Wings Comics (1940) comic books 1944-1946

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $105.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #3955654015

Cover by Art Saaf. Edited by Malcolm Reiss. Stories and art by George Appel, Lily Renee, Robert Webb, Arnold Hicks, Ruben Moreira, and Lee Elias. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Nice Lily Renee art as Agent Jane Martin aids native forces after being shot down in China; Suicide Smith plots to topple the ruler of a Balkan nation; Clipper Kirk and a woman are trapped on an enemy submarine and lashed to the cannon. Skull Squad; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; Captain Wings; Suicide Smith; Wing Tips; Battle Baptism for an Ace; Treasure Tryst; Yank Aces of World War II; Greasemonkey Griffin. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $39.95 or Best Offer View scan INCOMPLETE. Centerfold and one stub page missing, affects art and story. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Art Saaf. Edited by Malcolm Reiss. Stories and art by Robert Webb, Lily Renee, Ruth Atkinson, Lee Elias, Ruben Moreira, and Graham Ingels. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Lily Renee good-girl art as Agent Jane Martin goes undercover in a Balkan nation; Suicide Smith and his squad must protect a Balkan ruler from assassination by replacing his guard; Skull Squad joins forces with a beautiful Polish pilot to transport arms to a Pacific island. Featuring art by pioneering female artists Lily Renee and Ruth Atkinson, plus EC legend Graham Ingels. Skull Squad; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; Captain Wings; Suicide Smith; Wing Tips; One Pair of Wings -- Clipped; Chip Collins; Yank Aces of World War II; Greasemonkey Griffin. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $180.00 View scans Paper: Off white Slab: Plastic debris between case and inner well Label #2086116008 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by Art Saaf. Edited by J.F. Byrne. Stories and art by Gus Schrotter, Alex Blum, Lily Renee, Ruth Atkinson, Lee Elias, Ruben Moreira, and Arnold Hicks. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Nice Lily Renee good-girl art as Agent Jane Martin goes undercover as a gypsy dancer; Greasemonkey Griffin accidentally takes Professor Poppen J. Ipswitch's dangerous invention for a ride; Clipper Kirk must protect a conference of world leaders (Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Josef Stalin, and Chiang Kai-Shek appear) from a top-secret Nazi supercarrier. Skull Squad; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; Captain Wings; Suicide Smith; Wing Tips; The Hero of Djebel Bou Arada; Thunder In the Alps; Greasemonkey Griffin. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $155.00 View scans Cover coming loose at staple. Water damage.

Cover by Art Saaf. Edited by J.F. Byrne. Stories and art by Art Saaf, Alex Blum, Lily Renee, Ruth Atkinson, Lee Elias, and Jack Keller. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. More Lily Renee good-girl art as Agent Jane Martin goes undercover as a dancer in the Moulin Rouge to expose collaborators; Greasemonkey Griffin takes a nap and accidentally stows away to Algiers, where he foils a Nazi plot; Clipper Kirk battles Nazi super-fighters to save a downed flying boat and its female survivor. Skull Squad; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; Captain Wings; Suicide Smith; Wing Tips; The Red Rain of Burma; Yank Aces of World War II; Greasemonkey Griffin. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by J.F. Byrne and Ruth Atkinson. Stories and art by Art Saaf, Ruth Atkinson, Jack Keller, Lee Elias, and Robert Webb. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Agent Jane Martin has a midair fist-fight with the Nazi spy she accidentally rescued; Greasemonkey Griffin falls hard for a beautiful Russian test pilot; Suicide Smith starts to resemble Milton Caniff's art style as he seeks an Islamic artifact to restore a king (actual art by Lee Elias). Skull Squad; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; Captain Wings; Suicide Smith; Wing Tips; Thunder Behind Tokio; Greasemonkey Griffin. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $41.00 View scans 1.5" Spine split from top. Water spotting.

Cover by Art Saaf. Edited by J.F. Byrne and Ruth Atkinson. Stories and art by Art Saaf, Ruth Atkinson, Alex Blum, and Robert Webb. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Action girl Jane Martin spots a hijacked passenger plane while patrolling Gibraltar airspace; Greasemonkey Griffin is the only American aboard a transport plane hijacked by Nazi POWs; Suicide Smith and his squad help insurgents battle Japanese forces in Burma. Skull Squad; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; Captain Wings; Suicide Smith; Wing Tips; The Way to Wings; Greasemonkey Griffin. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $65.00 View scans Cover coming loose at staple.

Cover by Art Saaf. Edited by J.F. Byrne and Ruth Atkinson. Stories and art by Jack Keller, Alex Blum, Matt Baker, Lee Elias and Gene Colan. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Agent Jane Martin reveals her adventure with the French Resistance on D-Day; A head injury causes Greasemonkey Griffin to dream he's a German flying ace; The Skull Squad battles robot Nazi bombs over New York. Featuring early art by legendary good-girl artist Matt Baker and Marvel legend Gene Colan. Skull Squad; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; Captain Wings; Suicide Smith; Wing Tips; Peace With a Pencil; Greasemonkey Griffin. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $270.00 View scans Paper: Off white Label #1970524014 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by Art Saaf. Edited by J.F. Byrne and Ruth Atkinson. Stories and art by Lee Elias, Jack Keller, Alex Blum, Matt Baker, and Howard Larsen. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Agent Jane Martin tries to smoke out enemy agents before a king returns to his nation; Greasemonkey Griffin tells a disbelieving group of schoolchildren about his adventures during the London Blitz; A highly detailed and annotated 2-page cutaway drawing of "A Typical U.S. Carrier." Skull Squad; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; Captain Wings; Suicide Smith; Wing Tips; Yangtze Trap; Greasemonkey Griffin. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $110.00 View scans 1/4" spine split that extends through several wraps. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Art Saaf. Edited by J.F. Byrne and Ruth Atkinson. Stories and art by Lee Elias, Jack Keller, Alex Blum, Matt Baker, and Howard Larsen. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Agent Jane Martin seeks stolen plans and a hidden cave in central China; Greasemonkey Griffin is mistakenly appointed administrator of a captured German town; Shot down over a mysterious island, the Skull Squad discovers a top-secret enemy airplane ready to attack. Skull Squad; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; Captain Wings; Suicide Smith; Wing Tips; The Road to Mandalay; Greasemonkey Griffin. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $415.00 View scans Paper: Off white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #0072770017

Cover by Lee Elias. Edited by J.F. Byrne. Stories and art by Lee Elias, Jack Keller, Alex Blum, Matt Baker, Lee Ames and Howard Larsen. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Captured by the enemy, the Skull Squad manages to escape by bombing their own plane; During an air raid, Greasemonkey Griffin is mistaken for an escaped mental patient; A female mechanic accidentally stows away on a dangerous mission, and Suicide Smith must keep her alive, in a story featuring early art by legendary good-girl artist Matt Baker. Skull Squad; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; Captain Wings; Suicide Smith; Wing Tips; Priestess of Tai; Greasemonkey Griffin. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $41.00 View scan 1" Spine split from bottom. Two center wraps detached.

Cover by Lee Elias. Edited by J.F. Byrne. Stories and art by Lee Elias, Alex Blum, Ed Waldman, and Matt Baker. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Wings Comics pares down to 32 pages as WWII comes to a close. The final adventure of the Skull Squad, as they protect a fleeing Allied convoy in a stolen Japanese plane; A downed pilot has a near-death experience; Greasemonkey Griffin goes AWOL to keep a date with lovely Genevieve. Fifteen Men on a Dead Man's Chest; Captain Wings; Greasemonkey Griffin; Skull Squad; Clipper Kirk. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $69.00 View scans Centerfold detached at one staple.

Cover by Lee Elias. Edited by J.F. Byrne. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Ann Brewster, Jack Keller, Alex Blum, Lee Elias, Rodlow Willard, Mike Peppe and Tom Gill. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Wings Comics expands back to 48 pages as its various characters adjust to post-war adventures. In the debut of the "weird war" series Ghost Patrol, a WWII pilot is aided by the spirit of a WWI aviator and his ghostly biplane; Agent Jane Martin, undercover in China, discovers a plot to kidnap China's boy emperor; In India, Greasemonkey Griffin gets lost in a harem and steals a plane while dressed as a woman. First Step to the Moon; Suicide Smith; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; Wing Tips; Greasemonkey Griffin; Captain Wings; Ghost Patrol. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Lee Elias. Edited by J.F. Byrne. Stories and art by Alvin Hollingsworth, Fran Hopper, Joey Cavallo, Alex Blum, Lee Elias, and Rafael Astarita. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Believed dead after an air battle, Clipper Kirk adopts the costumed identity of the Phantom Falcon to bring his would-be assassins to justice; Agent Jane Martin seeks black-market thieves stealing American equipment in Tokyo; Greasemonkey Griffin builds his own bizarre plane out of US Army surplus equipment. Suicide Smith; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; Greasemonkey Griffin; The Team Behind the Pilot; Captain Wings; Ghost Patrol. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $50.00 View scan Heavy water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Cover by Lee Elias. Edited by J.F. Byrne. Stories and art by Alvin Hollingsworth, Fran Hopper, Joey Cavallo, Mike Peppe, Lee Elias, and Maurice Whitman. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Clipper Kirk catches his would-be killers, and then decides to keep his new, postwar identity as the Phantom Falcon; Agent Jane Martin is caught in the middle when two Mexican airlines wage war over a shipment of US fighters; Greasemonkey Griffin is recruited to fly for a sideshow's wing-walker act. Suicide Smith cover by Lee Elias strongly resembles Milton Caniff's art style. Suicide Smith; Jane Martin; The Phantom Falcon; Greasemonkey Griffin; The Emperor of Tomorrow; Wing Tips; Captain Wings; Ghost Patrol. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $41.00 View scan

Add to cart GD 2.0 $23.00 View scan 2.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Water spotting.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $249.00 View scans Paper: Off white Slab: Scuffing on front of case Label #0244705004 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $57.00 View scans Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Cover by Lee Elias. Edited by J.F. Byrne. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, Fran Hopper, Al Walker, Alvin Hollingsworth, Joey Cavallo, and Rafael Astarita. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Nazi war criminals in Latin America attack a passenger flight, not realizing the Phantom Falcon is on board; Agent Jane Martin is flying in an air show when she learns her plane was sabotaged; Captain Wings battles Col. Kamikaze and his zombie squad of drugged American airmen. Suicide Smith; Jane Martin; The Phantom Falcon; Greasemonkey Griffin; Air Heroes of World War II; Captain Wings; Ghost Patrol. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $41.00 View scans 1.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover coming loose at one staple. Water spotting.

Cover by Lee Elias. Edited by J.F. Byrne. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, Fran Hopper, Al Walker, John Celardo, Joey Cavallo, and Rafael Astarita. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. An airline pilot takes unique revenge when he spots the traitors who betrayed his unit during the war; The true story of Pappy Boyington of the legendary Flying Tigers and Black Sheep squadrons; Col. Kamikaze's return proves to Captain Wings that he's not a real kamikaze. Suicide Smith; Jane Martin; The Phantom Falcon; Greasemonkey Griffin; Air Aces of World War II; Captain Wings; Ghost Squadron. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $199.95 or Best Offer View scans Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $80.00 View scan 1.5" Cumulative spine split. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by J.F. Byrne. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, Fran Hopper, Al Walker, George Evans, Howard Larsen, Charles Sultan, and Rafael Astarita. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. An American flyer caught behind Soviet lines is aided by the ancient goddess Valencia; The Phantom Falcon, once known as Wings Comics regular Clipper Kirk, adopts a new civilian identity working for "Commissioner Gordon" in "Metropolis" (no relation); Jane Martin is assigned to guard a top-secret jet plane from a Nazi spy ring. Also featuring the first-ever Jane Martin cover (by Joe Doolin), after 73 issues. Suicide Smith; Jane Martin; The Phantom Falcon; Greasemonkey Griffin; Air Heroes of World War II; Captain Wings; Ghost Squadron. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $99.95 or Best Offer View scans No top staple (manufacturing). Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Bob Lubbers. Edited by J.F. Byrne. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, Fran Hopper, Al Walker, George Evans, Howard Larsen, John Celardo, and Rafael Astarita. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Captain Wings battles the beautiful air pirate Madame Hell Hawk; Greasemonkey Griffin is hijacked by two twin smugglers and their lovely redheaded accomplice; Jane Martin is partnered with an egotistical movie stunt flier who can't actually fly. Suicide Smith; Jane Martin; The Phantom Falcon; Greasemonkey Griffin; Air Heroes of World War II; Captain Wings; Ghost Squadron. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $41.95 or Best Offer View scan Cover detached. 2" cumulative spine split. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Bob Lubbers. Edited by J.F. Byrne. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, Fran Hopper, Al Walker, George Evans, Howard Larsen, John Celardo, and Rafael Astarita. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Captain Wings' foe the Sky Hag returns and tries to frame him; Greasemonkey Griffin is hired by a female baseball team; Jane Martin is assigned to teach a movie star how to fly, but her mysterious duplicate has other plans. Captain Wings; Jane Martin; Greasemonkey Griffin; Air Heroes of World War II; Phantom Falcon; Suicide Smith; Ghost Squadron. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.