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Issue Details

Issue #72
Published August 1946
Cover Price $0.10
Pages 52
Editing J. F. Byrne (Managing Editor)
Notes Art credits from Nicholas Burns via the GCD Errors List (10 February 2006). Entire issue updated/revised 12/2006 by HS/HW/JV.

Cover Details - "Colonel Kamikaze"

Genre war
Pencils Lee Elias
Inks Lee Elias
Notes Art credits from Nicholas Burns via the GCD Errors List (10 February 2006). Entire issue updated/revised 12/2006 by HS/HW/JV.

10 page Captain Wings story "Colonel Kamikaze, the Jap eagle, was caged. Never..."

Characters Villains: Col. Kamikaze (death); Suga (death)
Genre war
Script ? [as Major T. E. Bowen]
Pencils Bob Lubbers (signed)
Inks Bob Lubbers (signed)

6 page Jane Martin story "Life is sure dull for Jane. Nothing ever..."

Characters Bill Aimes (intro); Villain: Greasy; the Boss (intro; death for both)
Genre adventure
Script ? [as Bob Hickok]
Pencils Fran Hopper (signed)
Inks Fran Hopper (signed); Marcia Snyder ?

6 page Greasemonkey Griffin story "48 hours without sleep or a hot dog..."

Characters Constance (a pig; intro)
Genre humor
Script ? [as Kip Beales]
Pencils Al Walker (signed)
Inks Al Walker (signed)

5 page Air Heroes of World War II story "Butch O'Hare"

Pencils George Evans
Inks George Evans
Letters typeset
Notes Illustrated text story
Reprinted in Rangers Comics (Fiction House, 1941 series) #62

6 page Phantom Falcon story "Suddenly the beacon of a Canadian airfield lights..."

Characters Villains: Sagov; Boris; Vanya; another spy (all intro; death)
Genre spy
Script ? [as Cliff Dubois]
Pencils Joey Cavallo (signed)
Inks Joey Cavallo (signed)

1 page Wings' Air Mail letters page "Wings' Air Mail"

Letters typeset

6 page Suicide Smith story "Would you fight a swordsman with a pen knife..."

Characters Joe Ryan (intro); Miss Ryan (intro); Villain: Mr. Miquel (intro; death)
Genre adventure
Script ? [as Capt. A.E. Carruthers]
Pencils John Celardo

8 page Ghost Squadron story Phantoms From the Sea ["US Navy. Captain Derek West. Dear Sir: This letter..."]

Characters Intro: Capt. John Rogers (death; R as ghost); Jane Rogers; Lt. L. Strong; Villain: The Japanese
Genre war
Script ? [as Capt. Derek West]
Pencils Rafael Astarita
Inks Rafael Astarita
Reprinted in Ghost Comics (Fiction House) #1 in truncated form; title given to this story in that issue.