(April 1942)

Fiction House, 1940 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1942-02-05
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Wings Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Fiction House Magazines
Editing
Gene Fawcette (Art Director)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 2.

Cloud Coffins for Japs - Made in U.S.A. (Table of Contents)

Captain Wings / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gene Fawcette (signed)
Inks
Gene Fawcette (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
aviation; war
Cover Thumbnail for Wings Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #20
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Cloud Coffins For Japs--Made In U.S.A. (Table of Contents: 1)

Captain Wings / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Major T. E. Bowen]
Pencils
Ken Battefield
Inks
Rudy Palais ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Like a huge poison snake, the yellow menace...
Genre
aviation; war
Characters
I: Evelyn Von Brunt (a male pilot), Margot Von Brunt (his sister), Mr. and Mrs. Von Brunt (their parents), Wart; V: The Japanese

Indexer Notes

Story title is taken from front cover blurb. Possible inks also by Cassone.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Parachute Patrol / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Casey McKay]
Pencils
George Carl Wilhelms
Inks
George Carl Wilhelms
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tommy, Curly and Blimpo, better known as the...
Genre
war
Characters
GS: Dick Starr; V: Peggy Beck (I) and a band of masked traitors (I)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
? [as F. E. Lincoln]
Pencils
George Appel
Inks
George Appel
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
To a British air base in Africa come...
Genre
war
Characters
I: A Dutchman; V: Kurt and other Nazis (I, D)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Skull Squad / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Ace Atkins]
Pencils
Arthur Peddy
Inks
Arthur Peddy
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The famous RAF trio, Kent Douglas, Englshman, Sandy...
Genre
war
Characters
I: Beth

How To Join the Army Air Corps (Table of Contents: 5)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Tom O'Neill
Letters
typeset
Genre
advocacy

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Clipper Kirk / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Cliff Dubois]
Pencils
Art Saaf
Inks
Art Saaf
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The defiant cry of 'Thumbs Up!' answers the...
Genre
war
Characters
V: The Black Angel (I, D); I: Brown (the Black Angel's cousin)

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

Wings of America club page / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war

Indexer Notes

reproduces airplane designs submitted by Samuel Ransisvalle, Roger Rollin, and Edward Plewucha.

The One-Eyed Devil (Table of Contents: 8)

Captain Derek West / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Capt. Derek West]
Pencils
Jack Kamen ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
aviation; war
Reprints

Indexer Notes

This artwork has historically been credited to Rey Isip. However, he signs a filler in issue 25 that eliminates him as a possibility here.

Flying Wing (Table of Contents: 9)

Wing Tips / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; aviation

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
? [as Kip Beales]
Pencils
Al Walker
Inks
Al Walker
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In V formation, a squadron of British aircraft...
Genre
war
Characters
V: Notchka (I)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Suicide Smith / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Capt. A. E. Carruthers]
Pencils
Joe Doolin
Inks
Joe Doolin
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The black commandos, Britain's bravest, crossing the channel...
Genre
war
Characters
I: Mike Dorgan, Gibbs, Capt. Gaines, a scientist (D); GS: Hinda; V: The Nazis
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Cloud Coffins for Japs - Made in U.S.A.
    Captain Wings
  2. 1. Cloud Coffins For Japs--Made In U.S.A.
    Captain Wings
  3. 2. ["Tommy, Curly and Blimpo, better known as the..."]
    Parachute Patrol
  4. 3. ["To a British air base in Africa come..."]
    Jane Martin
  5. 4. ["The famous RAF trio, Kent Douglas, Englshman, Sandy..."]
    Skull Squad
  6. 5. How To Join the Army Air Corps
  7. 6. ["The defiant cry of 'Thumbs Up!' answers the..."]
    Clipper Kirk
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Wings of America club page
  9. 8. The One-Eyed Devil
    Captain Derek West
  10. 9. Flying Wing
    Wing Tips
  11. 10. ["In V formation, a squadron of British aircraft..."]
    Greasemonkey Griffin
  12. 11. ["The black commandos, Britain's bravest, crossing the channel..."]
    Suicide Smith
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  • Peter Croome
  • Del Gruber
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Patrick Shaughnessy
  • Henry Steele, Hames Ware, Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Van Dore
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