(November 1944)

Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
The Spotlight
Editing
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
L. B. Cole
Inks
L. B. Cole
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war

Indexer Notes

Airplane cover

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

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

Whistlin' Willie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
From the flaming maelstrom of lead filled skies
Genre
war

Indexer Notes

Whistlin' Willie is the name of the plane.

Part Indian, Part Irish, 100% American (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
non-fiction; war
Characters
Second Lieutenant Ernest Childers

A Real Hero of Aviation! (Table of Contents: 4)

Frank Luke Balloon Buster / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
non-fiction; war
Characters
Frank Luke
Reprints

The Valkyrie! (Table of Contents: 5)

Firebird / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
L. B. Cole ?; ?
Inks
L. B. Cole ?; ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero; war
Characters
Firebird; Valkyrie (villain)
Synopsis
A specially-designed Messerschmitt fighter is wreaking havoc on Allied planes. Firebird discovers it is piloted by The Valkyrie, a woman who wants to make "women of Germany air-conscious" because "Germany is losing the war." Firebird kills her and ends the menace.
Keywords
Hermann Goering; Hitler

Indexer Notes

The splash page is typical L.B. Cole work (black background, bright colors). Bails credits Cole with pencils and inks on this title and the last five stories in this issue all look like his work.
The costumed hero "Firebird" has no origin story--this seems to have been his only appearance.

Nipponese Nemesis (Table of Contents: 6)

Gen. Claire L. Chennault / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
L. B. Cole ?; ?
Inks
L. B. Cole ?; ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; war
Characters
Gen. Claire L. Chennault

Tweedy Triumphs! (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure
Reprints

Target for Today (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
war

Trouble Shooters (Table of Contents: 9)

Trouble Shooters / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
L. B. Cole ?; ?
Inks
L. B. Cole ?; ?
Colors
?
Letters
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Genre
non-fiction; war

Indexer Notes

The ground crews are unsung heroes of the war.

Breadbasket of the Sea (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
L. B. Cole ?; ?
Inks
L. B. Cole ?; ?
Colors
?
Letters
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Genre
non-fiction; war
Characters
Governor Gifford Pinchot

Indexer Notes

Pennsylvania governor develops fishing kits that are placed on rubber rafts for marooned flyers.

The Navy Takes Off (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
L. B. Cole ?; ?
Inks
L. B. Cole ?; ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; war

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

War Bonds / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
L. B. Cole ?; ?
Inks
L. B. Cole ?; ?
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Let Uncle Sam use your money now-you can spend it later

Fighting Allies (Table of Contents: 13)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
L. B. Cole ?; ?
Inks
L. B. Cole ?; ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; aviation; war

Indexer Notes

Drawings and descriptions of planes used by U.S. allies in World War II.

Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. ["From the flaming maelstrom of lead filled skies"]
    Whistlin' Willie
  4. 3. Part Indian, Part Irish, 100% American
  5. 4. A Real Hero of Aviation!
    Frank Luke Balloon Buster
  6. 5. The Valkyrie!
    Firebird
  7. 6. Nipponese Nemesis
    Gen. Claire L. Chennault
  8. 7. Tweedy Triumphs!
  9. 8. Target for Today
  10. 9. Trouble Shooters
    Trouble Shooters
  11. 10. Breadbasket of the Sea
  12. 11. The Navy Takes Off
  13. 12. ["Let Uncle Sam use your money now-you can spend it later"]
    War Bonds
  14. 13. Fighting Allies
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Gregory Fischer
  • James Ludwig
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
  • David Wilt