One of Wendall’s few costumed adventures, from Smash #25 (1941); art by
Vernon Henkel.From Smash #31 (1942). Art by Vernon Henkel.
Captain “Wings” Wendall was an aviator for the U.S. Army Intelligence. He
wore a costume and mask only for three issues, and was created by Vernon Henkel,
who put his other creation, Chic Carter, through a similar temporary transformation.
In one of his earliest adventures Wings battled a masked villain called the
Hooded Terror(Smash #3) , and another in a golden
mask. On this case, Wings also began using his signature plane, the Bullet-plane,
designed by mechanic pal Spinner Benson. (#18)