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.