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(September 1944)

Fiction House, Wings Publishing Co. imprint, 1940 Series
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Volume:
?
Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
52
Indicia frequency:
?
Indicia Publisher:
?
Brand:
?
Editing:
John F. Byrne (Managing Editor); Ruth Atkinson (Editor)
Format:
10 cents; Standard Golden Age U.S.; saddle-stitched; newsprint; glossy cover; full color

Issue Notes

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

Rockets Away! (Table of Contents)

Clipper Kirk / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Joe Doolin
Inks:
Joe Doolin
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
war

Indexer Notes

All info [except feature] added by Craig Delich.

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The Big Six of the Comic Magazines (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:
various
Inks:
various
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
House ad for Fiction House comics.

Indexer Notes

Found on the inside front cover. Entire sequence added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).

["This patrol stuff's driving me daffy...same old..."] (Table of Contents)

Captain Wings / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
? [as Major T. E. Bowen]
Pencils:
Art Saaf
Inks:
Art Saaf
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
war

Indexer Notes

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

["My goo'ness! How'm I s'posed to read these instructions..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
? [as Kip Beales]
Pencils:
Alex Blum; ?
Inks:
Harvey Fuller?; (shop)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
war

Indexer Notes

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

["Mohammed's holy crown in the hands of Hitler's..."] (Table of Contents)

Suicide Smith / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
? [as Capt. A.E. Carruthers]
Pencils:
Lee Elias
Inks:
Lee Elias
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
war

Indexer Notes

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

["High above Norway's fjords, a Catalina noses down..."] (Table of Contents)

Skull Squad / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
? [as Ace Atkins]
Pencils:
Robert Webb
Inks:
David Heames?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
war

Indexer Notes

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:
Comprised of letters sent in by the readers.

Indexer Notes

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

Catalina PBY5-A (Table of Contents)

Wing Tips / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Ruth Atkinson?
Inks:
Ruth Atkinson?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
fact
Synopsis:
Features stats on this aircraft.

Indexer Notes

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

["Early one morning at an AAF base in Italy..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
? [as F.E. Lincoln]
Pencils:
Ruth Atkinson; Fran Hopper?
Inks:
Ruth Atkinson?; ?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
war

Indexer Notes

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

Thunder Behind Tokio (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
? [as Jans Jorgesen]
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
war

Indexer Notes

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

Rockets Away ["In a briefing hut in England: Sure glad to..."] (Table of Contents)

Clipper Kirk / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
? [as Cliff Dubois]
Pencils:
Jack Keller (signed)
Inks:
Jack Keller (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
war
Synopsis:
Story title taken from the cover.

Indexer Notes

Genre, writer credit and art verification added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).

Editing
Change History

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Big Six of the Comic Magazines
  2. 2. ["This patrol stuff's driving me daffy...same old..."]
    Captain Wings
  3. 3. ["My goo'ness! How'm I s'posed to read these instructions..."]
    Greasemonkey Griffin
  4. 4. ["Mohammed's holy crown in the hands of Hitler's..."]
    Suicide Smith
  5. 5. ["High above Norway's fjords, a Catalina noses down..."]
    Skull Squad
  6. 6. [no title indexed]
    Wings' Air Mail
  7. 7. Catalina PBY5-A
    Wing Tips
  8. 8. ["Early one morning at an AAF base in Italy..."]
    Jane Martin
  9. 9. Thunder Behind Tokio
  10. 10. Rockets Away ["In a briefing hut in England: Sure glad to..."]
    Clipper Kirk
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Henry Steele, Hames Ware, Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
  • Mike Nielsen
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Lou Mougin
  • Jim Walls
  • Gary L. Watson
  • Henry Steele, Hames Ware, Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
  • Mike Nielsen
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