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Issue: Wings Comics #28 Public Domain
Publication Date: December 1942
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Issues: #28 of 124 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagFiction House
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Wings Pub. Co.
On Sale Date: 10/05/1942
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 16 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Larabie Cunningham (Editor); Gene Fawcette (Art Director)
Disclose Notes: Indicia appears at the bottom of the inside back cover.

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 4.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: newsprint interior; glossy cover
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Tail-Gun Tornado

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Gene Fawcette [as Fawcette] (signed)
Inker(s): Gene Fawcette [as Fawcette] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): Clipper Kirk
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Major T. E. Bowen]
Penciller(s): Bob Lubbers (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Lubbers (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): Captain Wings
Character(s): The Japanese (villains); A gypsy girl (introduction)
First Line: Determined to shield a fledgling pilot from certain...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Capt. A. E. Carruthers]
Penciller(s): Joe Doolin
Inker(s): Joe Doolin
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): Suicide Smith
Character(s): Franz (villain, introduction); Louie (villain, introduction, death); the Japanese (villains)
First Line: The flaming breath of Japan's black dragon society...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Dawn Raid

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Capt. Derek West] (credited)
Penciller(s): George Appel
Inker(s): George Appel
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): Lieut. Ken Moore; The Nazis (villains)
First Line: To the R.A.F. Operations center...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: The Ken Moore story. All lettering is typeset. Text runs across the tops of the panels, there are no word balloons or sound effects.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Ace Atkins] (credited)
Penciller(s): Art Peddy ?; ?
Inker(s): Ruth Atkinson ?; ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): Skull Squad
Character(s): Herman (villain, introduction); a female spy (villain, introduction); the Nazis (villains)
First Line: A harmless looking saxophone...hot licks of jive...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Probably someone imitating Peddy or working over his layouts. More ? than Peddy.
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Build the Jap "Zero" Fighter

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gene Fawcette?
Penciller(s): Gene Fawcette [as Fawcette] (signed)
Inker(s): Gene Fawcette [as Fawcette] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Know Your Enemy's Planes
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Three More Dream Ships from Our Readers

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Sam Ronsisvalle; Gary Hauver; Fritz W. Gohlike, Jr.
Inker(s): Sam Ronsisvalle; Gary Hauver; Fritz W. Gohlike, Jr.
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wings of America club page
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Reproduces aircraft design drawings by Sam Ronsisvalle, Gary Hauver, and Fritz W. Gohlike, Jr.
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Griffin Gets the O.K. Brand

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (illustrations)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wings' Air Mail
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Story title taken from the title of the first letter. Letters of comment from Paul Keny; Philip Festal; Bob Chambers; Len J. Hill; Peyton Whisnant; Barbara Olson.
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Major Albert F. Kalberer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Pagsilang Rey Isip ?
Inker(s): Pagsilang Rey Isip ?; ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Feature(s): Yank Aces of World War II
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: All lettering is typeset. Text runs across the bottoms of the panels, there are no word balloons or sound effects.
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Movie Cameras on the Wing

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gene Fawcette ?
Penciller(s): Gene Fawcette (signed)
Inker(s): Gene Fawcette (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Wing Tips
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Pat Cavanagh] (credited)
Penciller(s): Pagsilang Rey Isip ?
Inker(s): Pagsilang Rey Isip ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): Calhoun of the Air Cadets
Character(s): Hans Kabel (villain, introduction); Brenda Larkin (introduction); Shane (introduction)
First Line: What's our instructor got lined up for tomorrow...
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Pages: 4
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Kip Beales] (credited)
Penciller(s): Al Walker (signed)
Inker(s): Al Walker (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): Greasemonkey Griffin
Character(s): The Nazis (villains)
First Line: Seeing our hero busily plaguing the innards of...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Commando Cloudburst

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Bert Phillips]
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as F. E. Lincoln]
Penciller(s): Saul Rosen
Inker(s): Saul Rosen
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): Jane Martin
Character(s): Fritz Von Helmarth (villain, introduction, death); Nazi spies (villains, introductions); The Turkish premier (introduction)
First Line: Government house at Ankara, Turkey...representatives of warring...
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Pages: 6
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Tail-Gun Tornado

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Cliff Dubois] (credited)
Penciller(s): Art Saaf [as A. Saaf ] (signed)
Inker(s): Art Saaf [as A. Saaf ] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): Clipper Kirk
Character(s): Flying Fox (villain); Heinker (villain, introduction); Achmed (villain, introduction); Raschid (villain, introduction); Tonia (guest-star)
First Line: South of Suez at a secret US airbase...
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: The story title is taken from the cover blurb.
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The Big Six of the Comics Magazines

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo ad in color on inside back cover showing the covers of Wings Comics #27; Jumbo Comics #45; Jungle Comics #35; Rangers Comics #8; Fight Comics #22; Planet Comics #21.

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