(Fall 1945)

DC, 1942 Series
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Volume:
?
Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
52
Indicia frequency:
?
Indicia Publisher:
?
Brand:
A Superman DC Publication
Editing:
Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)
Format:
standard newsstand comic

[none] (Table of Contents)

Boy Commandos / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Joe Simon (signed as Jack Kirby)
Inks:
Joe Simon (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Howard Ferguson

Content Information

Genre:
war; children
Characters:
Rip Carter; Boy Commandos: Alfy, Brooklyn, and Jan.

Indexer Notes

Penciller revision from Kirby to Simon by Craig Delich 4-5-08. Verified by Simon on page 21 of Alter Ego #76.


Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Content Information

Synopsis:
a house ad promoting DC's Editorial Advisory Board

Indexer Notes

left one-third of page. Inside front cover.


We Like to Think of it as a Medal -- Sort of! (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
a house ad promoting DC comics

Indexer Notes

right two-thirds of page


The Lesson of the Lotus! (Table of Contents)

Boy Commandos / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Louis Cazeneuve [ghosting for Jack Kirby]
Inks:
Louis Cazeneuve [ghosting as Jack Kirby]
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
war; children
Characters:
Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Alfy; Jan; Andre; Kung Ho; Chu Lao; Lotus Flower.
Synopsis:
The commandos make a raid into China and expose a Chinese traitor. Brooklyn takes a stand for women's rights.

["Paydays he high tails it to town and loads up on Wheaties"] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Roland Coe (signed)
Inks:
Roland Coe (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
a comic strip ad for General Mills Inc.'s Wheaties breakfast cereal

Coast Guard Reconnaissance (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
Pencils:
Jack Kirby (signed)
Inks:
Joe Simon (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Howard Ferguson

Content Information

Genre:
war; fact
Characters:
Fred Nirschel
Synopsis:
A Coast Guard lieutenant wins a Silver Star during a reconnaissance mission on a Japanese-held island.
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Content Information

Synopsis:
an ad for Schutter Candy Company's Bit-o-honey candies

Warriors Without Weapons! (Table of Contents)

Boy Commandos / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Don Cameron?
Pencils:
Louis Cazeneuve [ghosting for Jack Kirby]
Inks:
Louis Cazeneuve
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
war; children
Characters:
Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Jan; Alfy; Andre; Dick Jones; Charlie Ross; Mary Brown;
Synopsis:
The commandos are wounded in a raid on a German mining town.

Indexer Notes

writer id by Bob Hughes


Tops in Comics! (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Content Information

Synopsis:
a house ad for DC's comics

A Strike for Skid (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Stan Carter
Pencils:
Raymond Perry?
Inks:
Raymond Perry?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

["16 o'clock? That's a funny way to tell time!"] (Table of Contents)

Bill Brand Stories Behind Famous American Names / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
fact
Synopsis:
the story of Seth Thomas, 19th century American Clock maker

["What's this? A report from Private Pete that he captured an island..."] (Table of Contents)

Private Pete / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff
Colors:
?
Letters:
Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:
war; humor
Characters:
Private Pete; the colonel
Synopsis:
Pete captures an island.

Want to Be a Football Champion? (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Content Information

Synopsis:
an ad for General Mills, Inc.'s Wheaties Library of Sports

Out of This World! (Table of Contents)

Boy Commandos / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Louis Cazeneuve [ghosting for Jack Kirby]
Inks:
George Klein?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
war; children
Characters:
Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Alfy; Jan; Andre; Endro; Zrux; K75
Synopsis:
Space aliens try to decide whether Earth should be colonized. The Commandos have to convince them that Earthmen are human too.

How Thom McAn Made Tokyo Tremble (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
a comic strip ad for Thom McAn's 326 shoes

3 Big Values in One (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Content Information

Synopsis:
an ad for Illinois Merchandise Mart's "All-Around" Zipper Pass Case Billfold

Indexer Notes

inside back cover


Captain Tootsie and the Hand Grenade (Table of Contents)

Captain Tootise / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
C.C. Beck
Inks:
Pete Costanza
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
a comic strip ad for Tootsie Rolls candy

Indexer Notes

back cover


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  2. 2. We Like to Think of it as a Medal -- Sort of!
  3. 3. The Lesson of the Lotus!
    Boy Commandos
  4. 4. ["Paydays he high tails it to town and loads up on Wheaties"]
  5. 5. Coast Guard Reconnaissance
  6. 6. [no title indexed]
  7. 7. Warriors Without Weapons!
    Boy Commandos
  8. 8. Tops in Comics!
  9. 9. A Strike for Skid
  10. 10. ["16 o'clock? That's a funny way to tell time!"]
    Bill Brand Stories Behind Famous American Names
  11. 11. ["What's this? A report from Private Pete that he captured an island..."]
    Private Pete
  12. 12. Want to Be a Football Champion?
  13. 13. Out of This World!
    Boy Commandos
  14. 14. How Thom McAn Made Tokyo Tremble
  15. 15. 3 Big Values in One
  16. 16. Captain Tootsie and the Hand Grenade
    Captain Tootise
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