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Issue: Wings Comics #82

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Publication Date: June 1947

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Issues: #82 of 124 Issues

Title:

Variant: unnamed

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Publisher: Flag

Fiction House

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Indicia Publisher: Wings Pub. Co. Inc.

On Sale Date: 04/25/1947

Volume: none

Pages: 52

ISBN: none

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $0.10 USD

Indicia Frequency:

Content Items: 11 (7 stories, 1 cover)

Editor(s): J. F. Byrne (Managing Editor)

Notes: On-sale date given in previous issue, confirmed by a copy in the Bill Devine collection with same date marked on back cover.

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Format

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

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- [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]1

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Content Items (11 total)

The Spider and the Fly-Guy

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): Bob Lubbers (signed)

Inker(s): Bob Lubbers (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: war

Feature(s): Captain Wings

Character(s): Bitsy; Gatti

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Pages: 1

Notes: Sensational cover loosely based on the Capt. Wings story. Bitsy is a blonde on the cover, dark haired in story.

The Super 7 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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Pages: 1

Notes: Promo ad in color on inside front cover showing the covers of Wings Comics #82; Jumbo Comics #100; Jungle Comics #90; Rangers Comics #34; Fight Comics #49; Planet Comics #49; Movie Comics #3.

The Spider and the Fly-Guy

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): Bitsy (Intro)(Griper's sister); Gatti (Villain, Intro, Death)

First Line: No more do shrieking sirens summon Captain Wings'...

Synopsis: A man posing as a magazine writer follows Capt. Wings in a scheme to obtain half a million dollars in gold.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 10

Notes: The story title is taken from the cover blurb. World War II is over by this story.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as F. E. Lincoln]

Penciller(s): Fran Hopper

Inker(s): Fran Hopper

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: crime

Feature(s): Jane Martin

Character(s): Collins (villain, introduction); Konrad (villain, introduction); Mr. and Mrs. Gwynn (introduction); Jane Martin; Mr. Hurry

First Line: Water, water, everywhere...giving life to the world...

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Pages: 6

[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; Emil

First Line: When a fellow is adventure's steady friend, he must...

Synopsis: Most of this adventure is a dream--and WHAT a dream!!

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Pages: 6

Notes: G.G. is shown reading a newspaper with comic strips of Kaanga, Jane Martin, Capt. Wings and Terry Thunder.

Douglas Bader

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): George Evans

Inker(s): George Evans

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: informational

Feature(s): Air Heroes of World War II

Character(s): Douglas Robert Bader; Desoutter

First Line: In 1941, in the day of Britain's greatest peril, when a handful of...

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 5

Notes: illustrated text story

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Cliff Dubois]

Penciller(s): Howard Larsen

Inker(s): Howard Larsen

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: crime

Feature(s): The Phantom Falcon

Character(s): Carmen Young (Villain, Intro); Val Butler (Villain, Intro, Death)

First Line: Bodies of ten more victims found. Such were...

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 6

Notes: A small advertisement appears along the bottom of the last page.

[untitled]

Letters Page on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ? (illustration)

Inker(s): ? (illustration)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Wings' Air Mail

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Pages: 1

Notes: Letters of comment from Dave Dierking; Tom Brown; Hans Haupt; Catherine LaGuardia; Betty Ann Keeney. In addition, quotes are taken from the letters of 30 other readers.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Capt. A. E. Carruthers]

Penciller(s): John Celardo

Inker(s): John Celardo; ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Suicide Smith

Character(s): Suicide Smith; General Varga (Villain, Intro, Death); Perez (Villain, Intro); Communist spy (Villain, Intro)

First Line: Terror rode the Latin skyways! A transport had...

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In Content Item: Flag

Wings Comics #115 published January 1951
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 6

[untitled]

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): Captain Derek West (Guest Star); Paul (Villain, Intro, Death); Bob (Intro, Death); Betty

First Line: Loot! Stolen and hidden by Nazi plunderers! Loot!...

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Pages: 8

Premiere of Two New Comic Books

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bob Lubbers (signed)

Inker(s): Bob Lubbers (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Promo ad in color on inside back cover showing the covers of Toyland Comics #3 and Movie Comics #3. Same text as previous issue (Wings Comics #81), just new issue covers.