Wings Comics #79

(March 1947)

Buzzards of Plunder-Sky ["Captain Wings had drawn the honor assignment! He would..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Capt. A.E. Carruthers]

Pencils:

Bob Lubbers (signed)

Inks:

Bob Lubbers (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war

Characters:

Captain Wings; Princess Ava (intro); Griper (intro); VILLAIN: Pakkoku (intro)

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

["Jane should have known her boss wasn't just..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Bob Hickok]

Pencils:

Fran Hopper (signed)

Inks:

Fran Hopper (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

spy

Characters:

Intro: Eric Evans. Villain: Downbeat (Intro); Jane Martin imposter (Intro); Dasher (Intro, Death); another hood (Intro, Death)

How to Fly In Formation Information (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Kip Beales]

Pencils:

Al Walker (signed)

Inks:

Al Walker (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Intro: Colonel Julep; Betsy Lou Julep; Villain: Lee Sigree (Intro)

Sgt. "Shorty" Gordon (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

George Evans (signed)

Inks:

George Evans (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Indexer Notes

illustrated text feature

["The mark on the radar screen meant more than..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Cliff Dubois]

Pencils:

Howard Larsen

Inks:

Howard Larsen

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

crime

Characters:

Villain: Miss Phillips (Intro); Villain: Pierrot Remark (Intro, Death)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Wings' Air Mail / letters page / 0.6 page (report information)

Credits

Letters:

Typeset

Indexer Notes

Rest of page is half blank and half advertisement. Letters page.

["A mercy flight...and out of a spirit of..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Capt. A.E. Carruthers]

Pencils:

Charles Sultan

Inks:

Charles Sultan

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

GS: Dale Johnson, Mr. Johnson; I: Gen. Sanchez (I, D); V: A spy ring (I)

["When a man dies, his flesh and bones..."] (Table of Contents)

Ghost Squadron / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Capt. Derek West]

Pencils:

Rafael Astarita

Inks:

Rafael Astarita

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

mystery

Characters:

Into: Bea White (Death); Ben White (Death); General White; Chet Dunbar. Guest Star: Blackbeard (as a ghost). Villain: Capt. Tsuga (Intro, Death)