Wings Comics #32

(April 1943)

2 Thrilling Jungle Books (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Dan Zolnerowich; Henry Kiefer

Inks

Dan Zolnerowich; Henry Kiefer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

jungle

Characters

Sheena; Wambi

Synopsis

Promotional ad for Sheena #3 (Spring 1943) and Wambi #3 (Spring 1943).

Indexer Notes

Promo ad in color on inside front cover shows the covers of Sheena #3 with art credited to Dan Zolnerowich; and Wambi #3 with art credited to Henry Kiefer.

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

Captain Wings and the Hell-Diver Squadron / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Major T. E. Bowen]

Pencils

Bob Lubbers (signed)

Inks

Bob Lubbers (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Who is this man??? On the ground, he's...

Genre

aviation; war

Characters

Capt. Wings; Link; Major Peacock; Capt. Boggs; Lady Cooper; Hector; Baron Gerhard Von Stuss

Keywords

Cooper's Haven; World War II

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

Clipper Kirk / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Cliff Dubois (house name)

Pencils

Art Saaf (signed); Gene Fawcette

Inks

Art Saaf (signed); Gene Fawcette

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

America's ace on the second front disproves the...

Genre

aviation; war

Characters

Clipper Kirk; Evans; Tonia Lorraine; Kelly

Keywords

Italy; P-38 Lightning (plane); Stukas (planes); World War II

Indexer Notes

A copy of Fawcette's cover art is used in the center panel of page 7.

Shadows across a star...4 Russian War-Birds (Table of Contents: 4)

Wing Tips / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gene Fawcette ?

Pencils

Gene Fawcette (signed)

Inks

Gene Fawcette (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; aviation

Keywords

I-15 "Chato"; I-18; Stormovik; Yak-4

Indexer Notes

Four Russian fighter planes.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Ace Atkins (signed)

Pencils

Art Peddy ?; ?

Inks

Ruth Atkinson ?; ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Take three daring airmen and a bomb-load of...

Genre

aviation; war

Characters

Kent Douglas; Sandy MacGregor; Jimmy Jones; Tanya

Keywords

World War II

Indexer Notes

Perhaps some genuine Peddy here in the pencils.

Lieut. Col. Boyd D. Wagner (Table of Contents: 6)

Yank Aces of World War II / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Pagsilang Isip ?; Richard Case ?

Inks

Pagsilang Isip ?; Richard Case ?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Few pursuit pilots have won as great acclaim from their air force comrades as did...

Genre

aviation; biography; war

Characters

Lt. Colonel Boyd D. Wagner [Buzz]; Lt. Russ Church

Synopsis

War biography of Lt. Colonel Boyd D. Wagner.

Keywords

Bataan; World War II

Indexer Notes

HW still sees some Isip in this art style.

Vanguard of Freedom! (Table of Contents: 7)

Model Airplane Builder's Plans / activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Gene Fawcette ?

Pencils

Gene Fawcette (signed as Fawcette)

Inks

Gene Fawcette (signed as Fawcette)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Vultee "Vanguard" single-seater fighter is of American design and...

Genre

non-fiction; aviation

Synopsis

Aircraft model drawing.

Keywords

British Vultee Vanguard

The Talking Gun (Table of Contents: 8)

Capt. Derek West / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Capt. Derek West]

Pencils

George Appel

Inks

George Appel

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

From the Nazi-held naval base of Toulon, a French patriot slips across the mine and...

Genre

war

Characters

Phil Kerry

Keywords

Algeria; World War II

Indexer Notes

All lettering with the exception of one caption on first page is typeset. Text runs across the tops of the panels, there are no word balloons or sound effects.

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

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

Script

F. E. Lincoln

Pencils

Lily Renée

Inks

Lily Renée

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

German strategists gloat over the toll of Allied...

Genre

spy; war

Characters

Jane Martin; Raschid; Capt. Dale

Keywords

Egypt

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

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

Pencils

Fritz W. Gohlke; Floyd Johnson; Curtis McKinney

Inks

Fritz W. Gohlke; Floyd Johnson; Curtis McKinney

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Torpedo plane, scout bomber or fighter, this design is...

Genre

aviation

Synopsis

Reproduces drawings of aircraft designs submitted by Fritz W. Gohlke, Floyd Johnson and Curtis McKinney.

[Beef on Boggs, But Curt O.K.] (Table of Contents: 11)

Wings' Air Mail / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dana Dutch (editor)

Pencils

? (illustrations)

Inks

? (illustrations)

Colors

?

Letters

?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dear Sir: I agree with Alfred Orner about "Smart Alec" Wooster and the rest of those drips.

Characters

Greasemonkey Griffin (illo)

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Kerwin Kelly; Mildred McGrath; "Winky" Cates; Chuck Morris; Sally Ann Scott; John Dotterweich; Garland Brown.

[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

Nazi agents weave a pattern of destruction around...

Genre

war; aviation

Characters

Hinda; Major Smith; Agent 5; Bubbles

Keywords

Africa; World War II

Dorniers Beware! (Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Tom O'Neill]

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Five pilots were chatting on the landing strip of the...

Genre

aviation; war

Characters

Lt. Frank Maughan; Bud Malcolm; Smythe

Keywords

Tunisia; World War II

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Greasemonkey Griffin / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Kip Beales]

Pencils

Al Walker (signed)

Inks

Al Walker (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

With tongue in cheek we introduce the gremlins...

Genre

humor; aviation; war

Characters

Greasemonkey Griffin; Roberts; Grem Gremlin; Grem Gremlin Jr.; Sandy; Gashouse

Synopsis

Greasemonkey, with the assistance of gremlins, bombs a secret Nazi aircraft factory hidden in the Black Forest.

Keywords

Black Forest; gremlins; World War II

The Big Six of the Comics Magazines (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Gene Fawcette ?; Dan Zolnerowich ?

Inks

Gene Fawcette ?; Dan Zolnerowich ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Sheena; Kaänga; Ann Mason

Indexer Notes

Promo ad in color on inside back cover showing the covers of Wings Comics #32; Jumbo Comics #50; Jungle Comics #40; Rangers Comics #10; Fight Comics #26; Planet Comics #24.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Wonders of Science, Simplified / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

? (ad copy)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Free with this offer 33 power telescope lens kit

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Ad for a book about science.