(May 1942)

Fiction House, 1940 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1942-03-04
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Wings Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Fiction House Magazines
Editing
Gene Fawcette (credited) (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.

Chute-Troop Tornado (Table of Contents)

Captain Wings / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan Zolnerowich
Inks
Dan Zolnerowich; Gene Fawcette ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
aviation; war

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Nicholas Burns via the GCD Errors List (10 February 2006) Updated 12/06 by HS/HW/JV. Fawcette MAY have helped Zolne on the plane and background, but majority of cover art is by DZ.

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Chute-Troop Tornado (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
? [as Major T. E. Bowen]
Pencils
Nick Cardy (signed as N. VISCARDI)
Inks
Nick Cardy (signed as N. VISCARDI)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Captain Wings, secret American air ace, swoops into...
Genre
aviation; war
Characters
Malacca Mae

Indexer Notes

The title is taken from the cover blurb. Perhaps some Lubbers input on the art?

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

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

Script
F. E. Lincoln
Pencils
George Appel
Inks
George Appel
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the air marshall's office:" "Jane, we've learned...
Genre
war

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

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

Script
? [as Casey McKay]
Pencils
George Wilhelms
Inks
George Wilhelms ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ever on the alert for trouble, the Parachute...
Genre
war

The Bald Eagle (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
? [as Captain Derek West]
Pencils
Bob Jenney ?
Inks
Bob Jenney ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war

How to Win Navy Wings (Table of Contents: 5)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Tom O'Neill
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

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

Wings Air Mail / letters page / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Greasemonkey Griffin

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

Wings of America Club Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

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

Script
Ace Atkins
Pencils
Art Peddy
Inks
Art Peddy
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Three dauntless pilots and a mighty plane spell...
Genre
war; aviation

Bombers Three (Table of Contents: 9)

Wing Tips / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gene Fawcette (signed as Fawcette)
Inks
Gene Fawcette (signed as Fawcette)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; aviation
Synopsis
Descriptions of three planes.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Art Saaf
Inks
Art Saaf
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look at it! The gun turret, I mean...
Genre
war; aviation

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

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
At a British air base in Russia...
Genre
war

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

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
Suicide and Mike Dorgan ferry a Martin B-26...
Genre
war; aviation
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Chute-Troop Tornado
    Captain Wings
  2. 1. Chute-Troop Tornado
    Captain Wings
  3. 2. ["In the air marshall's office:" "Jane, we've learned..."]
    Jane Martin
  4. 3. ["Ever on the alert for trouble, the Parachute..."]
    Parachute Patrol
  5. 4. The Bald Eagle
    Captain Derek West
  6. 5. How to Win Navy Wings
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Wings Air Mail
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Wings of America Club Page
  9. 8. ["Three dauntless pilots and a mighty plane spell..."]
    Skull Squad
  10. 9. Bombers Three
    Wing Tips
  11. 10. ["Look at it! The gun turret, I mean..."]
    Clipper Kirk
  12. 11. ["At a British air base in Russia..."]
    Greasemonkey Griffin
  13. 12. ["Suicide and Mike Dorgan ferry a Martin B-26..."]
    Suicide Smith
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