(January-February 1949)

DC, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1948-11-24
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Mort Weisinger (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Double for Death! (Table of Contents)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Marvin Stein ?
Colors
Jack Kirby
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; war
Characters
Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Tex; Andre

Indexer Notes

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

Cover Thumbnail for Boy Commandos (DC, 1942 series) #31
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Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

America's Greatest Comics Characters (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Brooklyn -- The Walking Book of Knowledge! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Charles Nicholas ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; war
Characters
Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Tex; Andre
Synopsis
Unknown to the Commandos a scientist uses Brooklyn in an experiment that makes him a walking encyclopedia.

Henry Iba (Table of Contents: 4)

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Columbia / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

The Gem King! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Gardner Fox ?
Pencils
Carmine Infantino ?
Inks
John Giunta ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; war
Characters
Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Andre; Tex; Smokey Elvery; Cannon Miller; Muggs Fargus; Beans McGraw; Tony Fabien; Buggsy Jones; Henry King
Synopsis
Rip disguises himself as Smokey in order to discover who the secret boss of a criminal gang is.

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

Monark Super Deluxe / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately following page 6 of the previous story sequence.

Mystery Mine's Treasure! (Table of Contents: 8)

Ray-o-Vac / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the previous story sequence.

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

Kellogg's Rice Krispies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

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
Well, it's stopped snowing, Daffy...
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Irvin Foster Sportswear / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Paul Bunyan and His Blue Ox, Babe (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
R. H. Joseph
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

Peg / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
H'lo, Boots - I'm meeting my date here!
Genre
humor; teen

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

Northwestern Products Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

Shorty / comic story / 1 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
No! -And go away, you pest!
Genre
humor

The Man with the Purple Hand (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
detective-mystery

Solitary Confinement! (Table of Contents: 17)

The Boy Commandos / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Kirby ?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Marvin Stein ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; war
Characters
Bryan Clay; Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Andre; Tex
Synopsis
When criminal Bryan Clay gets out of prison, the Commandos shadow to see if he'll lead them to the stolen loot.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Schwinn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately following page 5 of the previous story sequence.

Gets the Bird! (Table of Contents: 19)

Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 6 of the previous story sequence.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Shorty / comic story / 0.5 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
Look at that swell pond...
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

Adventures of Nip & Tuck; Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

What to Do If Lost in the Woods at Night (Table of Contents: 24)

Eveready / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Double for Death!
    The Boy Commandos
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. America's Greatest Comics Characters
  4. 3. Brooklyn -- The Walking Book of Knowledge!
    The Boy Commandos
  5. 4. Henry Iba
    Wheaties
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Columbia
  7. 6. The Gem King!
    The Boy Commandos
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Monark Super Deluxe
  9. 8. Mystery Mine's Treasure!
    Ray-o-Vac
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Kellogg's Rice Krispies
  11. 10. ["Well, it's stopped snowing, Daffy..."]
    Daffy & Doodle
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Irvin Foster Sportswear
  13. 12. Paul Bunyan and His Blue Ox, Babe
  14. 13. ["H'lo, Boots - I'm meeting my date here!"]
    Peg
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Northwestern Products Co.
  16. 15. ["No! -And go away, you pest!"]
    Shorty
  17. 16. The Man with the Purple Hand
    Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  18. 17. Solitary Confinement!
    The Boy Commandos
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Schwinn
  20. 19. Gets the Bird!
    Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy
  21. 20. ["Look at that swell pond..."]
    Shorty
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
    Adventures of Nip & Tuck; Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  23. 22. [no title indexed]
    Thom McAn
  24. 23. [no title indexed]
    National Radio Institute
  25. 24. What to Do If Lost in the Woods at Night
    Eveready
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