Boy Commandos (1st Series)

    (DC, 1942-1949)
™ and ©1948 National Comics Publications

After making their first appearance in Detective Comics #64, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby’s Boy Commandos starred in their own title later in 1942. The Boy Commandos were four orphans of various nationalities living in Great Britain. In a flurry of patriotism (and apparent disregard for child endangerment!), they were organized into a fighting unit by Captain Rip Carter, commander of a nearby military base. The group consisted of American toughguy “Brooklyn”; Alfy, a Brit; Andrew Chavard, a French kid; and Jan Hasaan, from Holland. In typical Simon/Kirby fashion, the group enjoyed wild adventures, wreacking havoc on the Nazis, and, later on, all manner of criminals.

After the war, the lariat-throwing Tex (you can guess his point of origin) joined the team, replacing the college-bound Alfy, and the team continued to star in this title until fading from view in 1949. A 1973 revival of the title fizzled almost immediately.
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  • 1
    #1
    Dec 1942
    Cover: $0.10
    W: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, John Hilton, Don Cameron  ·  A: Jack Kirby, Chuck Winter
    1st Appearance of Agent Axis (Sigrid); Origin of Liberty Bell; Origin of Liberty Belle; Crossover with Sandman and the Newsboy Legion; Winter 1942
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  • 2
    #2
    Mar 1943
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    W: Jack Kirby, Don Cameron  ·  A: Chuck Winter
    Spring 1943
    No copies available
  • 3
    #3
    Jun 1943
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    W: Joe Simon, Dan Mallory, Jack Farr  ·  A: Jack Kirby, Jack Farr
    Includes Jitter’s Jeep story; Summer 1943
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  • 4
    #4
    Sep 1943
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    W: Joe Simon, Jack Lehti, Jack Farr  ·  A: Jack Kirby, Jack Lehti, Jack Farr
    Fall 1943
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  • 5
    #5
    Dec 1943
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    W: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, Jack Farr, Eric Carter  ·  A: Jack Kirby, Jack Farr
    Winter 1943
    No copies available
  • 6
    #6
    Mar 1944
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    W: Joe Simon, Jack Schiff, Jack Farr, Henry Boltinoff, Ted Loury  ·  A: Jack Kirby, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos, Louis Cazeneuve, Jack Farr, Henry Boltinoff
    Spring 1944
    No copies available
  • 7
    #7
    Jun 1944
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    W: Joe Simon, Jack Farr, Clem Warren, Don Cameron  ·  A: Jack Kirby, Louis Cazeneuve, Jack Farr
    Summer 1944
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  • 8
    #8
    Sep 1944
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    W: Joe Simon, Jack Farr  ·  A: Jack Kirby, Louis Cazeneuve, Jack Farr
    Fall 1944
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  • 9
    #9
    Dec 1944
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    W: Joe Samachson, Tom McNamara, Jack Farr, Joe Greene  ·  A: Louis Cazeneuve, Tom McNamara, Jack Farr
    Winter 1944
    No copies available
  • 10
    #10
    Mar 1945
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    W: Joe Samachson, Blair Bolton, Henry Boltinoff, Jack Farr, Lit-Win  ·  A: Louis Cazeneuve, Henry Boltinoff, Jack Farr, Lit-Win
    Spring 1945
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  • 11
    #11
    Jun 1945
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    W: Henry Boltinoff, Tom Neill  ·  A: Louis Cazeneuve, Henry Boltinoff
    Summer 1945
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  • 12
    #12
    Tootsie Roll back cover ad“Captain Tootside and the Hand Grenade"
    Sep 1945
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    W: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, Stan Carter, Henry Boltinoff  ·  A: Louis Cazeneuve, Jack Kirby, Henry Boltinoff
    Fall 1945; Joe Simon and Jack Kirby miscredited in interior credits
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  • 13
    #13
    Dec 1945
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    W: Joe Simon, Henry Boltinoff, Stan Carter, Don Cameron, Joe Samachson  ·  A: Jack Kirby, Henry Boltinoff, Louis Cazeneuve
    Winter 1945
    No copies available
  • 14
    #14
    Mar 1946
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    W: Fred Whithy, Jack Farr  ·  A: Louis Cazeneuve, Jack Farr
    No copies available
  • 15
    #15
    May 1946
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    W: Tom McNamara, Jack Callahan, Tom Neill, Jack Kirby  ·  A: Jack Kirby, Tom McNamara, Jack Callahan, Steve Brodie
    1st Appearance of Crazy Quilt
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  • 16
    #16
    Jun 1946
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    No copies available
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    #17
    Sep 1946
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    No copies available
  • 18
    #18
    Nov 1946
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    W: Stan Carter  ·  A: Tom McNamara
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  • 19
    #19
    Jan 1947
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    A: Curt Swan, Jack Kirby, Jack Farr, Lit-Win, Phil Perube
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    #20
    Mar 1947
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    No copies available
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    #21
    May 1947
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    #22
    Jul 1947
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    No copies available
  • 23
    #23
    Sep 1947
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    W: Joe Simon, Lit-Win, Henry Bolitnoff  ·  A: Jack Kirby, Lit-Win, Henry Boltinoff
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  • 24
    #24
    Nov 1947
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  • 25
    #25
    Jan 1948
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  • 26
    #26
    Mar 1948
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  • 27
    #27
    May 1948
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    W: Thomas Graw  ·  A: Henry Boltinoff
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  • 28
    #28
    Jul 1948
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    No copies available
  • 29
    #29
    Sep 1948
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  • 30
    #30
    Nov 1948
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    1 copy for $49.95
  • 31
    #31
    Jan 1949
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    No copies available
  • 32
    #32
    Mar 1949
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    A: Henry Boltinoff
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  • 33
    #33
    May 1949
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  • 34
    #34
    Jul 1949
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    A: Henry Boltinoff
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  • 35
    #35
    Sep 1949
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    A: Carmine Infantino
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  • 36
    #36
    Nov 1949
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    1st Appearance of The Atomobile; Final Issue
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