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Wings Comics #32
Wings Comics #32 (April 1943) An anthology issue featuring multiple aviation-themed stories. The lead story, "Clipper Kirk," follows pilot Kirk and engineer Clipper as they pilot a massive flying bomber equipped with eight thousand horsepower diesel engines capable of 360 m.p.h. across enemy territory toward the French Riviera, where they encounter spies and engage in aerial combat. Another story depicts paratroopers conducting a raid involving a B-25 bomber that crashes near a beach, leading to a search operation and discovery of enemy agents. A third narrative involves a pilot uncovering Nazi spy activity and confronting an operative in a darkened office, resulting in gunfire and a dramatic struggle. The issue is dedicated to American flying men carrying the nation's colors in service of freedom.