(September-October 1947)

DC, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1947-07-28
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Sunken World (Table of Contents)

The Boy Commandos / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby (signed)
Inks
Jack Kirby (signed as Simon)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; war
Characters
Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Tex; Andre
Cover Thumbnail for Boy Commandos (DC, 1942 series) #23
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Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

W Is for Woodchuck (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

Unlucky Thirteen (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Jack Kirby
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Jack Kirby
Colors
Jack Kirby
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; war
Characters
Case 13; Mr Zee; Brooklyn; Rip Carter; Andre (injured); Tex; Percy Clearwater (intro)

Indexer Notes

Inks and colors credits from Greg Theakston via the GCD Error List.

George Whitey Kurowski (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Join the Legion of Forgotten Men! (Table of Contents: 5)

The Boy Commandos / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Kirby
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Jack Kirby
Colors
Jack Kirby
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; war
Characters
Brooklyn; Rip Carter; Andre; Tex; Benet the Butcher; Brummer
Synopsis
The boys think they are signing autographs but accidentally join the Foreign Legion.

Indexer Notes

Inks and colors credits from Greg Theakston via the GCD Error List.

Captain Tootsie and the Log Jam Rescue (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Law and Order (Table of Contents: 8)

Jimmy Dale / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Tex Wade
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Lit-Win
Pencils
Lit-Win
Inks
Lit-Win
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I promised Doodle I'd wash the dishes...
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Lucky to Be a Yankee / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

In the Sunken World (Table of Contents: 11)

The Boy Commandos / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Kirby
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Jack Kirby
Colors
Jack Kirby
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; war
Characters
Brooklyn; Rip Carter; Andre; Tex; The Flame
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inks and colors credits from Greg Theakston via the GCD Error List.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Kellogg's Pep / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Casey the Cop / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You men are a shame to the police force!
Genre
humor

Trapping a Bandit (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

"U. S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Schwinn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Credit Sales Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Eveready / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Sunken World
    The Boy Commandos
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. W Is for Woodchuck
  4. 3. Unlucky Thirteen
    The Boy Commandos
  5. 4. George Whitey Kurowski
    Wheaties
  6. 5. Join the Legion of Forgotten Men!
    The Boy Commandos
  7. 6. Captain Tootsie and the Log Jam Rescue
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    The Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  9. 8. Law and Order
    Jimmy Dale
  10. 9. ["I promised Doodle I'd wash the dishes..."]
    Daffy & Doodle
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Lucky to Be a Yankee
  12. 11. In the Sunken World
    The Boy Commandos
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Kellogg's Pep
  14. 13. ["You men are a shame to the police force!"]
    Casey the Cop
  15. 14. Trapping a Bandit
    "U. S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Schwinn
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Credit Sales Company
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Eveready
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