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81May 1947
$0.10

Wings Comics #81

Fiction House · May 1947 · on sale 1947-03-25

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Series
Wings Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series)
Issue
#81
Publication date
May 1947
Key date
1947-05-00
On-sale date
1947-03-25
Indicia publisher
Wings Pub. Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Sky Trail of the Terror Tong!cover1pencils: Bob Lubbers; inks: Bob Lubbers
1The Super 7 of the Comics...promo (ad from the publisher)1
2Sky Trail of the Terror Tong!comic story10pencils: Bob Lubbers; inks: Bob LubbersCaptain Wings; Lt. Ross (introduction); VILLAINS: Kung (introduction, dies); Nicee (introduction, dies); Lt. Ross imposter (introduction, dies); Captain Wings (imposter, introduction, dies)
3-comic story6script: Bob Hickok; pencils: Fran Hopper; inks: Fran HopperJane Martin; Captain Stoneheart (intro); VILLAINS: Phil (intro); Joe (intro); their partner (intro)
4-comic story6pencils: Al Walker; inks: Al WalkerGreasemonkey Griffith; VILLAIN: Sky Lark (intro)
5Geo. "Screwball" Beurlingtext story5pencils: George Evans; inks: George EvansGeorge Beurling [Screwball]; Ted Hogan
6-comic story6script: Cliff Dubois; pencils: Howard Larsen; inks: Howard LarsenThe Phantom Falcon; Mayor Jones (intro); Ellen Jones (intro); VILLAINS: Trigger Benson (intro; dies); Lefty (intro; dies); Baldy (intro; dies)
7-letters page1script: Jack Byrne
8-comic story6script: A. E. Carruthers; pencils: John Celardo; inks: John CelardoSuicide Smith; VILLAINS: El Gato (intro); Carlos (intro)
9-comic story8pencils: Maurice Whitman; inks: Maurice WhitmanGhost Squadron; Jeff Parker (intro); Mary (intro; dies; ghost); Bill (intro); VILLAINS: The Japanese
10Premiere of Two New Comic Bookspromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Bob Lubbers; inks: Bob Lubbers

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