(November 1947)

Fiction House, 1940 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1947-09-25
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Wings Pub. Co. Inc.
Brand
Fiction House Magazines
Editing
J. F. Byrne (Managing Editor)

Issue Notes

Issue data updated and edited for consistency (Oct. 2007) by HS/HW/JV. On-sale date given in the previous issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Lubbers (signed)
Inks
Bob Lubbers (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover scene does not apply to any inside story.

Cover Thumbnail for Wings Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #87
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The Big 6 of the Comics! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Does Tomorrow Hold Death from the Outer Void? (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
? [as Major T. E. Bowen]
Pencils
Bob Lubbers
Inks
Bob Lubbers
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Maybe that stuff about spaceships, strat-fueling stations, moon...
Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Captain Wings; Atlantis (villain)
Reprints

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
George Evans
Inks
George Evans ?; ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ever on the outlook for new customers that...
Genre
crime
Characters
Jane Martin

[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
The postman always rings twice for G.G.--to wake...
Genre
humor
Characters
Greasemonkey Griffin

Captain Walker Mahurin (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Al Walker
Inks
Al Walker
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Illustrated text story.

A One-Way Ticket to Hell! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
? [as Cliff Dubois]
Pencils
Charles Sultan
Inks
Charles Sultan
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
The Phantom Falcon

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

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

Script
Capt. A. E. Carruthers (signed)
Pencils
John Celardo
Inks
John Celardo
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Into Latin wilds plunged an archaeologist and his...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Suicide Smith

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

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

Script
? [as Capt. Derek West]
Pencils
Maurice Whitman (signed)
Inks
Maurice Whitman (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The German high command reports the death of...
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; war
Characters
Ghost Squadron

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

Dick Tracy Tommy Gun / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. The Big 6 of the Comics!
  3. 2. Does Tomorrow Hold Death from the Outer Void?
    Captain Wings
  4. 3. ["Ever on the outlook for new customers that..."]
    Jane Martin
  5. 4. ["The postman always rings twice for G.G.--to wake..."]
    Greasemonkey Griffin
  6. 5. Captain Walker Mahurin
    Air Heroes of World War II
  7. 6. A One-Way Ticket to Hell!
    The Phantom Falcon
  8. 7. ["Into Latin wilds plunged an archaeologist and his..."]
    Suicide Smith
  9. 8. ["The German high command reports the death of..."]
    Ghost Squadron
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Dick Tracy Tommy Gun
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  • Michael Hoskin
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
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  • Jim Van Dore
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
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