(April 1949)
- 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
Issue Notes
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
- in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #26 ([November] 2000)
Fireflies of Fury ["An unmarked sand dune in the Arabian desert..."]
Captain Wings / comic story / 10 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ? [as Major T. E. Bowen]
- Pencils:
- Bob Lubbers
- Inks:
- Bob Lubbers?; ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
- Characters:
- Captain Wings
Indexer Notes
The story title is taken from the cover blurb.
["Daily Blade. Sports Extra. Ex-champ to make ring..."]
Jane Martin / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ? [as F.E. Lincoln]
- Pencils:
- George Evans
- Inks:
- George Evans
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- crime
- Characters:
- Jane Martin
["Banghalla was a river in the northern reaches of..."]
King of the Congo / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ? [as Nils Van Duren]
- Pencils:
- Robert Webb; Ruben Moriera
- Inks:
- David Heames?; Iger Shop; Ruben Moriera
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
Indexer Notes
Seven Moriera panels frame a nautical Iger reprint. This is the first indication of Iger Shop involvement in Wings Comics.
Lt. Col. Thomas G. Lanphier, Jr.
Air Heroes of World War II / text article / 5 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Joe Doolin?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact
Indexer Notes
illustrated text story
["The fertile farms of Metropolis were threatened by..."]
The Phantom Falcon / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ? [as Cliff Dubois]
- Pencils:
- Frank Fermonetti [as Fermo#]
- Inks:
- Frank Fermonetti [as Fermo#]
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
- Characters:
- The Phantom Falcon
["Pan Air seemed cursed...mystery crashes, unexplainable fires..."]
Suicide Smith / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ? [as Capt. A.E. Carruthers]
- Pencils:
- John Celardo
- Inks:
- John Celardo
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
- Characters:
- Suicide Smith
["Those four deadly horsemen of death and destruction..."]
Ghost Squadron / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ? [as Capt. Derek West]
- Pencils:
- Maurice Whitman
- Inks:
- Maurice Whitman?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- mystery
- Characters:
- Ghost Squadron
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
Fireflies of Fury ["An unmarked sand dune in the Arabian desert..."]
Captain Wings -
2.
["Daily Blade. Sports Extra. Ex-champ to make ring..."]
Jane Martin -
3.
["Banghalla was a river in the northern reaches of..."]
King of the Congo -
4.
Lt. Col. Thomas G. Lanphier, Jr.
Air Heroes of World War II -
5.
["The fertile farms of Metropolis were threatened by..."]
The Phantom Falcon -
6.
["Pan Air seemed cursed...mystery crashes, unexplainable fires..."]
Suicide Smith -
7.
["Those four deadly horsemen of death and destruction..."]
Ghost Squadron
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Henry Steele, Hames Ware, Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Lou Mougin
- Jim Walls
- Gary L. Watson
- Henry Steele, Hames Ware, Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
- Mike Nielsen
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