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12Fall 1945
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Boy Commandos #12

DC · Fall 1945 · on sale 1945-07-24

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Identification plate

Series
Boy Commandos (DC, 1942 series)
Issue
#12
Publication date
Fall 1945
Key date
1945-10-00
On-sale date
1945-07-24
Indicia publisher
World's Best Comics Co.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Joe Simon; inks: Joe Simon; letters: Howard FergusonRip Carter; Boy Commandos [Alfy; Brooklyn; Jan]
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2We Like to Think of It As a Medal -- Sort Of!promo (ad from the publisher)0.67
3The Lesson of the Lotus!comic story12pencils: Louis Cazeneuve; inks: Louis CazeneuveRip Carter; Brooklyn; Alfy; Jan; Andre; Kung Ho; Chu Lao; Lotus Flower.
5Coast Guard Reconnaissancecomic story3script: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Simon; letters: Howard FergusonFred Nirschel
7Warriors without Weapons!comic story12script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Louis Cazeneuve; inks: Louis CazeneuveRip Carter; Brooklyn; Jan; Alfy; Andre; Dick Jones; Charlie Ross; Mary Brown;
8Tops in Comics!promo (ad from the publisher)1
9A Strike for Skidtext story2script: Stan Carter
10Bill Brand Stories Behind Famous American Namescomic story1
11-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffPrivate Pete; the colonel
13Out of This World!comic story12pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: George KleinRip Carter; Brooklyn; Alfy; Jan; Andre; Endro; Zrux; K75

Plus 6 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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ISBN 978-1-60699-987-5
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