Comic Title: Boy Commandos #1
Publisher: DC (World's Best Comics Company)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Winter 1942
On Sale Date: November 11, 1942 Newsstand Date November 11, 1942
Source: House Ad, World's Finest Comics #8, Page BC,
Superman #20, Page 31,
Sensation Comics #13, Page 43,
Flash Comics #37, Page 45,
More Fun Comics #87, Page IBC,
Adventure Comics #82, Page IBC

Copyright Date November 7, 1942
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1942
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Quarterly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Editor: Fredric Whitney Ellsworth

Title: "Heroes Never Die"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Boy Commandos (of Earth-2)

Writer/Penciller: Jack Kirby
Inker: Joe Simon

Reprinted In:
Boy Commandos #1 (1973)
Boy Commandos by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby Vol. 1 HC (2011)

Feature Character(s)

• Boy Commandos (last appearance in Boy Commandos #1; next appearance in Boy Commandos #1)
• Brooklyn (last appearance in Boy Commandos #1; next appearance in Boy Commandos #1)
• Andre Chavard (last appearance in Boy Commandos #1; next appearance in Boy Commandos #1)
• Alfy Twidgett (last appearance in Boy Commandos #1; next appearance in Boy Commandos #1)
• Jan Haasen (last appearance in Boy Commandos #1; next appearance in Boy Commandos #1)

Supporting Character(s)

• Rip Carter (last appearance in Boy Commandos #1; next appearance in Boy Commandos #1)

Villain(s)

• Several bandit warlords of China (Wu Fang named; in flashback; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Ling Fan (an elderly chinese man; no further appearances)
• Rip Carter, Alfred, Algernon, Johann, and Henri (A marine and the men of his army; in flashback; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Rip Carter and the Boy Commandos visit China to help repel the Japanese invaders. They soon meet an elderly chinese man who recognizes Rip. He tells the Commandos that Rip led an army of boys to repel several bandit warlords from China a hundred years earlier. Rip believes that the man is remembering his ancestor, who is now hailed as a hero in China. Rip and the Commandos then continue to help China fight for freedom, just like his ancestor.