(June 1943)

Fiction House, 1940 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
60
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1943-04-15
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Wings Publishing Co. Inc.
Editing
Dana Dutch (editor)

Issue Notes

Entire issue revised/updated 12/2006 by HS/HW/JV.

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1943, New Series, Vol. 38, No. 2.

So Sorry, Mr. Tojo! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Art Saaf (signed as A. Saaf)
Inks
Art Saaf (signed as A. Saaf)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
aviation; war
Keywords
Mount Fuji; World War II

Indexer Notes

Story title, genre and editor added by Craig Delich.

Cover Thumbnail for Wings Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #34
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Follow the U.S. Rangers (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Rangers Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Script
T. E. Bowen (credited as Major T. E. Bowen)
Pencils
Bob Lubbers (signed)
Inks
Bob Lubbers (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the Air Corps roster his name is listed...
Genre
war; aviation

Indexer Notes

Story title, genre and writer credits added by Craig delich (Feb. 2006).

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

Greasemonkey Griffin / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Kip Beales ?
Pencils
Al Walker (page 1); ? (pages 2-8)
Inks
Al Walker (page 1); ? (pages 2-8)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
All hail to Greasemonkey Sherlock Holmes Griffin, detective...
Genre
war
Characters
Adolph Hitler; Winston Churchill

Indexer Notes

Story title, genre and writer credit added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006). HW notes similarity to styles of Howie Post and Jack A. Warren.

Major Harold Smelser (Table of Contents: 4)

Yank Aces of World War II / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
aviation; biography; war

Indexer Notes

Genre and synopsis added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006). JV notes similarities to some aspects of Isip.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
A. E. Carruthers (credited as Capt. A. E. Carruthers)
Pencils
Joe Doolin
Inks
Joe Doolin
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Suicide Smith, American ace, teams up with Hinda...
Genre
war; aviation

Indexer Notes

Story title, genre and writer credit added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Wings' Air Mail / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Synopsis
Comprised of letters sent in by the readers.

Indexer Notes

Entire sequence added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).

R.A.F. Mosquito Bomber (Table of Contents: 7)

Wing Tips / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Derek West (credited as Captain Derek West)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; aviation; war

Indexer Notes

Entire sequence added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).

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

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

Script
Ace Atkins
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
an unknown menace strikes at the RAF, a...
Genre
war

Indexer Notes

Story title, genre and writer credit added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006). HW sees signs of Iger Shop and H.C. Kiefer here.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
F. E. Lincoln
Pencils
Lily Renée
Inks
Lily Renée
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Flying the sky trails to intrigue, on the...
Genre
war

Indexer Notes

Story title, genre and writer credit added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).

Sky Blood for the Bearcats (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Douglas Bell]
Letters
typeset
Genre
aviation; war

Indexer Notes

Entire sequence added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
Cliff Dubois (house name)
Pencils
Art Saaf
Inks
Art Saaf
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Entrenched behind the Mareth line, Rommel's afrika corps...
Genre
aviation; war

Indexer Notes

Story title, genre and writer credit added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Fiction House / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. So Sorry, Mr. Tojo!
  2. 1. Follow the U.S. Rangers
    Rangers Comics
  3. 2. ["In the Air Corps roster his name is listed..."]
    Captain Wings
  4. 3. ["All hail to Greasemonkey Sherlock Holmes Griffin, detective..."]
    Greasemonkey Griffin
  5. 4. Major Harold Smelser
    Yank Aces of World War II
  6. 5. ["Suicide Smith, American ace, teams up with Hinda..."]
    Suicide Smith
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Wings' Air Mail
  8. 7. R.A.F. Mosquito Bomber
    Wing Tips
  9. 8. ["an unknown menace strikes at the RAF, a..."]
    Skull Squad
  10. 9. ["Flying the sky trails to intrigue, on the..."]
    Jane Martin
  11. 10. Sky Blood for the Bearcats
  12. 11. ["Entrenched behind the Mareth line, Rommel's afrika corps..."]
    Clipper Kirk
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Fiction House
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  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Del Gruber
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Mitchell Maglio
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Patrick Shaughnessy
  • Henry Steele, Hames Ware, Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Van Dore
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