(August 1948)

Fiction House, 1940 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1948-06-25
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Wings Pub. Co. Inc.
Brand
Fiction House Magazines 52 Pages
Editing
J. F. Byrne (Managing Editor); William R. Shelton (Editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date given in previous issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Lubbers ?
Inks
Bob Lubbers ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Nicholas Burns via the GCD Errors List (2006-2-10). Cover scene does not apply to any inside story.

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The Big 6 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 / 10 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Major T. E. Bowen]
Pencils
Bob Lubbers
Inks
Bob Lubbers
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Griper: my trip east turned out to...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Captain Wings

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

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

Script
? [as F. E. Lincoln]
Pencils
George Evans (signed)
Inks
George Evans (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
'River pirates will strike the Cynthia-Mae tonight!' said...
Genre
crime
Characters
Jane Martin

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Suzanne Axtell; James Wright; Ruth Smith; PFC Kenneth Schnuck. In addition, quotes are taken from the letters of 18 other readers.

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

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
Harvey Beecher dead! Wealthy inventor leaves riddle will!
Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
The Phantom Falcon [Chet Horne]; Officer O'Leary; Kate Beecher; Commissioner Gordon; Carl Beecher (villain); Eric Beecher (villain)
Synopsis
Chet is approached by the two sons of the late inventor, Harvey Beecher, who fear for their lives from their sister, of all people, who supposedly desires the fortune of her late father. She allegedly has a clue that will solve her father's will, but it is actually Chet Horne who fools the Beecher brothers into thinking that he has solved the riddle secret of Harvey Beecher's will.
Reprints

Lt. Wau Kau Kong (Table of Contents: 6)

Air Heroes of World War II / text article / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Doolin?
Inks
Joe Doolin?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

illustrated text story

[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
Off the coast of a Latin republic---home...
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
It was the night of June 16, 1916, behind the...
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; war
Characters
Ghost Squadron
Keywords
World War I

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

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

Script
? [as Kip Beales]
Pencils
Al Walker [as AW] (signed)
Inks
Al Walker [as AW] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Nobody knows who won the war, but anybody...
Genre
humor
Characters
Greasemonkey Griffin

Indexer Notes

last appearance

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. ["Dear Griper: my trip east turned out to..."]
    Captain Wings
  4. 3. ["'River pirates will strike the Cynthia-Mae tonight!' said..."]
    Jane Martin
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Wings Air Mail
  6. 5. ["Harvey Beecher dead! Wealthy inventor leaves riddle will!"]
    The Phantom Falcon
  7. 6. Lt. Wau Kau Kong
    Air Heroes of World War II
  8. 7. ["Off the coast of a Latin republic---home..."]
    Suicide Smith
  9. 8. ["It was the night of June 16, 1916, behind the..."]
    Ghost Squadron
  10. 9. ["Nobody knows who won the war, but anybody..."]
    Greasemonkey Griffin
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