Boy Commandos #1 is an issue of the series Boy Commandos (Volume 1) with a cover date of December, 1942.
Synopsis for "The Town That Couldn't Be Conquered!"
At the behest of Jan Hassan, Rip Carter and the other Boy Commandos liberate the town of Vannders from Nazi occupation.
Appearing in "The Town That Couldn't Be Conquered!"
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Other Characters:
- Frau Van Meer
- Gretchen
- Hans
Locations:
- Earth-Two (1942)
- The Netherlands
- Vannders
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Synopsis for "Heroes Never Die"
Appearing in "Heroes Never Die"
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- Wu Fang (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Alfred (Flashback only)
- Algernon (Flashback only)
- Johann (Flashback only)
- Henri (Flashback only)
- Ling Fang
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Synopsis for "Satan Wears a Swastika"
Appearing in "Satan Wears a Swastika"
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Antagonists:
- Agent Axis (First appearance)
- Colonel Muller
Other Characters:
- Jack Kirby
- Joe Simon
- Jameson
- Milton Small
- Sigurd
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Synopsis for "Fourth Story"
Appearing in "Fourth Story"
Featured Characters:
- Liberty Belle (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Rick Cannon (First appearance)
- Tom Revere (First appearance)
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Other Characters:
- Winston Churchill
- James Lawrence (Single appearance; dies)
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Synopsis for "Ghost Raiders"
Appearing in "Ghost Raiders"
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- Commander Allison
- Francois Girard
- Papa Dumont
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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