Four Color #790

Dates

Cover date

April 1957

Pages

36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #790 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

• Original edition10¢ cover

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• 15¢ price variant15¢ cover

  15¢

  Printed cover price 15¢.

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Creators

Stories

• The Wings of Eagles · 32 pages

  The life story of Frank "Spig" Wead, a pioneer in Naval aviation, who, after an accident grounded him, became a screenwriter in Hollywood. During World War II, Wead rejoined the Navy and designed a supply link to provide reserve aircraft to large carriers during battles.

• The First Aircraft Take-off from the Deck of a Ship · Naval Aviation Firsts · 1 pages

  Description of the first aircraft to take-off from the deck of a ship--in 1910.

• The First Aircraft Landing on the Deck of a Ship · Naval Aviation Firsts · 1 pages

  Description of the first landing of an aircraft on a ship.

Reprinted in

Alex Toth in Hollywood (2009)