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Publishers / DC / Boy Commandos (1942) / #28
28July-August 1948
$0.10

Boy Commandos #28

DC · July-August 1948 · on sale May 26, 1948

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Identification plate

Series
Boy Commandos (DC, 1942 series)
Issue
#28
Publication date
July-August 1948
Key date
July 1948
On-sale date
May 26, 1948
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Keeper of the Big Cage!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Steve BrodieBoy Commandos
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2-promo (ad from the publisher)0.67
3The Zoo of the Future!comic story12script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John FischettiRip Carter; Dr.Zotyl; Brooklyn; Tex
6The Unluckiest Guy in the World!comic story10Brooklyn; Rip Carter; Mr. Peg; Tex; Andre; Crazy-Quilt (villain); Unique Jinx Club
9-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffPeg; Betty
10The Long Road of Sciencetext article2letters: typeset
13Keeper of the Big Cage!comic story12pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Steve BrodieBrooklyn; Rip Carter; Tex; Andre; Warden Sharkey (dies); Milton Conway; Bull Cantrell
15-comic story1script: Lit-Win; pencils: Lit-Win; inks: Lit-Win
16-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff

Plus 10.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

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