Issue Details

Issue	#86
Published	October 1947
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	J. F. Byrne (Managing Editor)

Cover Details - " Moon Raiders of Tomorrow"

Characters	Captain Wings
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Bob Lubbers
Inks	Bob Lubbers

10 page Captain Wings story Moon Raiders of Tomorrow ["Atom attacks from outer space? Air bases on..."]

Characters	Captain Wings; Dr. Szkyzk (intro); VILLAINS: Mr. Atlantis; Rita (dies); Marcel (intro?); Hassan (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 "Selling airplanes for a penny-pinching boss wasn't exactly..."

Characters	Jane Martin; Bob (a pilot; intro); VILLAINS: Mr. Allen; Pete; their gang
Genre	crime
Script	? [as F.E. Lincoln]
Pencils	George Evans (signed)
Inks	George Evans (signed)

6 page Greasemonkey Griffin story "Yes, sir, the professors are really musing at..."

Characters	Emil (Villain, Intro); Mabel (Villain, Intro); Grimshaw Griffin (Villain, Intro)
Genre	humor
Script	? [as Kip Beales]
Pencils	Al Walker (signed)
Inks	Al Walker (signed)

4 page Air Heroes of World War II story "Capt. Robert S. Johnson"

Genre	fact
Pencils	Pete Costanza?
Letters	typeset
Notes	illustrated text story

6 page The Phantom Falcon story "As the Phantom Falcon, Chet Horne, found himself..."

Characters	Steve (Villain, Intro, Death); The Boss (Villain, Intro, Death); Mr. Gwynn (Intro, Death); Miss Gwynn (Intro)
Genre	crime
Script	? [as Cliff Dubois]
Pencils	Charles Sultan
Inks	Charles Sultan

1 page Wings' Air Mail letters page

Letters

Typeset

6 page Suicide Smith story "On to Aero Munda's field sped the heavily-guarded limousine..."

Characters	Suicide Smith; Dominique Alvarez; President Alvarez; VILLAINS: El Culebra (intro; dies); his gang (intro)
Genre	adventure
Script	? [as Capt. A.E. Carruthers]
Pencils	John Celardo (signed)
Inks	John Celardo (signed)

8 page Ghost Squadron story "Her name was Isabella and she was a..."

Characters	Ghost 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)
Genre	mystery
Script	? [as Capt. Derek West]
Pencils	Maurice Whitman (signed)
Inks	Maurice Whitman (signed)
Notes	ultra-gory decapitation panel!