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Wings Comics (1940) comic books 1947

  • Issue #77
    Wings Comics (1940) 77
    • Coupon cut from back cover, does not interrupt art or story.

    Cover by Bob Lubbers. 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. Jane Martin is targeted for death while seeking a missing millionaire; Greasemonkey Griffin babysits a bratty little girl who helps him battle plane thieves; A female American spy trapped behind Russian lines is led to safety by a pilot's ghost. 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.

  • Issue #79
    Wings Comics (1940) 79
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #1074901011
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover by Bob Lubbers. Edited by J.F. Byrne. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, Fran Hopper, Al Walker, George Evans, Howard Larsen, Charles Sultan, John Mitchell and Rafael Astarita. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Jane Martin is kayoed by greedy musician Downbeat and yet another Jane Martin impostor. Greasemonkey Griffin finally gets a crop-duster job, but it's from a crooked plantation owner. An airman's ghostly wife returns with her great-grandfather - the pirate Blackbeard! - to free her husband from Japanese forces. 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.

  • Issue #81
    Wings Comics (1940) 81
    • Staple rust. Rust migration. Water damage.
    • Cover and first three wraps detached. Centerfold detached at one staple. Oxidation and rust migration.

    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 Maurice Whitman. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Jane Martin travels to the Antarctic in search of a modern-day Moby Dick and precious ambergris; Greasemonkey Griffin competes in an air race with a beautiful but dangerous woman; A bereaved pilot decides to sell out his country, so his ghostly wife sets out to stop him. 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.

  • Issue #82
    Wings Comics (1940) 82
    Auction opens July 6

    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 Maurice Whitman. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Jane Martin investigates fraud during flood recovery efforts; Greasemonkey Griffin travels around the world on a dangerous spy mission, or so he thinks; A reporter follows Captain Wings on a mission, but he's actually seeking a fortune in gold. 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.

  • Issue #83
    Wings Comics (1940) 83
    Auction opens July 6
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4421226004
    • 1.5" Staple tear.

    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 Maurice Whitman. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Resort owners form a sinister cartel when Jane Martin promotes new airborne travel-trailers; A lightning strike temporarily gives Greasemonkey Griffin super-strength and super-confidence; A Nazi mind-control drug turns soldiers against the US, but the ghosts of its victims seek justice. 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.