Wings Comics #7

(March 1941)

Dawn Patrol ["Nazi luftwaffe officers rage at each new victory..."] (Table of Contents)

Skull Squad / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Ace Atkins]

Pencils:

Arthur Peddy

Inks:

Arthur Peddy

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war

Characters:

Hartmann (villain)

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

["Three British boy scouts are already experienced fliers..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Pat Powers]

Pencils:

Henry C. Kiefer?; George Carl Wilhelms?

Inks:

George Carl Wilhelms?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war

Characters:

Capt. Guido Rosso (villain, introduction); other Italian pilots (villains, introductions)

Indexer Notes

Doubtful that this is actually HCK.

["The Greek island of Corfu is under heavy..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Fred Hawks]

Pencils:

Lou Ferstadt?; Bob Jenny?; ?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war

Characters:

Tom Raleigh (guest-star)

Indexer Notes

Possible Jenney, but not clearly so. Ferstadt was at Iger in 1941, so he's a more likely candidate.

["The adventure of the stirring air battle over the..."] (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:

Baroness Von Hohenlinden (villain, introduction)

["In his air wanderings, Powder Burns (with his..."] (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

Characters:

Heinrich (villain, introduction)

["This is a wasp with a deadly sting..."] (Table of Contents)

Wing Tips / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Gene Fawcette

Inks:

Gene Fawcette

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

true

The Owl Squadron (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Watt Knight]

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

war

Radio Vs. Night Bombers (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

true

Indexer Notes

Actually, this is the first recorded publication in popular media of radar and its capabilities to detect aircraft at night. More like a "guess what" story than a "what if?"
A "What if?" story

["A hastily scribbled message brings F-4 to a..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Alexander York]

Pencils:

Al Bryant?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war

Characters:

Fred Browne (introduction, death); Alec Browne (his brother, introduction)

["England expects every man to do his duty..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Rick Ayers]

Pencils:

Art Saaf?; Witmer Williams?

Inks:

Witmer Williams; ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war

Characters:

Claude Boyle (introduction)

Indexer Notes

This IS Witmer Williams, but it is not "classic" Williams. I believe it's very early Saaf "rescued" by WW.

The Ace of Flame ["What's the difference between one RAF squadron and..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Larry Shaw]

Pencils:

Witmer Williams [page 1 & 2]; John Cassone? on rest

Inks:

Witmer Williams; ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war

Characters:

Capt. Lacey (introduction)

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb. The art on the last five pages is superficially Crandall-esque which hints at Cassone or Elkan - both Crandall followers.

The Yankee Thunderbolt (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

George Appel

Inks:

George Appel

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war

Characters:

Tim Cassidy

Indexer Notes

No such novel exists and no record has been found of an author named or using the name Derek West.

["Himmel, dere's dot shrimper vot got us into..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Jay Ryder]

Pencils:

Klaus Nordling

Inks:

Klaus Nordling

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war

Characters:

Putzi (villain); Fritz (villain); others (villains)

Indexer Notes

Nordling is drawing "after" George Tuska, so this appears superficially to be by Tuska.