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| Date | | Number: 1 | Lang: English (en) | |||
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| File name | Tailspin.cbz | |||
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| Notes | From Spotlight comes this obscure gem. It contains the one and only not seen in over sixty years the superhero FIREBIRD. Many thanks to Loftypilot for the edits. There is more information about this book at the bottom of the page | |||
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| Additional Information | |
| Name | Tailspin Comics | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 52 |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Pencils | L. B. Cole |
| Inks | L. B. Cole |
| Genre | War |
| Notes | Airplane cover |
| Credits | No Title (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Comic Story | No Title (6 pages) |
| Feature | Whistlin' Willie |
| Genre | War |
| First Line | From the flaming maelstrom of lead filled skies |
| Notes | Whistlin' Willie is the name of the plane. |
| Comic Story | Part Indian, Part Irish, 100% American (3 pages) |
| Genre | Non-fiction; War |
| Characters | Second Lieutenant Ernest Childers |
| Comic Story | A Real Hero of Aviation! (6 pages) |
| Feature | Frank Luke Balloon Buster |
| Genre | Non-fiction; War |
| Characters | Frank Luke |
| Comic Story | The Valkyrie! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | A specially-designed Messerschmitt fighter is wreaking havoc on Allied planes. Firebird discovers it is piloted by The Valkyrie, a woman who wants to make "women of Germany air-conscious" because "Germany is losing the war." Firebird kills her and ends the menace. |
| Feature | Firebird |
| Genre | Superhero; War |
| Characters | Firebird; Valkyrie (villain) |
| Pencils | L. B. Cole ? |
| Inks | L. B. Cole ? |
| Notes | The splash page is typical L.B. Cole work (black background, bright colors). Bails credits Cole with pencils and inks on this title and the last five stories in this issue all look like his work. The costumed hero "Firebird" has no origin story--this seems to have been his only appearance. |
| Comic Story | Nipponese Nemesis (6 pages) |
| Feature | Gen. Claire L. Chennault |
| Genre | Non-fiction; War |
| Characters | Gen. Claire L. Chennault |
| Pencils | L. B. Cole ? |
| Inks | L. B. Cole ? |
| Text Story | Tweedy Triumphs! (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Text Story | Target for Today (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | War |
| Comic Story | Trouble Shooters (6 pages) |
| Feature | Trouble Shooters |
| Genre | Non-fiction; War |
| Pencils | L. B. Cole ? |
| Inks | L. B. Cole ? |
| Notes | The ground crews are unsung heroes of the war. |
| Comic Story | Breadbasket of the Sea (6 pages) |
| Genre | Non-fiction; War |
| Characters | Governor Gifford Pinchot |
| Pencils | L. B. Cole ? |
| Inks | L. B. Cole ? |
| Notes | Pennsylvania governor develops fishing kits that are placed on rubber rafts for marooned flyers. |
| Comic Story | The Navy Takes Off (6 pages) |
| Genre | Non-fiction; War |
| Pencils | L. B. Cole ? |
| Inks | L. B. Cole ? |
| PSA | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | War Bonds |
| Pencils | L. B. Cole ? |
| Inks | L. B. Cole ? |
| First Line | Let Uncle Sam use your money now-you can spend it later |
| Illustration | Fighting Allies (1 page) |
| Genre | Non-fiction; Aviation; War |
| Pencils | L. B. Cole ? |
| Inks | L. B. Cole ? |
| Notes | Drawings and descriptions of planes used by U.S. allies in World War II. |
| The data in the additional content section is courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution License. More details about this comic may be available in their page here | |
