(Spring 1945)

DC, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1945-01-23
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
Louis Cazeneuve
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; war
Characters
Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Jan; Alfy; Andre
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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) /

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

Thunder in China! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Joe Samachson ? (signed as Joe Simon)
Pencils
Louis Cazeneuve (signed as Jack Kirby)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; war
Characters
Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Jan; Alfy; Andre
Synopsis
The boys visit China far from the front to see how the country prepares for war. They visit one of the "cooperative" factories.

Brooklyn Goes to Town! (Table of Contents: 4)

The Boy Commandos / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Joe Simon]
Pencils
Louis Cazeneuve (signed as Jack Kirby)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; war
Characters
Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Jan; Alfy; Andre
Synopsis
The boys get tricked into spreading counterfeit money throughout London.

Want to Be a Champion? (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

[Hot Dogs] (Table of Contents: 6)

Scuffy the Tramp / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Lit-Win
Pencils
Lit-Win
Inks
Lit-Win
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

Drums of Doom (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Murray Boltinoff
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Private Pete / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Private Pete, a package for you!
Genre
humor; military

Statement of Ownership (Table of Contents: 9)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Jack Liebowitz
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Publisher:Worlds Best Comics
480 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Editor: F. Whitney Ellsworth
Owners:H. Donenfeld, J. Liebowitz, G. Frank, A. I. Menin

[Camouflage Unit No. 10] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
Jack Farr
Pencils
Jack Farr
Inks
Jack Farr
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; war

Trouble Down Mexico Way! (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
Joe Samachson ? (signed as Joe Simon)
Pencils
Louis Cazeneuve (signed as Jack Kirby)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; war
Characters
Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Jan; Alfy; Andre; The Sinarquistas
Synopsis
The Boys battle fifth columnists down in Mexico.

Kraut-Clouting Outing (Table of Contents: 12)

Drafty and Tim / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Kaye ?
Inks
Stan Kaye ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; war
Characters
Drafty; Tim

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

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

The Weather Man / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Captain Tootsie and the Giant Cannon (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Boy Commandos
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Buzzy
  4. 3. Thunder in China!
    The Boy Commandos
  5. 4. Brooklyn Goes to Town!
    The Boy Commandos
  6. 5. Want to Be a Champion?
    Wheaties
  7. 6. [Hot Dogs]
    Scuffy the Tramp
  8. 7. Drums of Doom
  9. 8. ["Private Pete, a package for you!"]
    Private Pete
  10. 9. Statement of Ownership
  11. 10. [Camouflage Unit No. 10]
    Jitters Jeep
  12. 11. Trouble Down Mexico Way!
    The Boy Commandos
  13. 12. Kraut-Clouting Outing
    Drafty and Tim
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Thom McAn
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    The Weather Man
  16. 15. Captain Tootsie and the Giant Cannon
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
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