Boy Comics

    (Lev Gleason, 1942-1956)
™ and ©1945 Boy Comics Publishers, Inc.

Product of quality-conscious Lev Gleason Publications and a classic “sleeper” title from the Golden Age, Boy Comics featured the electrifying storytelling skills of Charles Biro and the adventures of Crimebuster, a charismatic and interesting boy hero. For the first several years of Boy Comics, Crimebuster was locked in battle with the terrifying Nazi villain Iron Jaw, perhaps the most evil and hateful character of the entire Golden Age. Young Crimebuster and his pet monkey Squeeks often suffered horribly at the hands of Iron Jaw before eventually prevailing in issue #14. Boy Comics lost some of its edge after the death of its primary antagonist, but Crimebuster and Squeeks soldiered on against the minions of the underworld into the 1950s. Backup features included Dilly Duncan, Rocky X, Young Robin Hood, and Bombshell.
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  • 43
    Dec 1947
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    W: Charles Biro  ·  A: Norman Maurer, Mike Roy
    1 copy for $10.00
  • 45
    Apr 1948
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    W: Charles Biro, Claude Moore  ·  A: Norman Maurer, Claude Moore, Al Borth
    1 copy for $16.00
  • 47
    Aug 1948
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    W: Charles Biro  ·  A: Norman Maurer, Al Borth
    1 copy for $29.00
  • 49
    Dec 1948
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    W: Charles Biro  ·  A: Norman Maurer, Al Borth
    1 copy for $10.00
  • 54
    Jun 1950
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    W: Charles Biro  ·  A: Norman Maurer, Bill Walton, Charles Biro
    1 copy for $8.00
  • 58
    Oct 1950
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    W: Charles Biro  ·  A: Charles Biro, Norman Maurer
    1 copy for $7.50
  • 60
    Dec 1950
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    W: Charles Biro  ·  A: C.H. Moore
    1 copy for $48.00
  • 66
    Jun 1951
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    W: Charles Biro  ·  A: William Overgard
    1 copy for $22.00
  • 70
    Oct 1951
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    W: Charles Biro  ·  A: Norman Maurer, Ben Brown
    2 copies from $15.00
  • 73
    Jan 1952
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    W: Charles Biro  ·  A: Hy Mankin, Charles Biro, Frank Frazetta, Norman Maurer
    1 copy for $21.12
  • 90
    Jun 1953
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    W: Charles Biro  ·  A: Norman Maurer
    1 copy for $5.50
  • 92
    Aug 1953
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    W: Charles Biro  ·  A: Norman Maurer, Robert Martinott, Kenneth Landau
    1 copy for $7.00
  • 101
    May 1954
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    1 copy for $14.00
  • 107
    Jan 1955
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    1 copy for $5.50
  • 111
    May 1955
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    1 copy for $5.50
  • 114
    Aug 1955
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    1 copy for $5.50
  • 119
    Mar 1956
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    Final Issue
    1 copy for $13.50