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Issue: Wings Comics #85 Public Domain
Publication Date: September 1947
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Issues: #85 of 124 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagFiction House
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Wings Pub. Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/25/1947
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): J. F. Byrne (Managing Editor)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date given in the previous issue.
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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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reprinted as a Content Item in another Issue.
Some/all of Issue reprinted as a Content Item in another Issue:
FlagCaptain Wings #1 published January 1994 as The World Wreckers! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Bob Lubbers (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Lubbers (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Great Eight of the Comics!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo ad in color on inside front cover showing the covers of Wings Comics #85; Jumbo Comics #103; Jungle Comics #93; Rangers Comics #37; Fight Comics #52; Planet Comics #50; Movie Comics #4; Toyland Comics #4.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Major T. E. Bowen]
Penciller(s): Bob Lubbers
Inker(s): Bob Lubbers
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): Captain Wings
Character(s): Captain Wings; Griper; Dr. Ludwig Szkyzk; Yetta Fong (Dr. Szkyzk's assistant); Max Hall; Mr. Atlantis (villain, introduction); Spider (villain); Zato (villain); Rita (villain)
First Line: 'World War III started yesterday.' said the radio voice...
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!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMen of Mystery Comics #84 published January 2011
as The World Wreckers [Story on Interior Page(s)]in black and white
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as F. E. Lincoln]
Penciller(s): George Evans [as GE] (signed)
Inker(s): George Evans [as GE] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Jane Martin
Character(s): Jane Martin; Reynolds; Jim; Chief Fox Paw
First Line: The tribal tom-tom beat out the staccato rhythm...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Evans' signature is just above the word balloon on right edge of page.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Kip Beales]
Penciller(s): Al Walker (signed)
Inker(s): Al Walker (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Greasemonkey Griffin
Character(s): Greasemonkey Griffin; Boris; Sonya
First Line: Extra! Extra! His exalted highness, Prince Plotnikoff of...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Sailor Malan

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): George Evans (head shot cameo)
Inker(s): George Evans (head shot cameo)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Air Heroes of World War II
Character(s): Adolph G. Malan [Sailor]; Aubert; Freeborn
First Line: Long the top-ranking ace of World War Two, Wing Commander...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Cliff Dubois]
Penciller(s): Charles Sultan
Inker(s): Charles Sultan
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): The Phantom Falcon
Character(s): The Phantom Falcon
First Line: The unbridled smuggling of millions of dollars worth...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Capt. A. E. Carruthers]
Penciller(s): John Celardo (signed)
Inker(s): John Celardo (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Suicide Smith
Character(s): Suicide Smith
First Line: Attention! This is the voice of Latinia...all...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Capt. Derek West]
Penciller(s): Maurice Whitman (signed)
Inker(s): Maurice Whitman (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Ghost Squadron
Character(s): Ghost Squadron
First Line: They say it was a miracle, Captain West...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8

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