(February 1942)

Fiction House, 1940 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1941-12-01
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Wings Publishing Co. Inc.
Editing
Malcolm Reiss (Editor); Gene Fawcette (Art Director)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 1.

Horsemen of the Sky (Table of Contents)

Captain Derek West / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gene Fawcette (signed)
Inks
Gene Fawcette (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
aviation; war
Cover Thumbnail for Wings Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #18
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Captain Wings / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Major T. E. Bowen]
Pencils
Dan Zolnerowich
Inks
Al Gabriele?; John Cassonel?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
His long slimy fingers dripping with blood, the...
Genre
war
Characters
The Butcher [Booth] (villain, introduction); Max (villain, introduction); Tommy (villain, introduction); Gus (villain, introduction); Steve (villain, introduction); Cmdr. Saunders (introduction); Mr. Parker (introduction); Sue (introduction)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Greasemonkey Griffin / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Kip Beales]
Pencils
Al Walker
Inks
Al Walker
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
That goofy cloud-buster of war skies, pest of...
Genre
war
Characters
Norette (introduction); Don Ballard (introduction); Ballard (his brother, introduction)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Suicide Smith / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Capt. A. E. Carruthers]
Pencils
Joe Doolin
Inks
Joe Doolin
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Marooned on Crete, Suicide joins a valiant group...
Genre
war
Characters
Kauro, Mackenzie (guest-star, death); Gibbs (introduction); Bishop (introduction); Xandra Aroos (introduction); her grandparents (introductions, deaths); Count Borstel (villain, introduction)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
? [as Ace Atkins]
Pencils
Art Peddy
Inks
Art Peddy; ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Over jagged mountain peaks of Montenegro, where typical...
Genre
war
Characters
Sabia (introduction); Ignasz Serbatrovicz (introduction)

Escort Fighter (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Gene Fawcette
Inks
Gene Fawcette
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Bristol Beaufighter is the latest British sky...
Genre
non-fiction

The Falcons of Malta (Table of Contents: 6)

John Perry / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Gordon Wayne]
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
aviation; war

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
? [as Casey McKay]
Pencils
George Carl Wilhelms
Inks
George Carl Wilhelms?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Their superior has given the boys a new...
Genre
war
Characters
Carl (villain, introduction); other spies (villains, introductions)

Indexer Notes

HS notes some possible H.C. Kiefer input.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Jane Martin / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
? [as F. E. Lincoln]
Pencils
Al Gabriele?
Inks
George Appel?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A messenger hurries to the field where Jane...
Genre
war
Characters
Pres. Benes (introduction); Benrl (introduction); the Torch (an underground resistance group, introductions)

Horsemen of the Sky (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
? [as Capt. Derek West]
Pencils
Gene Fawcette; Pagsilang Rey Isip?
Inks
Gene Fawcette; Pagsilang Rey Isip?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war

Indexer Notes

The cover image by Fawcette is repeated here as the splash page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Clipper Kirk / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Cliff Dubois]
Pencils
Frank Schwartz?
Inks
Frank Schwartz?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Soaring over snow-capped Tibetan mountains to rescue a...
Genre
war
Characters
Fa Chu Chin (introduction); Madame Chin (introduction); Fong (villain, introduction)

Indexer Notes

HW notes similarities to Tom Gill or other early Dell artist.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Horsemen of the Sky
    Captain Derek West
  2. 1. ["His long slimy fingers dripping with blood, the..."]
    Captain Wings
  3. 2. ["That goofy cloud-buster of war skies, pest of..."]
    Greasemonkey Griffin
  4. 3. ["Marooned on Crete, Suicide joins a valiant group..."]
    Suicide Smith
  5. 4. ["Over jagged mountain peaks of Montenegro, where typical..."]
    Skull Squad
  6. 5. Escort Fighter
    Wing Tips
  7. 6. The Falcons of Malta
    John Perry
  8. 7. ["Their superior has given the boys a new..."]
    Parachute Patrol
  9. 8. ["A messenger hurries to the field where Jane..."]
    Jane Martin
  10. 9. Horsemen of the Sky
    Captain Derek West
  11. 10. ["Soaring over snow-capped Tibetan mountains to rescue a..."]
    Clipper Kirk
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