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BOY COMMANDOS #27

Cover Date: May-June 1948
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1948-03-29

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Steve Brodie


Story: "The Ape that Plotted Crimes!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDon Cameron
PencilsCurt Swan
InksSteve Brodie
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Boy Commandos
Captain Rip Carter
Brooklyn
Andre Chavard
Tex

Villain(s):

Farnby and his men (first appearance for all; use a large gorilla to show it to be intelligent to plot crimes; dies)

Location(s):

Africa
New York City, NY


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Second Story: "The Crimes of Diamond Hand" (13 Pages)

Credits:

PencilsCurt Swan
InksSteve Brodie
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Boy Commandos
Captain Rip Carter
Brooklyn
Andre Chavard
Tex

Villain(s):

Diamond Hand and his gang (Dr. Franz Maret; first appearance; an cruel international jewel thief posing as a hard of hearing expert in tropical diseases)

Location(s):

Egypt
China
Bombay, India (now called Mumbai)
Glen Harbor (first appearance; a small US town)

Comment(s):

This story takes place from June to early August.


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Third Story: "The Case of the Killer Cadet" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDon Cameron
PencilsCurt Swan
InksSteve Brodie
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Boy Commandos
Captain Rip Carter
Brooklyn
Andre Chavard
Tex

Villain(s):

Bullethead and The Midget (first appearance for both; use a military academy as a hiding spot between crimes)

Location(s):

New York City, NY


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