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86October 1947
$0.10

Wings Comics #86

Fiction House · October 1947 · on sale 1947-08-25

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Identification plate

Series
Wings Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series)
Issue
#86
Publication date
October 1947
Key date
1947-10-00
On-sale date
1947-08-25
Indicia publisher
Wings Pub. Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Moon Raiders of Tomorrow!cover1pencils: Bob Lubbers; inks: Bob Lubbers
1The Big 6 of the Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1
2Moon Raiders of Tomorrow!comic story10pencils: Bob Lubbers; inks: Bob LubbersCaptain Wings; Dr. Szkyzk (intro); VILLAINS: Mr. Atlantis; Rita (dies); Marcel (intro?); Hassan (intro?)
3-comic story6script: F. E. Lincoln; pencils: George Evans; inks: George EvansJane Martin; Bob (a pilot; intro); VILLAINS: Mr. Allen; Pete; their gang
4-comic story6script: Kip Beales; pencils: Al Walker; inks: Al WalkerEmil (Villain, Intro); Mabel (Villain, Intro); Grimshaw Griffin (Villain, Intro)
5Capt. Robert S. Johnsontext story4pencils: Pete CostanzaRobert Samuel Johnson; Col. Hubert Zemke; Gerald Johnson; Mahurin; Francis Gabreski
6-comic story6script: Cliff Dubois; pencils: Charles Sultan; inks: Charles SultanSteve (Villain, Intro, Death); The Boss (Villain, Intro, Death); Mr. Gwynn (Intro, Death); Miss Gwynn (Intro)
7-letters page1pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); letters: typeset
8-comic story6script: A. E. Carruthers; pencils: John Celardo; inks: John CelardoSuicide Smith; Dominique Alvarez; President Alvarez; VILLAINS: El Culebra (intro; dies); his gang (intro)
9-comic story8pencils: Maurice Whitman; inks: Maurice WhitmanGhost Squadron; Isabella (a doll and its ghost; intro); Doudiet (intro; dies; ghost); Bill Kiemle (intro; dies; ghost); Lem (intro; dies; ghost); Susan (intro); VILLAINS: Lt. Bob Tyler (intro; dies)

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