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Flying Spy by Nick Carr (Pulp Classic #18)
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Date Story Villain Invention/Gimmick
1933
Oct The Bat Staffel Herr Doktor Krueger Bat-planes, dissolving gas
Nov Purple Aces Herr Doktor Krueger Chemical changes skin color
Dec Ace of the White Death Herr Konig, German Intell.chief A deadly type of white gas
1934
Jan The Midnight Eagle Herr Doktor Krueger Eagle-shaped balloon w/claws
Feb The Vampire Staffel Amen Sikh,Egyptian scientist Plague spread by flying insects
Mar The Skeleton Patrol Herr Doktor Krueger A giant skeleton
Apr Squadron of Corpses Herr Doktor Krueger Dead German aces return
May The Invisible Staffel Lakurji, a Hindu magician An invisible plane
Jun The Dynamite Squadron None of importance
Jul The Dragon Patrol A strange zeppelin
Aug The Hurricane Patrol An oxygen killing gas
Sep The Panther Squadron Herr Dr. Mollfuss,brain surgeon Panther-men
Oct The Spider Staffel A giant plane-eating "spider"
Nov The Mad Dog Squadron Herr Doktor Guerta, U.S.traitor Saliva from big dog causes sickness
Dec The Blizzard Staffel The Falcon (Herr von Stoll) Winter time snow grounds aircraft
1935
Jan The X-Ray Eye Herr Doktor Gurnig Ray turns men/planes into skeletons
Feb Squadron of the Scorpion Herr Doktor Sengal, astrologer. A Martian helps the Germans
Mar The Death Monsters Herr Doktor Krueger Gigantic creatures w/ long tentacles
Apr The Cave Man Patrol Prehistoric Cave-Men Underground men from another time
May The Gorilla Staffel Herr Doktor Schlemmer Monster apes are on the loose
Jun The Sword Staffel Herr Doktor Krueger Arm holding a sword in the sky kills
Jul Wings of the Juggernaut Mukja, Hindu priest A monstrous machine
Aug The Headless Staffel The Wizard. (Herr Guener) Headless men walk / "eating"liquid
Sep Staffel of Beasts An animal with a human face
Oct Claws of the Sky Monster Herr Doktor Krueger Giant birds controlled by men
Nov Staffel of Invisible Men Semi-invisible men destroy planes
Dec Staffel of Floating Heads Human heads float, eyes shoot
1936
Jan The Blood Bat Staffel Herr Doktor Krueger Weird-looking bat men
Feb Skeletons o'the Black Cross Herr Doktor Krueger Death ray and walking skeletons
Mar The Patrol of the Dead Mad Baron, Renasesnm(Egyptian) Living dead men roam the front.
Apr Scourge of the Sky Beast Herr Doktor Krueger Giant bats fly once again
May The Wings of Satan Herr Doktor Krueger Satan himself
Jun Patrol of the Cloud Crusher Herr Doktor Krueger Giant plane-crushing fist in clouds
Jul Curse of the Sky Wolves Doctor Amed Chezi Human wolf-men
Aug Vultures o'the Purple Death Herr Doktor Krueger Purplish dissolving liquid
Sep Wings of Invisible Doom Herr Doktor Krueger/Herr Ghoula Plane with death's head
Oct Skies of Yellow Death Chu Lung
Nov Death Rides the Ceiling Herr Doktor Krueger Giant magnets attracting planes
Dec Patrol of the Mad Herr Butscher-brain specialist Mad surgeon performs brain surgery
1937
Jan Scourge of the Steel Mask Herr Stahlmaske Demolishing ray
Feb Patrol o'the Murder Masters Krueger, Herr Stahlmaske Fake clouds/zeppelin carrying bomb
Mar Fangs of the Sky Leopards The Leopard Men Leopard-men (men in costumes)
Apr Vultures of the White Death Herr Professor Unger,a chemist Snow-like chemical eats human flesh
May Flight of the Dragon Chu Lung Dragon plane w/flames from nostrils.
Jun Flight From the Grave King Julito, summoned zombies Zombies
Jul Patrol of the Purple Clan Herr Stahlmaske A white liquid creates a solid mass
Aug Vengeance of the Vikings Herr Doktor Krueger Vikings thawed from blocks of ice
Sep Flight o'the Green Assassin Chu Lung & Herr Doktor Krueger Weapon that blows things apart
Oct The Hand of Steel Herr Goulon Wireless instrument creates lunatics
Nov The Flight o'the Hell Hawks Herr Doktor Schmidt Creatures w/human heads, hawk body
Dec The Drome of the Damned Herr Stahlmaske. Tiny pellets of high explosives
1938
Jan Satan Paints the Sky Baron vTodschmecker Plague-ridden rats.
Feb Wings for the Dead Herr von Seiter Man in armor, a zeppelin, a plague
Mar Patrol of the Phantom Herr Geist and Herr Koln
Apr The Black Aces of Doom Herr Doktor Krueger/Herr Geist Fearless creatures in black
May The Flames of Hell Herr Feuer
Jun Patrol of the Iron Hand Herr Stahlmaske Massivetank
Jul Fangs of the Serpent The Serpent, bent & twisted High-grade hypnosis
Aug Aces of the Damned Chu Lung Twin-zeppelins w/blinding chemical
Sep Patrol of the Sky Vulture Herr Geist Gas causes people to vanish
Oct The Condor Rides With Death The Condor Ancient catapult device
Nov The Flying Coffins of Abdel Saad, an Egyptian Liquid turns men into mummies
the Damned
Dec The Bloody Wings of The Old Hag Men become vampires supernaturally
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1939
Jan Raiders o'the Silent Death Herr Doktor Krueger Silent gun
Feb The Sky Serpent Flies Again Chu Lung
Mar The Black Wings o'the Raven The Raven Winged gas-bomb
Apr Death Flies the Last Patrol The Raven Paralyzing chemical
May Three Fly With Satan Krueger, Raven, Stahlmaske
Jun Flight o'the DeathBattalion Herr Dr. Runtz,crazed surgeon Beast-men walking once more
Jul Wings of the Black Terror Chu Lung Artificial black death cloud
Aug Patrol of the Iron Scourge The Iron Men Robot soldiers
Sep Wings of the White Death Herr Matsu Another form of virulent gas
Oct The Black Buzzard Flies Herr Nordlich, inventor Black planes, Men who see in dark
to Hell
Nov Red Fangs o'the Sky Emperor Chu Lung and Herr Matsu Gun with pipe-lines/tanks affixed
Dec The Falcon Flies with Krueger, Herr Stahlmaske Net shot from big gun & heat pellet
the Damned
1940
Jan Sky-Guns fortheMurderMaster Count Maulwurf fr/East Africa A tunnel digging machine
Feb White Wings for the Dead The Order of White Bodies & eyes were white
Mar Sky Coffins for Satan Herr Feuerhammer Man-made lightning bolts
Apr Wings of the Dragon Lord Chu Lung Dragons produce deadly poison (14)
May The Green Scourge of Herr Grun, an American traitor Weapon on a zeppelin
the Sky Raiders
Jun RedWings forthe DeathPatrol Herr Grun A type of Haitian death cult
Jul The Damned Will Fly Again Herr Grun A lightning mechanical device
Aug Death Rides the Midnight Herr Doktor Krueger Gas from leaves of plant
Patrol
Sep Bloody Wings for a Sky Hawk The Raven Massive bomb w/flame-bombs inside
Oct Red Skies for the Herr Feuerhammer
Squadrons of Satan
Nov Here Flies the Hawk of Hell Herr Doktor Krueger Gas taken from weird beasts
Dec Squadron of the Damned Herr Doktor Todini Ray that shatters nervous system
1941
Jan Death of the Hawks of War Herr Teufel
Feb Horde of the Wingless Death Herr Teufel
Mar Raiders of the Red Death The Raven A new type of gas
Apr Wings of the Doomed Baron von Tollheit Deafness followed by madness
Jun Fangs of the Winged Cobra Herr Doktor Kommer,from jungle Cobra's eyes given to a human
Aug Death is my Destiny Herr Karg An eagle-like zeppelin
Oct Squadron of the Flying Dead Akhan, Khush high priest Skeletons shock pilots to death
Dec Horde of the Black Eagle The Raven Projectile makes death-vapor
1942
Feb The Death Divers Baron von Bitzer Another type of flying bomb
Apr Raiders of the Death Patrol Herr Butscher Liquid hurled by catapult
Jun The Mark of the Vulture Herr Doktor Krueger Mass hypnosis and a tattoo machine
Aug The Death Master's General von Grabbe. Ray makes person appear drugged
Last Patrol
Oct Wings of the Gray Phantom Herr Matsu Invisibility
Dec The Squadron of Death Herr Stahlmaske Zombies
Flies High
1943
Feb Patrol to End the World Herr Doktor Wormer A powerful explosive
Apr Wings of the Hawks of Death Baron von Heidt, sportsman None
Jun Scourge of the Sky Monster Herr Doktor Krueger A huge many-deviced zeppelin
Aug Winged Beasts of Death Herr Konig, the Master of Evil AM: mad-men; PM: Rhino Men
Oct Bombs fromthe Murder Wolves Herr Doktor Marlott (in swamp) Bombs piloted by living suicide men
Dec The Wings of the Iron Claw Herr Goulon Herr Goulon's beast-men
1944
Feb The Devil's Sky Trap Baron von Salm Huge, wailing, six-engine plane
Apr Wings of the Death Monster Herr Stahlmaske Another huge tank-like machine
Jun Wings of the Death Tiger Sir Gregory Tiger-men
