(September 1947)

Fiction House, 1940 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1947-07-25
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Wings Pub. Co. Inc.
Brand
Fiction House Magazines
Editing
J. F. Byrne (Managing Editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date given in the previous issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Lubbers (signed)
Inks
Bob Lubbers (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure

Indexer Notes

Cover scene does not apply to any inside story.

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The Great Eight of the Comics! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

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

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

Script
? [as Major T. E. Bowen]
Pencils
Bob Lubbers
Inks
Bob Lubbers
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
'World War III started yesterday.' said the radio voice...
Genre
war
Characters
Captain Wings; Griper; Dr. Ludwig Szkyzk; Yetta Fong (Dr. Szkyzk's assistant); Max Hall; Mr. Atlantis (villain, introduction); Spider (villain); Zato (villain); Rita (villain)
Synopsis
Criminal agents set out to steal the invention of Dr. Szkyzk, who has invented a new concept in jet power that will allow war to be waged in space!
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
? [as F. E. Lincoln]
Pencils
George Evans [as GE] (signed)
Inks
George Evans [as GE] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The tribal tom-tom beat out the staccato rhythm...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Jane Martin; Reynolds; Jim; Chief Fox Paw

Indexer Notes

Evans' signature is just above the word balloon on right edge of page.

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

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

Script
? [as Kip Beales]
Pencils
Al Walker (signed)
Inks
Al Walker (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Extra! Extra! His exalted highness, Prince Plotnikoff of...
Genre
humor
Characters
Greasemonkey Griffin; Boris; Sonya

Sailor Malan (Table of Contents: 5)

Air Heroes of World War II / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Evans (head shot cameo)
Inks
George Evans (head shot cameo)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Long the top-ranking ace of World War Two, Wing Commander...
Genre
non-fiction; biography
Characters
Adolph G. Malan [Sailor]; Aubert; Freeborn
Keywords
World War II

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

The Phantom Falcon / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Cliff Dubois]
Pencils
Charles Sultan
Inks
Charles Sultan
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The unbridled smuggling of millions of dollars worth...
Genre
crime
Characters
The Phantom Falcon

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

Suicide Smith / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Capt. A. E. Carruthers]
Pencils
John Celardo (signed)
Inks
John Celardo (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Attention! This is the voice of Latinia...all...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Suicide Smith

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

Ghost Squadron / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Capt. Derek West]
Pencils
Maurice Whitman (signed)
Inks
Maurice Whitman (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
They say it was a miracle, Captain West...
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; war
Characters
Ghost Squadron
Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. The Great Eight of the Comics!
  3. 2. ["'World War III started yesterday.' said the radio voice..."]
    Captain Wings
  4. 3. ["The tribal tom-tom beat out the staccato rhythm..."]
    Jane Martin
  5. 4. ["Extra! Extra! His exalted highness, Prince Plotnikoff of..."]
    Greasemonkey Griffin
  6. 5. Sailor Malan
    Air Heroes of World War II
  7. 6. ["The unbridled smuggling of millions of dollars worth..."]
    The Phantom Falcon
  8. 7. ["Attention! This is the voice of Latinia...all..."]
    Suicide Smith
  9. 8. ["They say it was a miracle, Captain West..."]
    Ghost Squadron
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