Wings Comics
#33
(May 1943)
Fiction House,
1940 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1943-03-17
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Wings Publishing Co., Inc.
- Brand
-
Fiction House Magazines
- Editing
- Dana E. Dutch (Editor)
Issue Notes
Entire issue updated/revised 12/2006 by HS/HW/JV.
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1943, New Series, Vol. 38, No. 2.
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1943, New Series, Vol. 38, No. 2.
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[no title indexed]
Captain Wings / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- ? [as Major T. E. Bowen]
- Pencils
- Bob Lubbers (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Lubbers (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Meet Shorty -- the Hell-Divers' newest fledgling, and the...
- Genre
- aviation; war
- Characters
- Capt. Wings; Lt. Shorty Mitchell (introduction); Capt. Boggs; Link; Lady Elaine Cooper; Carol Langley (introduction); Yakoharu
- Keywords
- Cooper's Haven; World War II
[no title indexed]
Greasemonkey Griffin / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Colonel Atkins' wife is about to have a..
- Genre
- humor; aviation; war
- Characters
- Greasemonkey Griffin; Col. Atkins; Mrs. Atkins
- Synopsis
- Griffin is given the task of buying a birthday gift for the wife of Col. Atkins.
Indexer Notes
Walker appears more certainly on pages 1, 3, 5 and Leav on pages 2 & 7.
Lieut. Col. Wm. G. Hipps
Yank Aces of World War II / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- West Pointer and Kelly Field grad, Bill Hipps was among the first to dive bomb the...
- Genre
- aviation; biography; war
- Characters
- Lt. Col. William G. Hipps; Major General Brereton; General MacArthur
- Keywords
- Philippines; World War II
[no title indexed]
Suicide Smith / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Atom smashers and diamonds! Devilish things at best...
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Major Smith; Hinda; Lapham; Ravonez; Mundo
- Keywords
- Brazil; diamonds; World War II
Mars--the World's Largest Flying Boat!
Wing Tips / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; aviation
- Keywords
- Martin PB2M-1 (plane)
Indexer Notes
Facts about the "Mars" bomber plane.
Build the Lightning
Model Airplane Builder's Plans / activity / 2 pages
- Script
- Gene Fawcette ?
- Pencils
- Gene Fawcette [as Fawcette] (signed)
- Inks
- Gene Fawcette [as Fawcette] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Lockheed P-38 is a single-seater twin-engine fighter with a...
- Genre
- aviation
- Keywords
- Lockheed P-38 Lightning (plane)
Indexer Notes
Template and instructions for creating a wooden plane.
[no title indexed]
Skull Squad / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The ruthless Nazis attempt to destroy a French...
- Genre
- aviation; war
- Characters
- Kent Douglas; Sandy MacGregor; Jimmy Jones; Gaston
- Keywords
- Gibraltar; World War II
Indexer Notes
Hard to pin down this art style as he/she/they are mimicing Peddy very successfully.
[no title indexed]
Jane Martin / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ? [as F. E. Lincoln]
- Pencils
- Lily Renee [as L. Renee] (signed)
- Inks
- Lily Renee [as L. Renee] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- No American girl has ever run such a strange...
- Genre
- spy; war
- Characters
- Jane Martin; Sergie Sogolov; General Chiang; Kaonan; Tse Zu
- Keywords
- World War II
Sky Vengeance Dies Hard
text story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A fine, red dust blew across Jackson Airdrome, hitting the sweat-streaked faces of...
- Genre
- aviation; war
- Characters
- Charlie Trent; Col. Bryce
- Keywords
- Jackson Airdrome; World War II
Suicide Mission
Capt. Derek West / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- "Snap it up," yells Slim Jones to Tiny Knowlton, puffing along behind him.
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Slim Jones; Tiny Knowlton
- Keywords
- World War II
[no title indexed]
Wings of America club page / illustration / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- John Punkavich; Harry Borgman; Edward Samut
- Inks
- John Punkavich; Harry Borgman; Edward Samut
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- John Punkavich of Sunnyside, New York submits this three-place pusher fighter.
- Genre
- aviation
- Synopsis
- Reproduces aircraft designs submitted by John Punkavich, Harry Borgman, and Edward Samut.
[no title indexed]
Wings' Air Mail / letters page / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dear Sir: I buy Wings Comics every month and I think it is better than any other comic magazine.
Indexer Notes
Letters by Louis Litwin, Charles Rotter, William Chambers, Anthony Hemmerich, Bob Hochenedel, Richard Palermo, Jerry Palmer, and Bob Petrie.
[no title indexed]
Clipper Kirk / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In the vast forbidding wastes of North Africa...
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Clipper Kirk; Capt. Fox; Heinz; Tonia Lorraine
- Keywords
- Libya; World War II
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
-
1.
["Fight Comics is dedicated to Uncle Sam's fighting men"]
Fight Comics -
2.
["Meet Shorty -- the Hell-Divers' newest fledgling, and the..."]
Captain Wings -
3.
["Colonel Atkins' wife is about to have a.."]
Greasemonkey Griffin -
4.
Lieut. Col. Wm. G. Hipps
Yank Aces of World War II -
5.
["Atom smashers and diamonds! Devilish things at best..."]
Suicide Smith -
6.
Mars--the World's Largest Flying Boat!
Wing Tips -
7.
Build the Lightning
Model Airplane Builder's Plans -
8.
["The ruthless Nazis attempt to destroy a French..."]
Skull Squad -
9.
["No American girl has ever run such a strange..."]
Jane Martin -
10.
Sky Vengeance Dies Hard
-
11.
Suicide Mission
Capt. Derek West -
12.
["John Punkavich of Sunnyside, New York submits this three-place pusher fighter."]
Wings of America club page -
13.
["Dear Sir: I buy Wings Comics every month and I think it is better than any other comic magazine."]
Wings' Air Mail -
14.
["In the vast forbidding wastes of North Africa..."]
Clipper Kirk -
15.
["The Big Six of the Comics Magazines"]
Fiction House -
16.
["Free with this offer 33 power telescope lens kit"]
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