All-New Comics #6 (Boy Heroes, p 08; January 1944)

All-New Comics #6 (January 1944)

Story featuring the Boy Heroes: “Four Lads Get a New Name” (12 pp)

Origin story. Four boys, Corny, Punchy, Trigger, and Prince (who was secretly a Dutch royalty) form a kid-gang to help in the war by adventuring across war torn Europe. The group also teamed up with Captain Red Blazer and Spark.

“Joe Simon told us the Boy Heroes were part of the deal he and Jack Kirby had with Harvey Comics. The group was created by Jack, Al Avison, and Al Gabriele for the S&K shop. Jack got involved doing Stuntman and Boy Explorers, so Avison and Gabriele produced Boy Heroes.” (from the Collected Jack Kirby Collector, p 146, “The Unsung Heroes” by Frank Johnson and John Morrow).

Pencils and Inks attributed to Louis Cazeneuve (1908-1977), who is cited to have been a ghost artist for Kirby on Boy Commandos #6-7 during this same time period (Spring-Summer 1944).