*DC: Two wartime early issues of the Boy Commandos by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby from the Bute Collection this week. Debuting in the war years, the Boy Commandos were international ‘kid gang’ members who fought the Nazis. At that time, this was DC’s third best-selling title after Superman & Batman. After the war, they stayed together to take on a variety of other threats and menaces. Several wartime stories in both issues. In #4, the stories are linked around D-Day (months before it actually happened). We don’t see these very often!
PICTURED: BOY COMMANDOS
#3 VG- £175 Nice glossy cover with little wear and no markings. Central single staple (as published) is tight and firm and page quality a decent off-white. It’s one of those copies where the cover and contents were not exactly aligned when printed, so the contents are about 0.5 cm below where they should be in relation to the cover; otherwise this copy would grade significantly higher.
#4 FA+ £45 Special Invasion issue. Nice unspoilt cover. Fairly worn spine with splits at top and bottom and a little ragged along its length. Very slight tear to right edge with small loss. Two centrefolds are detached. The central staple is hanging on. Pages are off-white to cream. SOLD