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Issue: Boy Commandos #34
Publication Date: July 1949
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Issues: #34 of 36 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: World's Best Comics Company
On Sale Date: 05/25/1949
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 21 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U. S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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The Dog That Became a Commando

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Carmine Infantino ?
Inker(s): John Giunta ?; Chuck Winter ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Boy Commandos
Character(s): Captain Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Andre; Tex; Wolf
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Pages: 1
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Make Mine Snapshots!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kodak Verichrome Film
Synopsis: Ad for Kodak camera film.
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The Dog That Became a Commando!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Herron ?
Penciller(s): Carmine Infantino
Inker(s): John Giunta ?; Chuck Winter ?; Moe Worthman ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Boy Commandos
Character(s): Capt. Rip Carter; Andre; Brooklyn; Tex; Wolf (first and only appearance)
Synopsis: Wolf, a half-breed wolf and German Shepherd, saves Rip's life and after training becomes an honorary Commando.
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Confirmed pencil credit. Very doubtful of inking credit. Possibly Chuck Winter or Moe Worthman.
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Kids! Make This Chiquita Banana Cloth Doll

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kellogg's Corn Flakes
Character(s): Chiquita Banana
Synopsis: Get a cloth cut out that can be sewn to make a Chiquita Banana cloth doll. Available for 10 cents and a Kellogg's Corn Flakes box top.
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Captain Tootsie and the Mysterious Plan

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): C. C. Beck
Penciller(s): C. C. Beck
Inker(s): C. C. Beck
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
Character(s): Captain Tootsie
Synopsis: Ad for Tootsie Rolls, Tootsie Pops and Tootsie Fudge.
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The Battle That Changed History

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Arthur Peddy
Inker(s): John Giunta
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, western
Character(s): Bat Masterson
Synopsis: Nineteen buffalo hunters hold off a band of seven hundred Indian warriors with the help of the new Colt Revolver.
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Focusing on the Firebug

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Al Plastino
Inker(s): Al Plastino
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): "U. S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires
Character(s): U. S. Royal
Synopsis: Ad for U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires.
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River Rescue

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Another Exciting "R. C." and Quickie Adventure; Royal Crown Cola
Character(s): R. C.; Quickie
Synopsis: Ad for Royal Crown Cola.
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The Bandit of Mile-High Mountain!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Carmine Infantino
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Boy Commandos
Character(s): Rip Carter; Sheikh El Kebir; Brooklyn
Synopsis: The Commandos help a prince battle a man who apparently cannot be harmed by bullets.
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Pages: 12
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[untitled]

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Post's Cereals
First Line: Looks like a bird...flaps its wings like a bird...
Synopsis: Ad for the flaphappy, kite-like toy available for 15 cents and a top from Post Grape-Nut or Grape-Nuts Flakes.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Casey the Cop
Character(s): Casey; Tim
First Line: The captain is finally letting me go out today in the motorcycle...
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): DC Comics
Synopsis: A list of the members of DC's advisory board plus a list of currently published comics. Thirty-one titles are listed.
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That Camping Trip

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): R. H. Joseph
Penciller(s): ?
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Helpful hints for a successful camping trip.
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Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Jerry the Jitterbug
Character(s): Jerry
First Line: Two dollars for these posies!
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The Official Bubble Gum of Ringling Bros & Barnum & Bailey Circus

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Bazooka Bubble Gum
Synopsis: Bubble gum ad.
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The Rembrandt from Flatbush!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Boy Commandos
Character(s): Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Henri Rappeua; Little Poison Manet
Synopsis: Brooklyn gains fame as a painter.
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: This looks like one of the Simon & Kirby shop artists.
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159 Years of Service

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Joe Simon
Penciller(s): Joe Simon ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Synopsis: A short history of the Coast Guard.
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Do You Want Spending Money?

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stephens Credit Sales
Synopsis: Ad to recruit salespeople for plastic motto plaques.
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In Hollywood with Roddy McDowall

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Sam Glankoff (signed)
Inker(s): Sam Glankoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: celebrity
Feature(s): Popsicle Pete
Character(s): Popsicle Pete; Roddy McDowall
Synopsis: Ad for Popsicle Products and premiums available for wrappers.
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A Superman DC Publication Means the Best in Westerns

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Alex Toth; Bob Oksner; Howard Sherman
Inker(s): Joe Giella; Bob Oksner; Howard Sherman
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): DC Comics
Character(s): Johnny Thunder; Dale Evans; Wyoming Kid
Synopsis: Ads for All-American Western #108, Dale Evans Comics #6 and Western Comics #10.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Picture for Dale Evans #10 is a line-drawn version of the photo cover that appears on the published comic.
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Escaped Bear...and a Bare Escape!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Another Jim Wise "P-F" Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
Character(s): Jim Wise
Synopsis: Ad for canvas shoes made by B. F. Goodrich and Hood Rubber Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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