Dusty

English

Disambiguation: Dusty Simmons, Archie Comics

First published in: 1941

Description:
Archie Comics super-hero. Alias of Dusty Simmons. Youthful crimefighting partner of the original Shield (Joe Higgins).
Notes:

First appeared in Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #11 (January 1941).

Lou Mougin reports that he invented the name "Simmons" in a fan fiction story called "War With the Wizard" and gave Dusty that name just to give him a last name. The name "Simmons" was first used in a comic book in New Crusaders (Archie, 2012 series) #2 (December 2012). The full first name "Dustin" was revealed in The Mighty Crusaders (Archie, 2018 series) #1 (January 2018).

Name:

    Dusty

Additional Names:

  1. Dusty the Boy Detective

Relations:

  1. alias of - Dustin Simmons [Dusty the Boy Detective, Archie Comics] (p. 1941)

Group Memberships:

  1. The Boy Buddies [Archie Comics super-hero team] (p. 1942)
    1942 - present (formal)
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