(December 1946)

Fiction House, 1940 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1946-10-11
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Wings Pub. Co. Inc.
Brand
Fiction House Magazines
Editing
J. F. Byrne (Managing Editor)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 1, Part 2, Nos. 1&2, Periodicals, 1946-1947.

Temple of the Dead (Table of Contents)

Captain Wings / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Lubbers (signed)
Inks
Bob Lubbers (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
aviation; war
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The Big 6 of the Comics (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Temple of the Dead (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
? [as Major T. E. Bowen]
Pencils
Bob Lubbers (signed)
Inks
Bob Lubbers (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Again and again, the Sky Hag swooped from...
Genre
aviation; war
Characters
Villain: The Sky Hag; Captain Wings; Dr. Lieb; Lt. Carson; Griper; Mei Shih

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

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

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

Script
? [as Bob Hickok]
Pencils
Fran Hopper (signed)
Inks
Fran Hopper (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I think you'll find this next job rather appealing...
Genre
war
Characters
Jane Martin; Gerald Muchman; Jives

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

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

Script
? [as Kip Beales]
Pencils
Al Walker (signed)
Inks
Al Walker (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Baseball! Gee, I wonder if that's the right...
Genre
humor
Characters
Greasemonkey Griffin; El Sombrero

Commander David McCampbell (Table of Contents: 5)

Air Heroes of World War II / text article / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Evans
Inks
George Evans
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Commander David McCampbell had a job that prohibited his engaging the enemy.
Genre
non-fiction; biography
Characters
Cmdr. David McCampbell; Lt. Roy Rushing; Major Richard Bong
Keywords
World War II

Indexer Notes

illustrated text story

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

The Phantom Falcon / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Cliff Dubois]
Pencils
Howard Larsen (signed)
Inks
Howard Larsen (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
When the eye of Tsing Tao changes hue...
Genre
spy
Reprints

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

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

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

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

Suicide Smith / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Capt. A. E. Carruthers]
Pencils
John Celardo (signed)
Inks
John Celardo (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The laugh of fate seemed a funeral dirge...
Genre
crime

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

Ghost Squadron / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Capt. Derek West]
Pencils
Rafael Astarita
Inks
Rafael Astarita
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
'This one, Captain West?' Lieutenant Dick Sullivan fingered...
Genre
detective-mystery

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

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

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Temple of the Dead
    Captain Wings
  2. 1. The Big 6 of the Comics
  3. 2. Temple of the Dead
    Captain Wings
  4. 3. ["I think you'll find this next job rather appealing..."]
    Jane Martin
  5. 4. ["Baseball! Gee, I wonder if that's the right..."]
    Greasemonkey Griffin
  6. 5. Commander David McCampbell
    Air Heroes of World War II
  7. 6. ["When the eye of Tsing Tao changes hue..."]
    The Phantom Falcon
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Wings' Air Mail
  9. 8. ["The laugh of fate seemed a funeral dirge..."]
    Suicide Smith
  10. 9. ["'This one, Captain West?' Lieutenant Dick Sullivan fingered..."]
    Ghost Squadron
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
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