(Winter 1944)

DC, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1944-10-24
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
World's Best Comics Co.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited as F. W. Ellsworth) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Jack Kirby (signed)
Inks
Joe Simon (signed)
Colors
Jack Kirby (signed)
Genre
children; war
Characters
Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Jan; Alfy; Andre

Indexer Notes

Cover colors credits from Greg Theakston via the GCD Error List.

Cover Thumbnail for Boy Commandos (DC, 1942 series) #9
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Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

Assignment in Arawa Atoll! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Joe Samachson (credited as Joe Simon)
Pencils
Louis Cazeneuve (ghosted for Jack Kirby)
Inks
Louis Cazeneuve ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
children; war
Characters
Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Jan; Alfy; Andre; Captain Takato

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Magic Kite] (Table of Contents: 5)

Grandpa Peters / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Tom McNamara
Pencils
Tom McNamara
Inks
Tom McNamara
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor
Characters
Granda Peters; Lefty Peters; Grandma

A Tale of Sherwood Forest! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Joe Simon; ? [as Joe Simon]
Pencils
Louis Cazeneuve (ghosted for Jack Kirby)
Inks
Louis Cazeneuve ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
children; war
Characters
Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Jan; Alfy; Andre; Robin Hood; Sir Gobble; Sir Voiman; The Black Knight; Princess Ellen
Synopsis
Brooklyn retells the story of Robin Hood his way.

Sport Short (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Thom McAn / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

He's Always Got Another New Code in His Head (Table of Contents: 8)

Major Muffit / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Farr
Pencils
Jack Farr
Inks
Jack Farr
Colors
?
Letters
Jack Farr
Genre
humor
Characters
Major Muffit

Here They Come! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Lionel Trains / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Return to the Sky (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Joseph Greene
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Second page on the inside back cover.

The Man Who Laughed at Horror! (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
Joseph Greene ? (credited as Joe Simon)
Pencils
Louis Cazeneuve (ghosted for Jack Kirby)
Inks
Louis Cazeneuve ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
children; war
Characters
Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Jan; Alfy; Andre; Hans Von Mutter
Synopsis
Han Von Mutter is an old crazy man living in a village in Holland. The other villagers think he's a witch. But maybe he's a Nazi spy instead.

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

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Jitters Jeep / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Farr
Pencils
Jack Farr
Inks
Jack Farr
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bendin' Elbow Creek
Genre
humor; war
Characters
Jitters

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Let's Go to College / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Capt. Tootsie and the Toy Cannon (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Boy Commandos
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. ["Only in a Superman DC publication..."]
  4. 3. Assignment in Arawa Atoll!
    The Boy Commandos
  5. 4. ["All right -- I get it!"]
    Wheaties
  6. 5. [The Magic Kite]
    Grandpa Peters
  7. 6. A Tale of Sherwood Forest!
    The Boy Commandos
  8. 7. Sport Short
    Thom McAn
  9. 8. He's Always Got Another New Code in His Head
    Major Muffit
  10. 9. Here They Come!
    Lionel Trains
  11. 10. Return to the Sky
  12. 11. The Man Who Laughed at Horror!
    The Boy Commandos
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Wheaties
  14. 13. ["Bendin' Elbow Creek"]
    Jitters Jeep
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Let's Go to College
  16. 15. Capt. Tootsie and the Toy Cannon
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
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