(November 1947)

Fiction House, 1940 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1947-09-25
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Wings Pub. Co. Inc.
Brand
Fiction House Magazines
Editing
J. F. Byrne (Managing Editor)

Issue Notes

Issue data updated and edited for consistency (Oct. 2007) by HS/HW/JV. 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
war
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover scene does not apply to any inside story.

Cover Thumbnail for Wings Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #87
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Cover gallery

The Big 6 of the Comics! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Synopsis
House ad for Fiction House comics.

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006). Promo ad in color on inside front cover showing the covers of Wings Comics #87; Jumbo Comics #105; Jungle Comics #95; Rangers Comics #38; Fight Comics #53; Planet Comics #51;

Does Tomorrow Hold Death from the Outer Void? (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain Wings / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Major T. E. Bowen]
Pencils
Bob Lubbers
Inks
Bob Lubbers
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Maybe that stuff about spaceships, strat-fueling stations, moon...
Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Captain Wings; Atlantis (villain)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

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

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

Script
? [as Bob Hickok]
Pencils
George Evans
Inks
George Evans ?; ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ever on the outlook for new customers that...
Genre
crime
Characters
Jane Martin

[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
The postman always rings twice for G.G.--to wake...
Genre
humor
Characters
Greasemonkey Griffin

Captain Walker Mahurin (Table of Contents: 5)

Air Heroes of World War II / text article / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Walker
Inks
Al Walker
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Illustrated text story.

A One-Way Ticket to Hell! (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
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
The Phantom Falcon

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

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

Script
Capt. A. E. Carruthers (signed)
Pencils
John Celardo
Inks
John Celardo
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Into Latin wilds plunged an archaeologist and his...
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
The German high command reports the death of...
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; war
Characters
Ghost Squadron

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

Dick Tracy Tommy Gun / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
mostly typeset
Genre
crime
Characters
Dick Tracy
Synopsis
Promotional ad for the Dick Tracy tommy gun.

Indexer Notes

Entire sequence added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. The Big 6 of the Comics!
  3. 2. Does Tomorrow Hold Death from the Outer Void?
    Captain Wings
  4. 3. ["Ever on the outlook for new customers that..."]
    Jane Martin
  5. 4. ["The postman always rings twice for G.G.--to wake..."]
    Greasemonkey Griffin
  6. 5. Captain Walker Mahurin
    Air Heroes of World War II
  7. 6. A One-Way Ticket to Hell!
    The Phantom Falcon
  8. 7. ["Into Latin wilds plunged an archaeologist and his..."]
    Suicide Smith
  9. 8. ["The German high command reports the death of..."]
    Ghost Squadron
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Dick Tracy Tommy Gun
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