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NEWSBOY LEGION AND THE BOY COMMANDOS SPECIAL #1
Cover Date: October 2017
Cover Price: $4.99
Publication Date: 2017-08-09
Cover Credits:
Art: Howard Chaykin (signed)
Colors: Wil Quintana (signed)
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Credits:
| Story | Howard Chaykin |
| Art | Howard Chaykin |
| Lettering | Ken Bruzenak |
| Colors | Wil Quintana |
| Assistant editing | Rob Levin |
| Editing | Jim Chadwick |
Feature Character(s):
- Newsboy Legion:
- Big Words (last in flashback in Guardians of Metropolis #3; next in Star Spangled Comics #36/3)
- Tommy Thompkins (last in flashback in Guardians of Metropolis #3; next in Star Spangled Comics #36/3)
- Gabby (last in flashback in Guardians of Metropolis #3; next in Star Spangled Comics #36/3)
- Scrapper (last in flashback in Guardians of Metropolis #3; next in Star Spangled Comics #36/3)
Supporting Character(s):
- Captain Rip Carter
- Jim Harper (last in flashback in Guardians of Metropolis #3; next in Star Spangled Comics #36/3)
Villain(s):
- Wyatt (first appearance; an American terrorist)
Guest Appearance(s):
Other Character(s):
- Walter
- Damon Runyon
- Ernest Pyle
- Sergei (first appearance; a Russian)
- Isabel (first appearance; a Brit)
- Rene (first appearance; a Frenchman)
Comment(s):
- The appearance of Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman at the end of the story suggests that this story is set on Earth 2 of the original pre-Crisis DC Universe if it is to be considered in-continuity.
Solicitation:
- Jack Kirby’s two wartime kid gangs share their first adventure together in a novel-length tale written and illustrated by Howard Chaykin! When the Boy Commandos arrive in New York on the trail of a secret Axis agent, they’re greeted as turf invaders by the crime-fighting Newsboys! Can these kids put aside their rivalry and join forces to protect the home front?
Reprint Comment(s):
- Story reprinted from Star Spangled Comics #29
Solicitation:
- Also features a Kirby reprint!