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Boy Commandos #1

DC · Series began 1942 · Winter 1942-1943

first appearance of Liberty Belle

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Liberty Belle (Libby Lawrence) — first appearance

Dates

Cover date: Winter 1942-1943
On sale: November 7, 1942
Pages: 68

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Jack Kirby, Henry Boltinoff, Chuck Winterinks: Joe Simon, Henry Boltinoff, Chuck Winterletters: Howard Fergusonscript: Jack Kirby, John Hilton, Henry Boltinoff, Don C. Cameron

Stories

The Town That Couldn't Be Conquered! · 12 pages
The Commandos liberate Jan's village in the Netherlands.
Behind the 8 Bell · 2 pages
Heroes Never Die · 12 pages
The Commandos hear a story of an earlier group of adventurers in China.
Close Shave · 2 pages
Satan Wears a Swastika · 12 pages
The boys are mistakenly reported killed in battle.
Untitled · 10 pages
The origin of Liberty Belle.
Ghost Raiders · 12 pages
The Commandos stage a raid into France at the behest of a French Resistance ghost.

Characters

Wesley DoddsThe SandmanSandy HawkinsBig WordsTommyGabbyLiberty BelleScrapperLibby LawrenceBrooklynJack KirbyRip CarterAlfy TwidgettSandy the Golden BoyAndre ChavardJan HaasanHeinrich HimmlerJack Liebowitz

Reprinted in

The Boy Commandos by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (2010), Mister Miracle (1971), Boy Commandos (1973), The Best of Simon and Kirby (2009), DC Goes to War (2020)