Wings Comics #86

(October 1947)

Moon Raiders of Tomorrow ["Atom attacks from outer space? Air bases on..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Major T. E. Bowen]

Pencils:

Bob Lubbers

Inks:

Bob Lubbers?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Captain Wings; Dr. Szkyzk (intro); VILLAINS: Mr. Atlantis; Rita (dies); Marcel (intro?); Hassan (intro?)

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

["Selling airplanes for a penny-pinching boss wasn't exactly..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as F.E. Lincoln]

Pencils:

George Evans (signed)

Inks:

George Evans (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

crime

Characters:

Jane Martin; Bob (a pilot; intro); VILLAINS: Mr. Allen; Pete; their gang

["Yes, sir, the professors are really musing at..."] (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:

Emil (Villain, Intro); Mabel (Villain, Intro); Grimshaw Griffin (Villain, Intro)

Capt. Robert S. Johnson (Table of Contents)

Air Heroes of World War II / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Pete Costanza?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Indexer Notes

illustrated text story

["As the Phantom Falcon, Chet Horne, found himself..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Cliff Dubois]

Pencils:

Charles Sultan

Inks:

Charles Sultan

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

crime

Characters:

Steve (Villain, Intro, Death); The Boss (Villain, Intro, Death); Mr. Gwynn (Intro, Death); Miss Gwynn (Intro)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

Typeset

["On to Aero Munda's field sped the heavily-guarded limousine..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Capt. A.E. Carruthers]

Pencils:

John Celardo (signed)

Inks:

John Celardo (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Suicide Smith; Dominique Alvarez; President Alvarez; VILLAINS: El Culebra (intro; dies); his gang (intro)

["Her name was Isabella and she was a..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Capt. Derek West]

Pencils:

Maurice Whitman (signed)

Inks:

Maurice Whitman (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

mystery

Characters:

Ghost Squadron; Isabella (a doll and its ghost; intro); Doudiet (intro; dies; ghost); Bill Kiemle (intro; dies; ghost); Lem (intro; dies; ghost); Susan (intro); VILLAINS: Lt. Bob Tyler (intro; dies)

Indexer Notes

ultra-gory decapitation panel!