(June 1948)

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); William R. Shelton (Editor)
Format:
10 cents; Standard Golden Age U.S.; saddle-stitched; newsprint; glossy cover; full color

Ace of the A-Bomb Patrol (Table of Contents)

Captain Wings / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Bob Lubbers
Inks:
Bob Lubbers
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure
Characters:
Captain Wings

Indexer Notes

Cover pencil & ink credit from Nicholas Burns (February 10, 2006).


Ace of the A-Bomb Patrol ["This is a vacation? Brother, that word to me..."] (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; VILLAINS: The International Citizens Organization [Lew; Mac; Anton; Philena] (intro; all die)

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.


["The inter-com clicked ominously--city editor O'Rourke's voice..."] (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; VILLAINS: Baldy Jones (intro; dies); Killer Ray (intro); Grace (intro); Specs (intro)

Sergeant Meyer Levin (Table of Contents)

Air Heroes of World War II / text article / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
fact

Indexer Notes

illustrated text story


["The midnight oil burned furiously--the floor was..."] (Table of Contents)

Greasemonkey Griffin / comic story / 5.8 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Characters:
Greasemonkey Griffin; VILLAIN: Monica Mary (intro)

Indexer Notes

The bottom portion of final page is advertisement.


["Request you obtain tear gas and stand by!"] (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; VILLAIN: Pablo El Disierto (intro)

Wings' Air Mail (Table of Contents)

Wings' Air Mail / letters page / 0.8 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

The bottom portion of the page is occupied by an advertisement.


["The ringmaster of the Larraby and Cross air circus..."] (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:
adventure
Characters:
The Phantom Falcon; Cross (intro; dies); VILLAINS: Larraby (intro); Chris (intro); Greg (intro)

["Nobody knows the whereabouts of the room of..."] (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:
Ghost Squadron; The Sisters (intro); Charlie McCord (intro); VILLAINS: Nanny (intro; dies); the Japanese

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Ace of the A-Bomb Patrol ["This is a vacation? Brother, that word to me..."]
    Captain Wings
  2. 2. ["The inter-com clicked ominously--city editor O'Rourke's voice..."]
    Jane Martin
  3. 3. Sergeant Meyer Levin
    Air Heroes of World War II
  4. 4. ["The midnight oil burned furiously--the floor was..."]
    Greasemonkey Griffin
  5. 5. ["Request you obtain tear gas and stand by!"]
    Suicide Smith
  6. 6. Wings' Air Mail
    Wings' Air Mail
  7. 7. ["The ringmaster of the Larraby and Cross air circus..."]
    The Phantom Falcon
  8. 8. ["Nobody knows the whereabouts of the room of..."]
    Ghost Squadron
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