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Issue Details

Issue #18
Published February 1942
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Malcolm Reiss (Editor); Gene Fawcette (Art Director)

Cover Details - "Horsemen of the Sky"

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

12 page Captain Wings story "His long slimy fingers dripping with blood, the..."

Characters V: The Butcher (I; Booth), Max, Tommy, Gus, and Steve (I for all); I: Cmdr. Saunders, Mr. Parker, Sue
Genre war
Script ? [as Major T. E. Bowen]
Pencils Dan Zolnerowich
Inks Al Gabriele?; John Cassonel?

6 page Greasemonkey Griffin story "That goofy cloud-buster of war skies, pest of..."

Characters I: Norette, Don Ballard, Ballard (his brother)
Genre war
Script ? [as Kip Beales]
Pencils Al Walker
Inks Al Walker

8 page Suicide Smith story "Marooned on Crete, Suicide joins a valiant group..."

Characters GS: Kauro, Mackenzie (D); I: Gibbs, Bishop, Xandra Aroos and her grandparents (D); V: Count Borstel (I)
Genre war
Script ? [as Capt. A.E. Carruthers]
Pencils Joe Doolin
Inks Joe Doolin

7 page Skull Squad story "Over jagged mountain peaks of Montenegro, where typical..."

Characters I: Sabia, Ignasz Serbatrovicz
Genre war
Script ? [as Ace Atkins]
Pencils Art Peddy
Inks Art Peddy; ?

2 page Wing Tips story Escort Fighter ["The Bristol Beaufighter is the latest British sky..."]

Genre true
Pencils Gene Fawcette
Inks Gene Fawcette

2 page John Perry text story "Falcons of Malta"

Genre war
Script ? [as Gordon Wayne]
Letters typeset

6 page Parachute Patrol story "Their superior has given the boys a new..."

Characters V: Carl and other spies (I for all)
Genre war
Script ? [as Casey McKay]
Pencils George Carl Wilhelms
Inks George Carl Wilhelms?
Notes HS notes some possible H.C. Kiefer input.

6 page Jane Martin story "A messenger hurries to the field where Jane..."

Characters I: Pres. Benes, Benrl, the Torch (an underground resistance group)
Genre war
Script ? [as F.E. Lincoln]
Pencils Al Gabriele?
Inks George Appel?

6 page Captain Derek West story "Horsemen of the Sky"

Genre war
Script ? [as Capt. Derek West]
Pencils Gene Fawcette; Pagsilang Rey Isip?
Inks Gene Fawcette; Pagsilang Rey Isip?
Notes The cover image by Fawcette is repeated here as the splash page.

8 page Clipper Kirk story "Soaring over snow-capped Tibetan mountains to rescue a..."

Characters I: Fa Chu Chin, Madame Chin; V: Fong (I)
Genre war
Script ? [as Cliff Dubois]
Pencils Frank Schwartz?
Inks Frank Schwartz?
Notes HW notes similarities to Tom Gill or other early Dell artist.