(April 1947)

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:
J. F. Byrne (Managing Editor)
Format:
10 cents; Standard Golden Age U.S.; saddle-stitched; newsprint; glossy cover; full color

Port of Missing Pilots (Table of Contents)

Captain Wings / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
war

Port of Missing Pilots ["Shadow-soft were the steps that stalked Captain Wings..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
? [as Major T. E. Bowen]
Pencils:
Bob Lubbers (signed)
Inks:
Bob Lubbers (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
war
Characters:
Jim Powell (Villain, Introduction, Death); Kurt (Villain, Introduction, Death) Betty Duncan (Introduction); Bill Duncan

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.


["Three times had death struck down students of..."] (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:
Mr. Wolfe (Villain, Introduction, Death)

["G.G. is doing fine work for Overseas Airlines..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
? [as Kip Beales]
Pencils:
Al Walker
Inks:
Al Walker
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Characters:
Cash Carrie (villain); Carry Carrie (villain, introduction); Roger Scion, Jr. (introduction)

Don S. Gentile (Table of Contents)

Air Heroes of World War II / text story / 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 story


["Sing a song of five pence, bake 'em in a pie..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
? [as Cliff Dubois]
Pencils:
Howard Larsen (signed)
Inks:
Howard Larsen (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
crime
Characters:
Jo-Jo Dennis (Villain, Introduction, Death); Brains (Villain, Introduction); Tony (Villain, Introduction); Flossy (Villain, Introduction)

["The death message of savage Jivaro spears, drenching..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
? [as A.E. Carruthers]
Pencils:
John Celardo (signed)
Inks:
John Celardo (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure
Characters:
Chief (Villain, Introduction, Death); Lefty (Villain, Introduction, Death); Cookie (Villain, Introduction, Death); unnamed others (Villains, Introductions, Deaths); Mr. Benton (Introduction)

["Payment deferred...deferred by death! Yet the law..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
? [as Capt. Derek West]
Pencils:
Maurice Whitman
Inks:
Maurice Whitman
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
mystery
Characters:
Intro: Captain Derek West; Mary Colby; Jack Lawton; Charlie Mason (Death; a ghost); Villain: The Japanese

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Port of Missing Pilots ["Shadow-soft were the steps that stalked Captain Wings..."]
    Captain Wings
  2. 2. ["Three times had death struck down students of..."]
    Jane Martin
  3. 3. ["G.G. is doing fine work for Overseas Airlines..."]
    Greasemonkey Griffin
  4. 4. Don S. Gentile
    Air Heroes of World War II
  5. 5. ["Sing a song of five pence, bake 'em in a pie..."]
    The Phantom Falcon
  6. 6. ["The death message of savage Jivaro spears, drenching..."]
    Suicide Smith
  7. 7. ["Payment deferred...deferred by death! Yet the law..."]
    Ghost Squadron
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