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18February 1942
$0.10

Wings Comics #18

Fiction House · February 1942 · on sale 1941-12-01

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Series
Wings Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series)
Issue
#18
Publication date
February 1942
Key date
1942-02-00
On-sale date
1941-12-01
Indicia publisher
Wings Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Horsemen of the Skycover1pencils: Gene Fawcette; inks: Gene Fawcette
1-comic story12script: T. E. Bowen; pencils: Dan Zolnerowich; inks: Al GabrieleThe Butcher [Booth] (villain, introduction); Max (villain, introduction); Tommy (villain, introduction); Gus (villain, introduction); Steve (villain, introduction); Cmdr. Saunders (introduction); Mr. Parker (introduction); Sue (introduction)
2-comic story6script: Kip Beales; pencils: Al Walker; inks: Al WalkerNorette (introduction); Don Ballard (introduction); Ballard (his brother, introduction)
3-comic story8script: A. E. Carruthers; pencils: Joe Doolin; inks: Joe DoolinKauro, Mackenzie (guest-star, death); Gibbs (introduction); Bishop (introduction); Xandra Aroos (introduction); her grandparents (introductions, deaths); Count Borstel (villain, introduction)
4-comic story7script: Ace Atkins; pencils: Art Peddy; inks: Art PeddySabia (introduction); Ignasz Serbatrovicz (introduction)
5Escort Fightercomic story2pencils: Gene Fawcette; inks: Gene Fawcette
6The Falcons of Maltatext story2script: ? [as Gordon Wayne]; letters: typeset
7-comic story6pencils: George Carl Wilhelms; inks: George WilhelmsCarl (villain, introduction); other spies (villains, introductions)
8-comic story6script: F. E. Lincoln; pencils: Al Gabriele; inks: George AppelPres. Benes (introduction); Benrl (introduction); the Torch (an underground resistance group, introductions)
9Horsemen of the Skycomic story6pencils: Gene Fawcette, Pagsilang Isip; inks: Gene Fawcette, Pagsilang Isip
10-comic story8script: Cliff Dubois; pencils: Frank Schwarz; inks: Frank SchwarzFa Chu Chin (introduction); Madame Chin (introduction); Fong (villain, introduction)

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