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Issue Details

Issue #83
Published July 1947
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing J. F. Byrne (Managing Editor)

Cover Details - "Deep Six"

Characters Captain Wings
Genre adventure
Pencils Bob Lubbers (signed)
Inks Bob Lubbers (signed)

10 page story Deep Six ["The China Sea--where the surge of the..."]

Characters Captain Wings; Captain Hunt (Villain); Eric (Villain, Intro, Death); Bess (Intro)
Genre adventure
Script ? [as Major T. E. Bowen]
Pencils Bob Lubbers
Inks Bob Lubbers; ?
Notes The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

6 page Jane Martin story "Would you like to...live a new and..."

Characters Jane Martin; Jim Pinkerton (Intro); Brady (Villain, Intro, Death); Penny Preston (Villain, Intro, Death); Other Gangsters (Villain, Intro, Death)
Genre adventure
Script ? [as Bob Hickok]
Pencils Fran Hopper (signed)
Inks Fran Hopper (signed)

6 page Greasemonkey Griffin story "G.G.'s day begins with a sigh, cause it's..."

Characters Greasemonkey Griffin; U. Dozoff (Intro, a hypnotist); A girl ranch owner (Intro); The Boss and his gang (Villain, Intro)
Synopsis SOME of this is probably a dream!
Genre humor
Script ? [as Kip Beales]
Pencils Al Walker (signed)
Inks Al Walker (signed)

5 page Air Heroes of World War II text article "Maj. J. L. Smith"

Genre fact
Pencils George Evans
Inks George Evans
Letters typeset
Notes Illustrated text story.

6 page The Phantom Falcon story "As assistant to Police commissioner Gordon, Chet Horne's..."

Characters The Phantom Falcon; Peggy (Villain, Intro); Marty (Villain, Intro); Henri Duane (Death)
Genre crime
Script ? [as Cliff Dubois]
Pencils Howard Larsen
Inks Howard Larsen; ?

1 page Wings' Air Mail letters page

Letters typeset

6 page Suicide Smith story "Postal union...pick up Senor Jose Quieroz at Casa..."

Characters Suicide Smith; The Gaucho Queen and her gang (Villain, Intro); Jose Queiroz (Intro)
Genre adventure
Script ? [as Capt. A.E. Carruthers]
Pencils John Celardo (signed)
Inks John Celardo (signed)

8 page Ghost Squadron story "This is the story of a pilot named..."

Characters Ghost Squadron; Margot (Villain, Intro, Death); Herr Roth (Villain, Intro, Death); Nazi scientists (Villain, Intro, Death); Vic Parker (Intro)
Genre mystery
Script ? [as Capt. Derek West]
Pencils Maurice Whitman (signed)
Inks Maurice Whitman (signed)