Issue Details

Issue	#78
Published	February 1947
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	J. F. Byrne (Managing Editor)

Cover Details - "Loot Queen of Satan's Skyways"

Genre	war
Pencils	Bob Lubbers (signed)
Inks	Bob Lubbers (signed)

10 page Captain Wings story Loot Queen of Satan's Skyways ["Grave was China's peril--for a fifth column..."]

Characters	VILLAIN: Lady T'Chai (intro; dies)
Genre	war
Script	? [as Major T. E. Bowen]
Pencils	Bob Lubbers
Inks	Bob Lubbers
Notes	The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

6 page Jane Martin story "It was only short weeks ago that Jane..."

Characters	Jane Martin; VILLAINS: Dunn (intro); Mike (intro); Gatty (intro)
Genre	spies
Script	? [as Bob Hickok]
Pencils	Fran Hopper (signed)
Inks	Fran Hopper (signed)

6 page Greasemonkey Griffin story "Where's old G.G. headed for? Why, can't you..."

Characters	Greasemonkey Griffin; VILLAIN: Bettina Bicep (intro)
Genre	humor
Script	? [as Kip Beales]
Pencils	Al Walker (signed)
Inks	Al Walker (signed)

Half page Wings' Air Mail letters page

Letters	Typeset
Notes	Letters page. Remainder of page consists of Ownership Statement.

6 page The Phantom Falcon story "None know that Chet Horne, too-timid clerk and..."

Characters	VILLAINS: W.F. Slade (intro; dies); Sal (intro; dies); a hireling (intro)
Genre	crime
Script	? [as Cliff Dubois]
Pencils	Howard Larsen
Inks	Howard Larsen

4 page Air Heroes of World War II text article Boyd "Buzz" Wagner

Genre	fact;
Pencils	George Evans
Inks	George Evans
Letters	typeset
Notes	illustrated text story
Reprinted	in RANGERS COMICS (Fiction House, 1941 Series) #69 (Winter 1953)

6 page Suicide Smith story "It was to be a nice quiet flight..."

Characters	Suicide Smith; VILLAINS: Herbie (intro; dies); Monk (intro); Ed (intro); Grange (intro)
Genre	war
Script	? [as Capt. A.E. Carruthers]
Pencils	Charles Sultan
Inks	Charles Sultan

8 page Ghost Squadron story "They were more than explorers, these three...they..."

Characters	Ghost Squadron; Beth Ames (intro; dies; returns as ghost); Jeff Ames; VILLAIN: Johann (intro; dies)
Genre	mystery
Script	? [as Capt. Derek West]
Pencils	Rafael Astarita
Inks	Rafael Astarita