but probably just shop work.
A "What if?" story

["F-4 is flying a Messerschmitt over the channel..."] (Table of Contents)

F4 of the air intelligence / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Alexander York]

Pencils:

Alex Blum

Inks:

Alex Blum; ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war

Characters:

Von Siedorf (villain, introduction, death); Lt. William Hanson (villain, introduction, death)

["Once again Powder Burns and his comrades in..."] (Table of Contents)

Powder Burns / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Clyde North]

Pencils:

Klaus Nordling

Inks:

Klaus Nordling

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war

["Suicide is on short leave at Ramsgate when..."] (Table of Contents)

Suicide Smith / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Larry Shaw]

Pencils:

Witmer Williams

Inks:

Witmer Williams; ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war

Characters:

Baron Von Hirschmann (villain, introduction, death)

The Flying Scarecrow (Table of Contents)

Captain Derek West / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Klaus Nordling

Inks:

Klaus Nordling

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war

Characters:

Tim Cassidy

Indexer Notes

Just for the record, there is no evidence that an author named Derek West, Captain or otherwise, ever existed. These stories are NOT adaptations from other media.

["The air-whacky mac whose head and heart are..."] (Table of Contents)

Greasemonkey Griffin / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Jay Ryder]

Pencils:

George Tuska

Inks:

George Tuska

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war

Characters:

Putzi (villain, introduction); Herman (villain, introduction); Heinie (villain, introduction); Hans (villain, introduction)