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Issue: Four Color #790

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Publication Date: April 1957

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Issues: #790 of 1331 Issues (1412 Printings)

Title: The Wings of Eagles

Variant: 15¢ Cover Price

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Publisher: Flag

Dell

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Volume: none

Pages: 36

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Price: none entered

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Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
5 (3 stories, 1 cover) from base issue

Editor(s): Helen Meyer

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: color

Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.; standard Silver Age U.S.

Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior

Binding: saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: was ongoing series

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2 Four Color #790 [10¢ Cover Price]

Four Color #790 [15¢ Cover Price]

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Content Items (5 total)

The Wings of Eagles

Illustration on Cover, Front from base issue

Credits

Penciller(s): ? (photos)

Inker(s): ? (photos)

Colorist(s): ? (photos)

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Character(s): Frank Wead [Spig Wead] (photos of John Wayne)

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Pages: 1

The Wings of Eagles

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ? (photos)

Inker(s): ? (photos)

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Character(s): Frank Wead [Spig Wead] (photos of John Wayne); Carson [Jughead] (photo of Dan Dailey)

Synopsis: Preview of the story.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Inside front cover; black and white. Four photos from the movie plus partial cast list.

The Wings of Eagles

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Alex Toth

Inker(s): Alex Toth ?; Harry O'Donnell ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure, biography

Character(s): Frank "Spig" Wead; John Dale Price; John Dodge

Synopsis: The life story of Frank "Spig" Wead, a pioneer in Naval aviation, who, after an accident grounded him, became a screenwriter in Hollywood. During World War II, Wead rejoined the Navy and designed a supply link to provide reserve aircraft to large carriers during battles.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 32

Notes: The character John Dodge is a fictionalized version of movie director John Ford. Alex Toth inks credit from unknown original indexer. Harry O'Donnell ink credit for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Adapted from the 1957 M-G-M movie "The Wings of Eagles."

The First Aircraft Take-off from the Deck of a Ship

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Alex Toth ?

Inker(s): Alex Toth ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: informational

Feature(s): Naval Aviation Firsts

Synopsis: Description of the first aircraft to take-off from the deck of a ship--in 1910.

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Pages: 1

Notes: inside back cover; black and white. Art uses craftint shading, which is not common in Dell comics. Panels with typeset text underneath.

The First Aircraft Landing on the Deck of a Ship

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Alex Toth ?

Inker(s): Alex Toth ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: informational

Feature(s): Naval Aviation Firsts

Synopsis: Description of the first landing of an aircraft on a ship.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Back cover. Art uses craftint shading, which is not common in Dell comics. Panels with typeset text underneath