(May 1945)
- 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.
Yankee War-Birds Over Tokyo ["It was a mercy run. Captain Wings and..."]
Captain Wings / comic story / 10 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ? [as Major T. E. Bowen]
- Pencils:
- Lee Elias (signed)
- Inks:
- Lee Elias (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- war
Indexer Notes
The story title is taken from the cover blurb.
["G-golly! I th-think my plane's missing--or something..."]
Greasemonkey Griffin / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ? [as Kip Beales]
- Pencils:
- Alex Blum
- Inks:
- Alex Blum?; shop
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- war
["That smoke! That's the signal! How about circling..."]
Jane Martin / comic story / 5 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ? [as F.E. Lincoln]
- Pencils:
- Howard Larsen (signed)
- Inks:
- Howard Larsen (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- war
Indexer Notes
HW points out Larsen's blatent attempts to hide the fact that he doesn't like to (or can't) draw feet!
The B-29 Boeing superfortress
Wing Tips / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact
["The dragon's daughters! Dai Nippon's newest threat...and..."]
Clipper Kirk / comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ? [as Cliff Dubois]
- Pencils:
- Jack Keller (signed)
- Inks:
- Jack Keller (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- war
The Road to Mandalay
n/a / text story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ? [as Langdon Trent]
Content Information
- Genre:
- war
["Hey fellas, how's this for a slice a'..."]
Skull Squad / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ? [as Ace Atkins]
- Pencils:
- Matt Baker; Alex Blum?
- Inks:
- Matt Baker; [shop]
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- war
["Somewhere in the south Pacific: There go my..."]
Suicide Smith / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ? [as Capt. A.E. Carruthers]
- Pencils:
- Jack Keller
- Inks:
- Jack Keller
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- war
Indexer Notes
HS detects a note of Gene Colan in the artwork.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
Yankee War-Birds Over Tokyo ["It was a mercy run. Captain Wings and..."]
Captain Wings -
2.
["G-golly! I th-think my plane's missing--or something..."]
Greasemonkey Griffin -
3.
["That smoke! That's the signal! How about circling..."]
Jane Martin -
4.
The B-29 Boeing superfortress
Wing Tips -
5.
["The dragon's daughters! Dai Nippon's newest threat...and..."]
Clipper Kirk -
6.
The Road to Mandalay
n/a -
7.
["Hey fellas, how's this for a slice a'..."]
Skull Squad -
8.
n/a
Wings' Air Mail -
9.
["Somewhere in the south Pacific: There go my..."]
Suicide Smith
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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