Issue Details

Issue	#12
Published	Fall 1945
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	52
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth (credited), Jack Schiff (actual)
Notes	Penciller revision from Kirby to Simon by Craig Delich 4-5-08. Verified by Simon on page 21 of Alter Ego #76.

Cover Details

Characters	Rip Carter; Boy Commandos: Alfy, Brooklyn, and Jan.
Genre	war; children
Pencils	Joe Simon (signed as Jack Kirby)
Inks	Joe Simon (signed)
Letters	Howard Ferguson
Notes	Penciller revision from Kirby to Simon by Craig Delich 4-5-08. Verified by Simon on page 21 of Alter Ego #76.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Editorial Advisory Board"

Synopsis	a house ad promoting DC's Editorial Advisory Board
Notes	left one-third of page. Inside front cover.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "We Like to Think of it as a Medal -- Sort of!"

Synopsis	a house ad promoting DC comics
Notes	right two-thirds of page

12 page Boy Commandos story "The Lesson of the Lotus!"

Characters	Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Alfy; Jan; Andre; Kung Ho; Chu Lao; Lotus Flower.
Synopsis	The commandos make a raid into China and expose a Chinese traitor. Brooklyn takes a stand for women's rights.
Genre	war; children
Pencils	Louis Cazeneuve [ghosting for Jack Kirby]
Inks	Louis Cazeneuve [ghosting as Jack Kirby]

1 page advertisement "Paydays he high tails it to town and loads up on Wheaties"

Synopsis	a comic strip ad for General Mills Inc.'s Wheaties breakfast cereal
Pencils	Roland Coe (signed)
Inks	Roland Coe (signed)

3 page story "Coast Guard Reconnaissance"

Characters	Fred Nirschel
Synopsis	A Coast Guard lieutenant wins a Silver Star during a reconnaissance mission on a Japanese-held island.
Genre	war; fact
Script	Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
Pencils	Jack Kirby (signed)
Inks	Joe Simon (signed)
Letters	Howard Ferguson
Reprinted	in The New Gods (DC, 1971 series) #4 (August-September 1971)

1 page advertisement

Synopsis

an ad for Schutter Candy Company's Bit-o-honey candies

12 page Boy Commandos story "Warriors Without Weapons!"

Characters	Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Jan; Alfy; Andre; Dick Jones; Charlie Ross; Mary Brown;
Synopsis	The commandos are wounded in a raid on a German mining town.
Genre	war; children
Script	Don Cameron?
Pencils	Louis Cazeneuve [ghosting for Jack Kirby]
Inks	Louis Cazeneuve
Notes	writer id by Bob Hughes

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Tops in Comics!"

Synopsis

a house ad for DC's comics

1 page text story "A Strike for Skid"

Script	Stan Carter
Pencils	Raymond Perry?
Inks	Raymond Perry?
Letters	typeset

1 page Bill Brand Stories Behind Famous American Names story "16 o'clock? That's a funny way to tell time!"

Synopsis	the story of Seth Thomas, 19th century American Clock maker
Genre	fact

1 page Private Pete story "What's this? A report from Private Pete that he captured an island..."

Characters	Private Pete; the colonel
Synopsis	Pete captures an island.
Genre	war; humor
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

1 page advertisement "Want to Be a Football Champion?"

Synopsis

an ad for General Mills, Inc.'s Wheaties Library of Sports

12 page Boy Commandos story "Out of This World!"

Characters	Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Alfy; Jan; Andre; Endro; Zrux; K75
Synopsis	Space aliens try to decide whether Earth should be colonized. The Commandos have to convince them that Earthmen are human too.
Genre	war; children
Pencils	Louis Cazeneuve [ghosting for Jack Kirby]
Inks	George Klein?

1 page advertisement "How Thom McAn Made Tokyo Tremble"

Synopsis

a comic strip ad for Thom McAn's 326 shoes

1 page advertisement "3 Big Values in One"

Synopsis	an ad for Illinois Merchandise Mart's "All-Around" Zipper Pass Case Billfold
Notes	inside back cover

1 page Captain Tootise advertisement "Captain Tootsie and the Hand Grenade"

Synopsis	a comic strip ad for Tootsie Rolls candy
Pencils	C.C. Beck
Inks	Pete Costanza
Notes	back cover