Wings Comics

First published in 1940, Wings Comics was the descendent of Fiction House’s old Wings magazine from the 1920s. Both the comic and the magazine were aimed at flight enthusiasts, with earlier issues, in particular, concentrating on aviation history and (relatively) basic aerobatic stunts such as wing-walking. As the war in Europe spread to America, the magazine moved from a pure aviation focus to publishing war-hero stories that were virtually indistinguishable from the Blackhawk and Captain Midnight tales that were popular at the time. Thankfully, the title later regained its stature by shifting the focus to true-life aviation heroes, aviation history, as well as model airplane building. Although never a huge sales success, it maintained a loyal fan base of flight enthusiasts which kept title going for almost fifteen years.

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#5

Jan 1941

Cover: $0.10

W: Ace Atkins, Alexander York, Clyde North, Dick Ayers, Fred Hawks, Jay Ryder, Ken Norwood, Kit Gleason, Larry Shaw, Pat Powers, Rick N. Backer · A: Arthur Peddy, Henry C. Kiefer, George Tuska, Leonard Frank, Witmer Williams, Klaus Nordling

1 copy for $140.00
#121

Cover: $0.10

ca. 1953

1 copy for $9.00
#122

Dec 1954

Cover: $0.10

A: Johnny Bell, Bill Discount

Winter 1954

1 copy for $22.99