Comic Title: Boy Commandos #8
Publisher: DC (World's Best Comics Company)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Fall 1944
Approx. On Sale Date: July 26, 1944 Copyright Date July 22, 1944
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1944
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: 48
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "Love Comes to Private 'awkins"
Pages: 12

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

Artist: Louis Cazeneuve

Feature Character(s)

• Boy Commandos (last appearance in Boy Commandos #8; next appearance in Boy Commandos #8)
• Andre Chavard (last appearance in Boy Commandos #8; next appearance in Boy Commandos #8)
• Alfy Twidgett (last appearance in Boy Commandos #8; next appearance in Boy Commandos #8)
• Brooklyn (last appearance in Boy Commandos #8; next appearance in Boy Commandos #8)
• Jan Haasen (last appearance in Boy Commandos #8; next appearance in Boy Commandos #8)

Supporting Character(s)

• Rip Carter (last appearance in Boy Commandos #8; next appearance in Detective Comics #92)

Villain(s)

• X3 (Henry; a German spy; no further appearances)
• Several unnamed spies (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Private Adelbert Hawkins and Clarabelle (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Brooklyn offers to help lovesick soldier Private Hawkins win back his girl Clarabelle. The Commandos discover that Clarabelle in dating a German spy X3, who is using her for information. They tell Hawkins and let him try to capture the spy. However, Clarabelle turns on him and helps the spy escape.

Alfie and Jan follow Clarabelle and X3 to a Nazi spy headquarters. They watch Clarabelle be inducted into the group, then they are captured. Brooklyn, Andre, and Hawkins follow. When Clarabelle tries to stop the Nazis from killing the boys, one of the spies strikes her. Hawkins rushes in at that moment and fights the Nazis. Andre brings reinforcements. When the spies are defeated, Clarabelle is exonerated since she was providing false information as part of a secret operation. Hawkins and Clarabelle then get married.