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Commando comic books issue 12

  • Issue #12
    Boy Commandos (1942-1949 1st Series) 12

    World War II cover. Cover pencils by Joe Simon (signed as Jack Kirby), inks by Joe Simon. The Lesson of the Lotus!, art by Louis Cazeneuve [ghosting for Jack Kirby]; the commandos make a raid into China and expose a Chinese traitor. Brooklyn takes a stand for women's rights. Comic strip ad for General Mills Inc.'s Wheaties breakfast cereal, art by Roland Coe. Coast Guard Reconnaissance, script by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; a Coast Guard lieutenant wins a Silver Star during a reconnaissance mission on a Japanese-held island. Warriors Without Weapons!, art by Louis Cazeneuve [ghosting for Jack Kirby]; the commandos are wounded in a raid on a German mining town. Private Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Captain Tootsie and the Hand Grenade Tootsie Rolls ad, pencils by C.C. Beck, inks by Pete Costanza. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.