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Wings Comics, #31

Published: March 1943

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Wings Comics #31

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Issue Contents:
Sea-Hawks Away
1 page war
Sheena (1)
Story 1 1 page jungle

"Sheena flashes into spine-chilling action against..."

Characters
  • Sheena
Story Notes

Inside front cover. Promo ad shows the cover of Sheena #3 (Spring 1943) with art credited to Dan Zolnerowich; an additional figure of Sheena appears in the ad, presumably drawn by Zolnerowich. Note: this indexer's copy has a torn cover with the complete story title missing.

Story 2 11 pages war

"He is a man with two faces, two souls..."

Characters
  • Capt. Boggs
  • Lady Cooper
  • Sir Guy Cooper
  • Link
  • Hugo
  • Capt. Wings
  • Shorty
Story 3 7 pages aviation; war

"Another dawn on the English coast, and a..."

Characters
  • Kent Douglas
  • Sandy MacGregor
  • Jimmy Jones
  • Rockham [Gray Ghost]
  • Von Lichtau
Story Notes

Peddy seems to be completely gone from the art at this point, though his replacement[s] are doing their best to convince us otherwise.

Story 4 8 pages humor; war

"Our hero is dejected and forlorn...as he..."

Storyline

Griffin sneaks aboard a plane to be flown by Col. Atkins and inadvertently catches a spy.

Characters
  • Greasemonkey Griffin
  • Col. Atkins
Monsoon Mission
Story 5 5 pages aviation; war

"Eluding a Jap task force of light cruisers..."

Characters
  • Lt. Ferris
  • Ensign Bill Collier
  • Jean Kelly
  • George
Story Notes

All lettering with the exception of one caption on last page is typeset. Text runs across the tops of the panels, there are no word balloons or sound effects.

Build the "Wildcat"

Featuring Model Airplane Builder's Plans

Story 6 2 pages non-fiction; aviation
Story Notes

Instructions and pattern to build a wooden model of the Grumman F4F-3.

Story 7 8 pages spy; war

"The West Indies...hotbed of German infiltration and..."

Look out for the Flying Goon!
Story 8 1 page non-fiction; aviation

"... an aeronautical nightmare?"

Run For the Bomb Shelter, Jane! (1)
Story 9 2 pages
Story Notes

Story title taken from the title of the first letter. Letters of comment from John Hatfield; J. Hart; Bob Sadler; Eddie Asmir; Don Shultz; Gale H. Brochnke, Tom S. Harris, Jim S. Lane; Jacklyn Louise Mayfield; Hawk Harrington; Jerry Morton; Joseph Yazell; Wesley Townsend; Jim McCorkindale; Bill Doran; Billy Kershner

Story 10 0 pages

"It's free this new book"

Story Notes

Ad for the book, "The Age of Chemistry."

Lt. Lyman Middleditch
Story 11 2 pages non-fiction; biography; war

"The Egyptian sky swarmed with Axis planes."

Characters
  • Lieut. Lyman Middleditch
  • Major General Brereton
Story Notes

All lettering with the exception of one caption on first page is typeset. Text runs across the bottoms of the panels, there are no word balloons or sound effects.

Story 12 6 pages spy; war

"Vladivostok, distant scene of Russian and Axis intrigues..."

Characters
  • Jane Martin
  • Thurkoff
  • Franz
Zero Bait
Story 13 2 pages aviation; war

"The American pursuit group of P-40F's climbed away from the Port Moresby field and took echelon formation above the thin clouds."

Characters
  • Joe Cutler
  • Capt. Ben Wallace
Sea-Hawks Away
Story 14 9 pages war

"Shifted from the desert front to the United..."

Characters
  • Clipper Kirk
  • Tonia Lorraine
  • Tereau
  • Gregg
  • Lt. Bruce MacDougal
Story Notes

The title is taken from the cover.

Story 15 1 page

"Get tiger power now"

Story Notes

Ad for barbells and chest pull equipment for weight lifting.

The Big Six of the Comics Magazines
Story 16 1 page
Story Notes

Promo ad in color on inside back cover showing the covers of Wings Comics #31; Jumbo Comics #49; Jungle Comics #39; Rangers Comics #10; Fight Comics #25; Planet Comics #24.

Story 17 1 page

"Amazing gift offer to comic readers!"

Story Notes

Back cover. Ad for the 1943 Funk & Wagnall's New Standard Encyclopedia.