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Issue Details

Issue #20
Published April 1942
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Gene Fawcette (Art Director)

Cover Details - "Cloud Coffins for Japs - Made in U.S.A."

Genre war
Pencils Gene Fawcette (signed)
Inks Gene Fawcette (signed)

12 page Captain Wings story Cloud Coffins For Japs--Made In U.S.A. ["Like a huge poison snake, the yellow menace..."]

Characters I: Evelyn Von Brunt (a male pilot), Margot Von Brunt (his sister), Mr. and Mrs. Von Brunt (their parents), Wart; V: The Japanese
Genre war
Script ? [as Major T. E. Bowen]
Pencils Ken Battefield
Inks Rudy Palais?
Notes Story title is taken from front cover blurb. Possible inks also by Cassone.

6 page Parachute Patrol story "Tommy, Curly and Blimpo, better known as the..."

Characters GS: Dick Starr; V: Peggy Beck (I) and a band of masked traitors (I)
Genre war
Script ? [as Casey McKay]
Pencils George Carl Wilhelms
Inks George Carl Wilhelms

6 page Jane Martin story "To a British air base in Africa come..."

Characters I: A Dutchman; V: Kurt and other Nazis (I, D)
Genre war
Script ? [as F.E. Lincoln]
Pencils George Appel
Inks George Appel

7 page Skull Squad story "The famous RAF trio, Kent Douglas, Englshman, Sandy..."

Characters I: Beth
Genre war
Script ? [as Ace Atkins]
Pencils Arthur Peddy
Inks Arthur Peddy

2 page text article "How To Join the Army Air Corps"

Genre political/propaganda
Script Tom O'Neill
Letters typeset

8 page Clipper Kirk story "The defiant cry of 'Thumbs Up!' answers the..."

Characters V: The Black Angel (I, D); I: Brown (the Black Angel's cousin)
Genre war
Script ? [as Cliff Dubois]
Pencils Art Saaf
Inks Art Saaf

1 page Wings of America club page activity

Genre war
Notes reproduces airplane designs submitted by Samuel Ransisvalle, Roger Rollin, and Edward Plewucha.

6 page Captain Derek West story "The One-Eyed Devil"

Genre war
Script ? [as Capt. Derek West]
Pencils Jack Kamen?
Notes This artwork has historically been credited to Rey Isip. However, he signs a filler in issue 25 that eliminates him as a possibility here.

1 page Wing Tips filler "Flying Wing"

Genre true

6 page Greasemonkey Griffin story "In V formation, a squadron of British aircraft..."

Characters V: Notchka (I)
Genre war
Script ? [as Kip Beales]
Pencils Al Walker
Inks Al Walker

8 page Suicide Smith story "The black commandos, Britain's bravest, crossing the channel..."

Characters I: Mike Dorgan, Gibbs, Capt. Gaines, a scientist (D); GS: Hinda; V: The Nazis
Genre war
Script ? [as Capt. A.E. Carruthers]
Pencils Joe Doolin
Inks Joe Doolin