Boy Comics (1942) comic books 1954-1956
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Published Mar 1954 by Lev Gleason.$3.49
Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Chic Stone, William Overgard, Ben Brown and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Iron Jaw decides to get plastic surgery to get a new face, but Sniffer and the Deadly Dozen have a trick up their sleeves. A one-page comedy strip by future Marvel legend Chic Stone. Rocky X and the Rocketeers race to free Earth from the alien paralysis gas that leaves it vulnerable to invasion. Crimebuster: Spectators Also Die; Little Hank; Sniffer and Iron Jaw: The High Cost of Skin; The Turtle's Secret; Death Was Out to Lunch; Rocky X: D-Day From Space. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Boy Comics (1942) #100Published Apr 1954 by Lev Gleason.$3.49
Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by C. H. Moore, Ben Brown, Jay Scott Pike, Ralph Mayo, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Iron Jaw's new face is revealed, and it's even more horrifying than his previous one. A comics retelling of the famed 1938 rematch between heavyweight champion Joe Louis and German boxing legend Max Schmeling. Their space battles over, Rocky and Simpy are reassigned the Korean peninsula as the Korean War heats up. Crimebuster: One Second To Zero; Conquer Any Worlds Lately?; Sniffer and Iron Jaw: Riot; Famous Eccentrics; Crimebuster: They Called Him Crazy; Rocky X: Planet To FBI - Over; Best Fights Of The Century: Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Boy Comics (1942) #106Published Dec 1954 by Lev Gleason.$2.50
- Interior complete. Missing small piece (slightly affects story).
Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Al Wenzel, Carl Hubbell, Ben Brown, Ralph Mayo and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. At a joust for a medieval charity fair, someone switches Crimebuster's lance with a real one and tries to frame him for attempted murder. Sniffer and Iron Jaw stage fake prize fights with stand-in champs, until the real champion boxers show up to give them what for. A traffic accident leads Crimebuster to a fugitive killer, featuring a wrist-mounted gun apparently of Charles Biro's design. Crimebuster: Robin Hood Lives Again; Behind the Clown's Laugh; Sniffer and Iron Jaw: Unfortunate Fortune; Crimebuster: Mr. Judge and Jury; Rocky X: Never Kick a Quiz Kid. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Boy Comics (1942) #119Published Mar 1956 by Lev Gleason.$2.50
- Interior complete. Full spine split with tape. Heavy tearing and tape. Cover oxidation with chipping.
Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Al Wenzel and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Chuck Chandler, the teen collegian once known as Crimebuster, stars in an issue-length final adventure. As Chuck and his rival Jabbo jockey for position in the hockey championship, a nerdy fellow student sets out to make trouble. Fight Or Quit; Picking the Team; Behind Their Backs; With Everything At Stake; Win, Lose, or Haw. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.