Boy Commandos Vol 1 1
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"The Town That Couldn't Be Conquered!"
"Heroes Never Die"
"Satan Wears a Swastika"
"Ghost Raiders"
Appearing in "The Town That Couldn't Be Conquered!"
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- Frau Van Meer
- Gretchen
- Hans
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Synopsis for "The Town That Couldn't Be Conquered!"
At the behest of Jan Hassan, Rip Hunter and the other Boy Commandos liberate the town of Vannders from Nazi occupation.
Appearing in "Heroes Never Die"
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- Wu Fang (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Alfred (In flashback only)
- Algernon (In flashback only)
- Johann (In flashback only)
- Henri (In flashback only)
- Ling Fang
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Synopsis for "Heroes Never Die"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Satan Wears a Swastika"
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- Agent Axis (First appearance)
- Colonel Muller
Other Characters:
- Jack Kirby
- Joe Simon
- Jameson
- Milton Small
- Sigurd
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Synopsis for "Satan Wears a Swastika"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in the 4th Story
Featured Characters:
- Liberty Belle (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Rick Cannon (First appearance)
- Tom Revere (First appearance)
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- Winston Churchill
- James Lawrence (Only appearance; dies)
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Synopsis for the 4th Story
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Ghost Raiders"
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- Commander Allison
- Francois Girard
- Papa Dumont
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Synopsis for "Ghost Raiders"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Notes
- The Boy Commandos appeared last in World's Finest Comics #8. They appear next in Detective Comics #71.
- First team-up of the Boy Commandos and the Newsboy Legion.
- Earliest chronological appearance of Jan Haasan.
- First appearance of Liberty Belle. Although she remains an obscure character throughout the Golden Age, she becomes more prominent in the early 1980s when she becomes one of the founding members of the All-Star Squadron beginning with the team's first appearance in Justice League of America #193. Liberty Belle makes a chronologically earlier appearance in Secret Origins (Volume 2) #7. She appears next in Boy Commandos #2.
- Rick Cannon and Tom Revere appear next in Boy Commandos #2.
Trivia
- One of the earliest instances of the characters breaking the Fourth Wall.
- Guest appearances by title creators Jack Kirby & Joe Simon.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- None.
Links and References
- No external links.
Categories: Whitney Ellsworth/Executive Editor | Jack Kirby/Cover Artist | Joe Simon/Cover Artist | Jack Kirby/Penciler | Joe Simon/Inker | Whitney Ellsworth/Editor | Comics | 1942 | 1942, Winter | Boy Commandos Vol 1 | Golden-Age | Writer Credit Needed | Colourist Credit Needed | Letterer Credit Needed | Synopsis Written | Boy Commandos/Appearances | Alfred Twidgett (New Earth)/Appearances | Andre Chavard (New Earth)/Appearances | Daniel Turpin (New Earth)/Appearances | Jan Haasan (New Earth)/Appearances | Rip Carter (New Earth)/Appearances | Nazi Party/Appearances | Earth-Two/Appearances | 1942/Appearances | China/Appearances | Wesley Dodds (New Earth)/Appearances | Newsboy Legion/Appearances | Anthony Rodriguez (Earth-One)/Appearances | John Gabrielli (Earth-One)/Appearances | Patrick MacGuire (Earth-One)/Appearances | Thomas Thompson (Earth-One)/Appearances | Jack Kirby/Appearances | Joe Simon/Appearances | Elizabeth Lawrence (New Earth)/Appearances | Richard Cannon (New Earth)/Appearances | Thomas Revere (New Earth)/Appearances | Adolf Hitler (New Earth)/Appearances | Real People/Appearances | 1939/Appearances | England/Appearances | Holland/Appearances | Poland/Appearances | Pennsylvania/Appearances | Philadelphia/Appearances | Liberty Bell/Appearances | France/Appearances
